CRS Retail Systems Joins Microsoft Smarter Retailing Initiative.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NRF NRF National Retail Federation NRF NATO Response Force NRF National Research Foundation (South Africa) NRF Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (urban renewal funding package in the UK) NRF Nouvelle Revue Française 93rd Annual Convention Booth 1823 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 CRS CRS Course CRS Certified Residential Specialist (real estate certification) CRS Central Reservation System CRS Can't Remember Stuff (polite form) CRS Cost Reduction Strategy CRS Consumer Relations Specialist Store and Wireless Applications Based on Microsoft Technologies Help Specialty Retailers to Improve Store Operations and the Customer Experience CRS Retail Systems, Inc. today announced support for Microsoft(R)'s Smarter Retailing Initiative, a comprehensive solutions framework for unleashing the next generation of retail innovation. CRS Retail Systems works closely with Microsoft to develop retail store and wireless software applications that improve the customer shopping experience and drive profitability and efficiency into the stores. CRS RetailStore(TM) is a retail store management system that includes Point of Sale (POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET. (2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak. POS - point of sale ) and a full complement of back-office applications that put information at the fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. of sales associates. CRS RetailStore communicates in real-time with other sales channels, other stores, and centralized corporate systems to provide real-time inventory availability, in-store CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , return/exchange validation against original transactions, and more. CRS MobileStore(TM) is a wireless PDA-based suite of applications to untether store management from the cash-wrap and back-office when performing inventory management functions, authorizing POS activity remotely, working with email, and more. CRS RetailStore(TM) and CRS MobileStore(TM) applications utilize Microsoft .NET See .NET. technologies. "CRS is dedicated to developing applications that improve the experience in the store for both customers and sales associates," said Kathy Frommer, chief executive officer of CRS Retail Systems. "With the extensibility and interoperability provided by .NET and Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , Microsoft technology continues to provide the best foundation for CRS store applications." "CRS retail applications address all three components of the Smarter Retailing Initiative -- Smarter Shopping, Smarter Selling, and Smarter Operations," said Brian Scott, general manager, retail and hospitality industry solutions group, Microsoft Corp. "The CRS RetailStore(TM) and CRS MobileStore(TM) applications are nicely aligned with the Smarter Retailing Inititative." CRS Retail Systems will be exhibiting at the NRF 93rd Annual Convention and EXPO this week in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In addition to showcasing CRS RetailStore and CRS MobileStore applications in the Microsoft Booth (#141), the CRS booth will highlight an integrated "Real-time Store" demonstration to also include CRS Enterprise Selling(TM) (formerly 'Found'), CRS LossPrevention(TM), CRS SalesAudit(TM), CRS RetailCRM(TM), CRS LaborManagement(TM), and CRS LearningSolutions(TM). To see a demonstration or to schedule an appointment to receive more information, visit CRS Retail Systems in Booth # 1823 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Jacob K. Javits Convention Center is a large convention center on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by architects I. M. Pei and partners. The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senator Jacob K. . About Microsoft's Smarter Retailing Initiative The Microsoft Smarter Retailing Initiative helps retailers win today by leveraging current investments, and win tomorrow by easing delivery of new retail experiences. Consisting of Smarter Shopping, Smarter Selling and Smarter Operations, the Smarter Retailing Initiative is designed to close the loop between the retailer's strategy, the in-store execution, and familiar technologies already in the consumer's hands. More information can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/smartretail/. About CRS Retail Systems, Inc. CRS Retail Systems provides retail management software, hardware, and services to help its customers drive sales, improve customer service, and reduce operating costs, all with more ease and flexibility. With more than 100,000 in-store systems installed in 32 countries and 10 languages, CRS is a trusted leader in the retail industry. CRS customers include leading retailers such as American Eagle Outfitters, Ann Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Chico's, Foot Locker, J. Crew, Sport Chalet, Yankee Candle, and Rosebys (U.K.), among others. CRS is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with more than 250 employees based at its Newburgh, N.Y. headquarters and a regional office in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . For more information, please visit the CRS website at www.crsretail.com or call 845-567-1234. |
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