Kelly-Moore Selects Tomax Retail.net®
Retail.Net to Support Enterprise Retail Operations
Salt Lake City; January 13, 2003 - Tomax Corporation is pleased to announce that it has signed agreements with Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Inc. for the deployment of Retail.net applications throughout their chain of company owned and operated retail locations. With 160 locations, Kelly-Moore is recognized as one of the premier manufacturers and retailers of paint and related products.
"We`ve been investigating retail systems for over one year. After considerable research, Kelly-Moore selected Tomax based on their technology, functionality, people and commitment," said Rob Bergbower, Vice President of Store Operations for Kelly-Moore.
Kelly-Moore shares unique requirements associated with the paint retailing industry, including sophisticated interaction with commercial and retail customers to create specific orders with unique delivery requirements, terms, conditions, and advanced pricing rules and methods. In addition, these complex processes need to be fast and easy for Kelly-Moore associates to use.
"Our technology allows us to construct solutions to support very unique order characteristics, as is the case with Kelly-Moore and others in the industry," remarked Virgil Fernandez, Chief Technology Officer of Tomax. "Our Customer Management product enables retailers to define custom capabilities which would ordinarily be beyond the realm of packaged software solutions."
These requirements are consistent with a growing trend in retail to contemplate what happens with the customer prior to the point-of-sale. Traditional POS systems handle the transaction after the customer has decided to buy. Prior to the point-of-sale, there are issues of product selection, pricing, colors, options, accessories, warranties, return privileges and a myriad of other aspects crucial to sales process. The Tomax Retail.net solution can support the sales process through in-store kiosks, PDA equipped sales representatives, and processes to create bids, quotations and special configurations - all in support of the sales process.
"As retailers become more concerned with supporting their brand-unique characteristics, these presales requirements become more important. The opportunities for selling in retail are only beginning to get the attention they deserve", said Eric Olafson, President and CEO of Tomax.
About Tomax
Tomax Corporation is a leading provider of web-based solutions for retail operations and multichannel management. The Tomax Retail.net® solution enables retailers to create a retail-in-realtime™ infrastructure using four primary components: Customer Management, Transaction Management, Portal/Workflow and Workforce Management. Retail.net components can be hosted by Tomax or the retailer and can be rapidly deployed and modified to support comprehensive requirements. Over 100 branded retail chains rely on Tomax solutions, including Kroger, Viking Range, Franklin Covey, Ultimate Electronics, Gateway, Snyders Drug Stores, TJ Maxx/Marshalls, WH Smith, and 24 Hour Fitness.
Forward Looking Statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management`s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as ``anticipates,`` ``expects,`` ``intends,`` ``plans,`` ``believes,`` ``seeks,`` ``estimates,`` ``may,`` ``will`` and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.
Successful implementation of the Retail.net Transaction Management and Customer Management applications at Kelly-Moore is uncertain and dependent on various factors outside of the control of Tomax, including, but not limited to specific technology requirements and the implementation environment at Kelly-Moore. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Copyright © 2003 Tomax Corporation. Tomax, Retail.net and retail-in-realtime are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Tomax Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Certain other product names, brand names and company names may be trademarks or designations of their respective owners.
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