SAVE MART SUPERMARKETS SELECTS LAWSON 2.11 MERCHANDISING SUITE TO MEET GTIN COMPLIANCE
Retailer cites Lawson’s understanding of retail industry
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 6, 2004 – Lawson Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced that Save Mart Supermarkets, a leading California grocer with over 120 supermarkets located throughout Northern and Central California, will migrate from the company’s existing merchandising software to Lawson’s 2.11 Merchandising Suite to centralize merchandising support and meet Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) compliance. Lawson signed the contract with Save Mart Supermarkets in Lawson’s third quarter, which ended Feb. 29, 2004.
“We were impressed by Lawson’s team and their understanding of our industry,” said A.J. Gross, IT Applications and Programming manager for Save Mart Supermarkets. “The decision to migrate to Lawson’s Merchandising Suite was clearly a wise move and will mean enhanced stability and support of our distribution and replenishment process as well as bringing our system current to meet GTIN compliance.”
The Uniform Code Council has recommended that retailers take the necessary steps to ensure that hardware and software systems are compliant with the 14-digit GTIN. Failure to make IT systems compliant could have serious implications including:
• Impairing a company`s ability to trade efficiently with overseas partners.
• Adding significant costs for re-labeling of goods, system incompatibilities, and delays in the supply chain.
• Creating price advantages for competitors who have made the conversion.
• Having less efficient warehousing and distribution processes, resulting in increased storage.
• Being unable to accept lower-cost foreign suppliers, resulting in reduced margins.
A flexible and scalable solution, Lawson Merchandising was designed by retailers for high-volume retail enterprises, delivering a comprehensive solution that includes category management, merchandising, strategic pricing, and supply chain applications for retail planning, selection, acquisition and control of merchandise.
“Our Merchandising Suite reflects Lawson’s strategy, vision and commitment to deliver a whole solution to the retail industry,” said Carol Mackenzie, retail market director at Lawson Software. “Lawson Merchandising can help retailers to increase net profitability by managing costs, improving operational efficiencies, and supporting revenue growth. In addition, customers that implement our Lawson Merchandising solution are taking a necessary step to becoming more customer-relevant. By having a greater mind share with customers, retailers are responding to customers needs with the most appropriate products, promotions and store attributes.”
Lawson Retail Solutions provide retail relevance. Retailers have long struggled with competition and supply issues, but identifying how to become more relevant to customers is the single most important factor in building mind share and becoming the shopping destination of choice. Lawson Retail Solutions help retailers become more customer-relevant by providing solutions that manage processes from ensuring the appropriate products in the assortment/range that customers want to providing employees with easy access to information for improved customer service.
Lawson Retail Solutions were developed specifically to assist high-volume retailers in improving net profitability by helping to increase revenues, reduce costs and more effectively deploy their workforce. Lawson Retail Solutions encompass Enterprise Operations, Retail Operations, Enterprise Visibility and Retail InSight – a comprehensive set of software solutions that includes merchandising, supply chain, store operations, financials, human resources, procurement and enterprise performance management.
Lawson’s industry-focused software solutions help retailers integrate the systems they use to run and grow their businesses. Lawson customers include five of the top 10 U.S.-based retailers, eight of the top 20 apparel retailers, seven of the top 25 grocery chains, 23 of the top 100 restaurant chains and 20 of the top 100 specialty chains.
About Lawson Software
Lawson Software provides business process software solutions that help services organizations in the retail, healthcare, professional services, public sector, financial services and other strategic markets achieve competitive advantage. Lawson`s solutions include enterprise performance management, distribution, financials, human resources, procurement, retail operations and service process optimization. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Lawson has offices and affiliates serving North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Additional information about Lawson is available at www.lawson.com.
About Save Mart Supermarkets
Save Mart Supermarkets, one of California’s leading supermarket retailers, currently has 122 grocery stores in Northern and Central California. Its supermarkets and warehouse stores operate under the S-Mart, Save Mart Foods, and Food Maxx banners. Save Mart also owns distributor SMART Refrigerated Transport.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements contain statements of intent, belief or current expectations of Lawson Software, Inc., and its management. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the potential results discussed in the forward-looking statements. The company is not obligated to update forward-looking statements based on circumstances or events that occur in the future. In addition to factors discussed above, risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include but are not limited to: a decline in general economic conditions; uncertainties in the software industry; global military conflicts; terrorist attacks in the United States, and any future events in response to these developments; changes in conditions in the company`s targeted service industries; increased competition and other risk factors listed in the company`s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and as included in other documents the company files from time to time with the Commission.
For additional information contact:
Terry Blake, Director of Corporate Communications
651-767-4766, terry.blake@lawson.com
Carol Romeo, The CBK Group
201-556-9404, ext. 110, cromeo@cbkgroup.com
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