Released on = June 27, 2007, 12:31 pm

Press Release Author = Technology Evaluation Centers Inc.

Industry = Retail

Press Release Summary = New Merchandising Systems Evaluation Center from TEC helps
retailers evaluate and select the best merchandising solutions for their
requirements

Press Release Body = Montreal, QC, June 27, 2007 -- Impartial software evaluation
firm Technology Evaluation Centers Inc. (TEC) launches its Merchandising Systems
Evaluation Center to help companies select the software solutions they require for
their specific business requirements.

Featuring research on prominent retail vendors, the Evaluation Center allows
software buyers to easily compare solutions based on over 3000 criteria, in areas
including inventory replenishment, purchasing, and vendor management, across
multiple retail channels and countries.

\"As retail organizations shift strategies to become more customer-centric, solutions
that can facilitate, streamline, and automate operations are becoming \'must haves\'
in any size retail organization,\" says Christina Park, TEC research analyst for
retail. \"Technologies that help with inventory management and getting merchandise in
the right stores at the right time are increasingly mission-critical.\"

Murray Forester, Editor of ChainStore Age Magazine, adds, \"We have seen a trend
toward a one-stop shop approach by retailers. In response, demand-driven solution
providers are increasingly moving in the direction of offering end-to-end
solutions.\"

Before approaching software vendors, TEC suggests companies engage in an online
comparison of merchandising solutions using services such as TEC\'s eBestMatch
software evaluation tool. This step can save firms time, money, and staffing
resources during the critical selection process. Prominent merchandising systems
vendors like Aldata, XpertMart, Lawson, and Epicor/CRS are participating in the
Merchandising Systems Evaluation Center, and their solutions can already be
considered for user evaluation.

Merchandising solutions often fail because customers lack a solid understanding of
their own requirements. TEC believes that this is largely a failure in the request
for information (RFI) process, by which customers evaluate their short-listed
vendors.

For more information on the Merchandising Systems Evaluation Center and to start
your own custom comparison, visit:
http://retail.technologyevaluation.com/merchandising/

About Technology Evaluation Centers Inc. (TEC) -- Founded in 1993, TEC is a leading
online provider of resources to help organizations select software solutions best
suited to their particular business models and special requirements. TEC currently
maintains over twenty software evaluation resource centers containing specialized
software evaluation tools, as well as thousands of detailed criteria on over 800
software solutions, ranging from enterprise resource planning (ERP) for
distribution, customer relationship management (CRM), and supply chain management
(SCM), to business intelligence (BI) and enterprise asset management (EAM). For more
information, visit www.technologyevaluation.com.



Web Site = http://retail.technologyevaluation.com/merchandising/

Contact Details = Technology Evaluation Centers Inc.
740 St. Maurice
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Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3C 1L5
Phone: 1-514-954-3665
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