Partnership Agreement

Eurovestech PLC 26 October 2007 26 October 2007 Eurovestech plc ('Eurovestech' or 'the Company') Partnership Agreement Eurovestech's wholly owned subsidiary KSS Retail Limited ('KSS Retail'), a leading supplier of science-based pricing intelligence, optimisation and modeling solutions to the grocery, convenience retail, chain drug and mass retail industries has signed a partnership agreement with Retalix to provide grocers a comprehensive solution for price management. KSS Retail today announced a partnership with Retalix(R) (Nasdaq: RTLX), a global provider of software solutions for retailers and distributors to provide grocers with a 'holistic' price management offering, which includes the creation of an overall pricing strategy, the execution and analysis of price management, and a science-based price optimisation system. The companies will combine a range of strategic consulting offerings and advanced technology solutions to help grocers execute effective price management programs that include: • Price Strategy Development, a solution that is tailored to a retailer's unique competitive environment and designed to enhance price image, while driving sales and sustainable profits. • Price Strategy Execution and Analysis via Retalix HQ/Store software, Retalix's central and store-level rules-based item pricing and inventory management solution, which controls, automates and analyzes store pricing strategies. • Price Optimisation using KSS Retail's PriceStrat product that leverages proven scientific algorithms to generate optimised regular and promotional prices. The system uses product elasticity, cannibalism and affinity cross-effects combined with mathematical relationships and business rules. 'We forged this partnership to better respond to the industry's requirement to establish and manage prices on an end-to-end basis. Grocers operate in extremely competitive environments where every penny counts, and this holistic approach to the price lifecycle process will enable retailers of all sizes to realize incremental gross profit dollars without sacrificing sales,' said Ray Carlin, executive vice president for Retalix USA. 'Grocers now have a comprehensive price management solution that helps them develop a sound strategy and execute on that strategy through automation, optimisation and integration.' 'The combined competencies of Retalix and KSS Retail provide our customers with a truly holistic approach to pricing, ranging from strategy to optimisation to execution,' said Lance Jacobs, chief executive officer of KSS Retail. 'We are excited to partner with these market leaders and provide solutions to retailers that strengthen their competitive position, drive significant additional profitability and ensure execution to strategy.' Enquiries: Eurovestech plc Richard Bernstein Tel: 020 7491 0770 John East & Partners Limited Simon Clements Tel: 020 7628 2200 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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