French STIME Signs Contract with Retalix for the Rollout of Retalix StoreLine to 3,000 Mousquetaires-Intermarche Stores Throughout Europe
RA`ANANA, Israel--Jan. 3, 2005--Retalix Ltd. (Nasdaq:RTLX) announced today that STIME has selected Retalix StoreLine as the in-store solution for the 3,000 supermarkets and specialty chains of the French-based Mousquetaires-Intermarche Group throughout Europe. This is the first contract Retalix wins for rollout with a French Tier-1 retail group.
The 3,000 franchisees, which make up the Mousquetaires-Intermarche Group, operate various retail chains in France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Poland. STIME manages all IT-related activities of the Mousquetaires-Intermarche Group and will implement the Retalix StoreLine across the full range of the group`s brands, which include: Intermarche and Ecomarche supermarkets, Netto hard discounter stores, Bricomarche and Logimarche DIY stores, Stationmarche auto centers, Vetimarche textile stores and more.
Retalix StoreLine is an advanced, Windows-based in-store solution that addresses grocery industry requirements by offering hardware-independent world-class POS, back office and mobile functionality, ease of use, system robustness and the ability to process critical data in real time across multiple sales channels and formats. The Mousquetaires-Intermarche Group will roll-out StoreLine as one standard solution across its multiple brands and regions.
Project work is already under way for the first StoreLine Intermarche supermarket pilot in France, which is planned for mid-2005, with a full-scale rollout to follow. Retalix will support this important contract with local staff based in its Retalix France offices in Evry (near Paris).
Christian Legendre, STIME CEO, said: "Our multiple retail formats together with a broad scope of differing specialist needs are often a tall order when looking for a standard solution to effectively leverage synergies. We were attracted by StoreLine`s value proposition of an innovative, evolutive & competitive edge POS solution within a multi-national, multi-concept & multi-format standard solution for our stores."
Yoni Stutzen, EVP International Business Division of Retalix Ltd., said: "This is a milestone contract for Retalix, marking our entry into the top-tier French-based international retail chains. We are delighted being selected by Intermarche, and are looking forward to working closely with STIME IT to deploy the benefits of the Retalix products and technology across the multiple Intermarche brands and regions."
About STIME
STIME (Societe de Traitements Informatiques des Moyennes Entreprises) is the subsidiary responsible for all IT-related activities of the Mousquetaires-Intermarche Group. Headquartered in France, STIME builds, supports and runs IT solutions in France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Poland and other markets, for a total of over 3,000 independent franchisees together with all upstream activities such as Logistics, Marketing, Purchasing, Finance, HR, etc.
About Retalix Ltd.
Retalix Ltd., with North American headquarters in Dallas, TX, provides integrated enterprise-wide software solutions for the global food and fuel retail industries, including supermarkets, convenience stores, fuel stations and restaurants. The Company offers a full suite of software applications that support a food retailer`s essential retailing operations and enable retailers to increase their operating efficiencies while improving customer acquisition, retention and profitability. With installations in more than 33,000 stores and across 44 countries, the Company markets its software solutions through direct sales, distributors, local dealers and its various subsidiaries. For more information, please visit the Company`s web site at www.retalix.com.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for statements of historical fact, the information presented herein constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, including revenues, income and expenses, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include risks relating to the Company`s anticipated future financial performance, continued rollouts with existing customers, the market reception of its new e-marketplace and ASP services, the potential benefits to food and fuel retailers and suppliers, expansion into new geographic markets, the conversion of sales leads into customers and the ramp-up of ASP users, the integration of the Company`s acquisition of OMI and other factors over which Retalix may have little or no control. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ. Readers are referred to the reports and documents filed by Retalix with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company`s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2003, for a discussion of these and other important risk factors. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Retalix Ltd.
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