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July 14, 2008
WHSmith Retail Limited Contracts with Connect3 for Advanced Promotion Software
Integrated promotion planning and pricing system will replace legacy system for managing complex promotions.
Cerritos, CA - July 14, 2008 ---
Connect3 Systems, Inc., the leading provider of collaborative Advertising, Merchandising and Promotion (AMP) solutions, announced today WHSmith Retail Limited licensed the Promotion Manager software from the Connect3 Advanced Promotion Solutions suite. One of the leading UK retail groups, WHSmith has also contracted with Connect3 to provide Professional Services to configure the software and assist with integrating to existing WHSmith merchandising, pricing, ePOS and supply chain systems.
Simon Baker, Head of Development for WHSmith stated, "Following the execution of a comprehensive RFP, Connect3 appeared to meet a very high percentage of our detailed requirements for both of our retail divisions – High Street and Travel. We then worked closely with them to verify that they could, indeed, provide a solution in our tight timelines without bespoke coding and also provide a platform which we can extend in the future as our requirements expand.”
"We are pleased to find a leading retailer such as WHSmith to kick-off our expansion into the UK and European markets,” said Dale Byrne, President & CEO of Connect3. "We are pleased they have chosen to partner with us to provide a mission critical system to both retail divisions. They are creative users of promotions that drive their business and customer satisfaction and we look forward to working with them to optimize their promotional processes."
Connect3 Advanced Promotion Solutions is a configurable AMP foundation and application framework that provides the underlying structure to support efficient promotion planning, collaboration, analysis and execution. The ability to support complex promotional pricing and execute to ePOS systems and on-line channels is a fundamental capability.
About WHSmith Retail Limited
WHSmith Retail Limited is one of the UK’s leading retail groups. WHSmith has 548 high street stores and 433 travel outlets at airport, train station, hospital and motorway service area locations across the UK. WHSmith Direct serves customers on the internet 24 hours a day. High Street Retail sells a wide range of newspapers, magazines, stationery, books and entertainment products. Travel Retail sells a tailored range of newspapers, magazines, books and confectionery products for people on the move. WH Smith PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange (SMWH) and is part of the FTSE mid 250 index.
About Connect3
Connect3 Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of enterprise Advertising, Merchandising, and Promotion (AMP) software solutions for retailers. For 15 years Connect3 has partnered with leading retailers to develop a highly configurable AMP Framework and Applications that, combined with Connect3 Professional Services, supports advanced promotion planning, optimization, collaborative calendaring, workflow and versioned cross-channel advertising execution. Connect3 customers include Best Buy, The Home Depot, ShopKo, ACE Hardware, Circuit City, Office Depot, PETCO and others. For more information, www.connect3.com or phone +1 562 741 0380.
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Bethany Porrazzo
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Connect3 Systems, Inc.
(617) 888-3663
bporrazzo@connect3.com