24 Hour Fitness to Implement Cornerstone's Java-based Point-of-Sale Software.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2000 Cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to Retail Solutions today announces that 24 Hour Fitness has signed an enterprise license with plans to deploy Cornerstone's ExtendYourStore Point-of-Sale(TM) solution. The world's largest privately-held fitness firm, 24 Hour Fitness currently operates clubs over 366 clubs in 15 states, Europe and Asia. Cornerstone's products will empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems 24 Hour Fitness to continue expanding at a pace unprecedented in their industry. ExtendYourStore Point-of-Sale(TM) will be deployed in all 24 Hour Fitness locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and integrated with the 24 Hour Fitness membership database system for seamless communication between the clubs and corporate office. This will allow 24 Hour Fitness to provide increased levels of customer service at the clubs as well as provide operational efficiencies throughout the enterprise. "We looked at several sale software vendors and selected Cornerstone. Their solutions and underlying technology are very much in synch with our corporate I/S I/S Information Systems I/S Income Statement strategy of network-based architectures," said Howard Katz Katz , Bernard 1911-2003. German-born British physiologist. He shared a 1970 Nobel Prize for the study of nerve impulse transmission. , Director of Club Systems at 24 Hour Fitness. "We are excited about working with 24 Hour Fitness and their leading edge approach to network-centric retailing," said Will King, Senior Vice President at Cornerstone. "This solution is a great example of how to leverage the scalability of our ExtendYourStore software to deliver a thin-client register environment that provides our customer with operational and cost efficiencies." About 24 Hour Fitness The vision driving the aggressive expansion of 24 Hour Fitness is to create the ultimate in multi-sport fitness centers and make them affordable and accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and fitness levels. With over 250 clubs in the U.S. and 16,500 employees, 24 Hour Fitness continues to set the standard for fitness organizations around the world, living its motto to be "bigger, better and stronger." About Cornerstone Retail Solutions Cornerstone Retail Solutions enables multi-channel retailing practices through Java-based applications - point-of-sale, integrated commerce and gift registry/wish list. Cornerstone's ExtendYourStore(TM) suite empowers retailers to increase profits by extending their brand to capture customers whenever and wherever they shop - in the store, on kiosks, on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the and via handheld devices. Cornerstone customers include leading retailers such as Burlington Coat Factory Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 360 stores in 42 states (as of 2006). In early 2007, the first location to be opened in Canada will be at the Vaughan Mills mall in Toronto. , Cole National, Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box , Meijer and Sears. |
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