Retail Solutions International, Inc. and National Retail Services to partner to provide comprehensive solutions for optimizing retail inventories.
Contact:
NRS – Carolyn Nolan
Director of Marketing
(800) 432-4399 x2798
RSI – Ramesh Murthy
Chief Operating Officer
(401) 642-1181
Exclusive partnership provides retailers and vendors with data driven retail service.
Lincoln, RI – October, 2002 (www.retailsolutions.com) – Retail Solutions International, Inc. (RSI) and National Retail Services (NRS) today announced an exclusive partnership focused on providing the highest value retail merchandising services. By integrating RSI’s RS-NetTM web based point-of-sale (POS) data warehouse solution with NRS’ suite of merchandising solutions, customers can now experience "one-stop shopping" for the entire suite of category management and merchandising solutions.
As part of the alliance, National Retail Services will be utilizing RSI’s RS-NetTM POS technology to augment their service offering, optimize their service utilization, and to provide a full spectrum of category management services. Now, NRS can add retail performance reporting and measurement to their comprehensive set of merchandising services. In addition, RSI will be utilizing NRS field resources to supplement their POS based replenishment program to ensure effective store level execution.
"NRS’ emphasis on return on investment and their partnering approach with clients made this an ideal opportunity for RSI," says Ramesh Murthy, Chief Operating Officer of Retail Solutions. "This partnership will allow our customers to truly realize the benefits of data-driven retail merchandising."
"NRS has always maintained strong, strategic relationships with our clients", says Bill Fasano, President of NRS. "The Partnership with RSI will allow us to carry that relationship to the next level. We will now not only be able to monitor true return on investment for our clients, but we will also be able to target our coverage to the stores with the greatest need. This is more than just retail merchandising; this is strategic field marketing."
RSI’s RS-NetTM tool suite is currently utilized by over 50 of the largest consumer goods companies. It allows users to access their retailer POS data by store, by SKU, by day in real time via the Internet. The application provides key insights to a company’s sales performance, operational performance that supports the merchandising solutions provided by NRS. The partnership between RSI and NRS will provide ongoing partners of both firms with one source for in-store/shelf condition data and POS data. The marriage of this data is invaluable in determining program effectiveness.
About National Retail Services
National Retail Services is a specialized agency within Havas, the world’s 6th largest communications group. NRS has provided the highest quality in merchandising services for over 20 years. The company’s strengths are in the Mass, Chain Drug, Grocery, and Computer/Office classes of trade, covering over 30,000 stores per month. Regional managers and full time local supervisors proactively manage the field force through the NRS Online system and enforce the strictest quality control. For more information on NRS, please visit their web site at www.nrs3.com.
About Retail Solutions
Retail Solutions is a technology-based consulting group that provides our clients with the necessary insights and tools to optimize the consumer demand chain and is headquartered in Lincoln, RI. Retail Solutions assists its clients by providing the technology infrastructure, the information, and the analysis required to meet their sales, marketing, and operational objectives. Its business include ASP based POS data management solutions, automated POS based replenishment tools, and a retail consulting practice. For additional information about Retail Solutions, please visit the Retail Solutions home page at www.retailsolutions.com.
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Copyright © 2002 Retail Solutions International, Inc., RS-Net is a registered trademark of Retail Solutions International, Inc.
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