Comshare announces new value-added consultant for retail industry; Neil Thall Associates to support Arthur Allocation.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1996--Comshare Retail, a division of Comshare, Inc. and the retail industry's leading provider of decision support applications, today announced that Neil Thall Associates (NTA NTA National Tour Association NTA Nitrilotriacetic Acid NTA National Treatment Agency (for Substance Misuse; UK) NTA Net Tangible Asset NTA National Tutoring Association NTA National Transportation Agency ) has joined Comshare's Value Added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. Consultant program. NTA is certified to provide implementation and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for Arthur(TM) Allocation, the company's new retail decision support application. Atlanta-based NTA offers a full range of consulting services to retailers and consumer products manufacturers including systems and software implementation, training, and market analysis. NTA has years of experience in the areas of planning, forecasting, allocation and replenishment replenishment the addition of an appropriate quantity of properly prepared solution containing the correct concentration of chemicals to the developer solutions used in radiography. and, as a result, is a leader in the evaluation, development, recommendation, and implementation of inventory management systems. "Arthur Allocation supports better inventory management because it integrates plans with actual results to more accurately allocate in-season," said Neil Thall, president of NTA. "As the leading consumer products manufacturing and retailing inventory management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects firm, NTA is delighted to be able to offer and implement this product for our clients." Arthur Allocation is an application designed to help retailers optimize their merchandise distributions. The application makes it easy for retailers to select the right products for every store by identifying the individual personality of each local market through the use of attributes such as size, profile, climate and demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. . Unlike other allocation systems, Arthur Allocation offers unlimited, yet simple, methods of allocating multiple products together and determining store needs. The result is personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. distributions for every store that leads to improved customer satisfaction, fewer markdowns, decreased transfers and higher profits. "Neil Thall Associates is recognized as one of North America's leading consulting organizations for the retail and consumer packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one industries," said Carol Blotter A written record of arrests and other occurrences maintained by the police. The report kept by the police when a suspect is booked, which involves the written recording of facts about the person's arrest and the charges against him or her. BLOTTER, mer. law. , Comshare's vice president of retail sales and consulting. "We are pleased to include them as a certified Value Added Consultant for Arthur." Neil Thall Associates also offers implementation and consulting services for Arthur Planning, the world's leading merchandise planning Merchandise Planning is a strategic and systematic approach used by retailers, particularly in fashion and non-food areas. It is aimed at maximising return on investment, through planning and monitoring sales, margins and inventory in order to increase profitability. application. About Comshare Retail For aggressive retail organizations with long-term vision who must have detailed planning, allocation and reporting/tracking capabilities, Comshare Retail provides Arthur. Arthur is Arthur I, 1187–1203?, duke of Brittany (1196–1203?), son of Geoffrey, fourth son of Henry II of England and Constance, heiress of Brittany. Arthur, a posthumous child, was proclaimed duke in 1196, and an invasion by his uncle King Richard I of England was a family of supply chain focused applications that brings together the power of technology and the value of "built-in" retail knowledge. This mix helps retailers deliver profitable and appealing merchandise offerings. Unlike any other software company in the world, Comshare Retail is committed to providing "Whole Product" solutions incorporating applications, implementation, training and support -- keeping retailers using Arthur one step ahead of their competition. The Arthur family of retail decision support applications are installed and in use by many of North America's top retail companies. Over 30 of the "Top 100 Specialty Retailers" listed in Stores magazine's 1996 rankings have chosen Arthur to support their planning and tracking needs. About Comshare Comshare, The Decision Support Company, develops, markets and supports complete decision support applications designed to improve business analysis, planning, reporting and decision making. Comshare decision support applications result in better decisions, improved profits, and enhanced competitiveness for its more than 3,000 customers in over 40 countries worldwide. For more information about Comshare and Comshare Retail products and services, call 1-800-479-RETAIL or see our home page at http://www.comshare.com Comshare and Comshare Retail are registered trademarks of Comshare, Inc. The Decision Support Company and Arthur are trademarks of Comshare, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective holders. CONTACT: Comshare Retail, Inc. Nancy Mullin, 302/479-5454 or Comshare, Inc. Dan Jankowski, 313/769-8742 |
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