PRESS RELEASE
100 Store Apparel and Footwear Chain to Implement Raymark’s Point-of-Sale Across Its Three Banners
MONTREAL, Canada – December 21, 2009 - Raymark is pleased to announce that its Point-of-Sale solution has been selected for deployment throughout A&E Stores’ Strawberry, Pay Half and Bolton’s banners.
“We evaluated quite a few retail software vendors when looking to replace our POS solution,” states Bill Clayton, A&E’s MIS Director. “We were in a position where we needed to automate and streamline our processes, and were impressed with both Raymark’s products and its people. In the end, they offered the combination of features, functionality, services and value we were searching for, and we are confident they are a good fit for A&E going forward.”
“As a retail-specific software vendor, apparel and footwear are two of our strongest verticals,” says Marc Chriqui, Raymark’s President. “We have a deep understanding of what these retailers’ needs are, and I believe that came across to A&E during our discussions and demonstrations. With several banners to oversee, our real-time, centralized architecture will allow them to operate efficiently while providing them with the insight they require to make decisions throughout their entire chain.”
About A&E Stores Inc. and Its Affiliates
Working women who have never heard of A&E Stores are more likely to be familiar with the Strawberry and Bolton's retail apparel chains. The company and its affiliates operate more than 80 clothing stores, mostly in the Northeast, including more than 20 Strawberry Stores selling junior and women's apparel, shoes, and accessories, located in prime office districts in Manhattan and elsewhere in New York City. The Bolton's chain has 17 off-price women's clothing stores in the Big Apple. The Pay/Half chain runs 46-plus discount family clothing stores in about a half dozen northeastern states and the Chicago area. Founded in 1973, A&E Stores is affiliated with Rugby Realty, a real estate investment firm.
About Raymark
Raymark is the premier world-ready software partner for retailers looking to succeed locally and globally. We empower retailers with solutions tailored to their company’s position in the retail landscape, regardless of role, location, size, business model, or vertical.
Our Xpert-Series’™ multi-currency, multi-language, and multi-tax capabilities make the system configurable on both local and international levels. Its ability to handle various types of retail business models and verticals, coupled with its world-ready functionality, are the reasons so many top retailers choose to partner with Raymark, whether they are conducting business at home or expanding into emerging markets. To learn more, please visit us at www.raymark.com.