FUTURA ANNOUNCES FIRST MODULE OF NEW JAVA-BASED SOLUTION AT RETAIL SOLUTIONS

Published 16th May 2008

(Stand No E18)
- to increase functionality and improve retailers ROI

Pangbourne 13 May 2008: Futura UK announces at Retail Solutions 2008, Stand No E18, the first module of its new java-based retail management system, designed to improve the customer experience. This point of sale product will have security imaging, camera ID/Camera recognition and biometric controls to improve security and can be used for mobile, RFID and contactless customer cards transactions.

Called “Futura 4 Retail,” this flexible, state of the art POS solution is intuitive and easy to learn. It comes in any local language, including Chinese, due to its Unicode capability, making POS available in Russian, Arabic, Japanese to meet global retailers’ expansion needs. This was particularly interesting to Chinese and Russian companies previewing the product at the leading industry exhibition, EuroShop in Düsseldorf.

The new system, which will be demonstrated for the first time in the UK at Retail Solutions, will bring considerable IT cost savings. Since it is java-based and operating system independent, Futura will be able to reduce the licensing requirement on a massive scale for its retailers.

Futura4retail, which will be shipping in Q4, will be compatible with the existing Futura solution and so will capture customer data at the till for CRM and sales analysis purposes. It maintains all of the functions and features so is easy to migrate from its predecessor, while enjoying the benefits from the new communications features.

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For further information, photographs, diagrams or quotes from customers please contact : Gaye Spencer, 01635 569992 or gaye@gspr.co.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS
Futura Retail Solutions Ltd
Futura uses integrated business intelligence to give retailers greater customer sales and purchasing data to make informed decision. One of the most affordable, fully integrated systems available, Futura suits lifestyle retailers in the SME sector and is chosen by fashion houses and department stores worldwide. Customers include: Oliver Bonas, Bank, Crew Clothing, General Trading Company, Cath Kidston, Jarrold's, Ulster Stores, Suits You and the Conran Group.

Renowned for its merchandise management and planning strength, Futura also features CRM, customer ordering, inventory control and built-in credit management to facilitate the creation of credit-based offers and interest free promotion periods. A rapid, interactive, tool simplifies analysis and reporting to show managers turnover, profitability, gross yield and sell through via a customised digital dashboard.


Futura International Solutions serves large international retailers like Tommy Hilfiger of Germany, Diva of Australia, the Merlin Entertainments Group of UK, Fossil of Switzerland, Jersey World of Pearl based in the CI and Rubaiyat of the Middle East. With a group turnover of over 19 million Euros, Futura has over 120 employees, over 2,300 customers and more than 22,000 Futura installations in 23 countries including Russia, Australasia, N & S America, South Africa and Asia.