K3 Business Technology Group Regulatory News (KBT)

8 Jan 2008 07:00

K3 Business Technology Group PLC08 January 2008 KBT K3 BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC ('K3') Announces Retail Software Division Secures New Contracts with Clinton Cards and Agent Provocateur K3, the IT solutions provider for retailers and manufacturers, is delighted toannounce that its Retail Software Division has secured two new contracts, worthin total c£1.1 million, with Agent Provocateur and Clinton Cards. AgentProvocateur is one of UK's leading lingerie retailers, with outlets in 13countries. Clinton Cards, which owns the Clinton and Birthdays brands, is thelargest specialist retailer of greetings cards, plush merchandise (soft toys)and related products in the UK. K3 will be installing and supporting Microsoft's Dynamics software suite, withthe software being configured to meet the individual requirements of eachretailer. For Agent Provocateur, the software solution will encompass finance, electronicpoint of sale ("EPOS"), merchandising, planning, warehouse and businessintelligence tools. In addition, K3 will be providing a managed network hostingservice. For Clinton Cards, K3's solution will handle all aspects of centralmerchandising, product and price management, stock ordering and sales analyticalreporting for nearly 1,100 stores. K3 will also integrate the software withClinton's in-house developed EPOS systems and other head office systems. Andy Makeham, K3's Chief Executive, commented, "These orders follow our recent new business wins with The White Company, Jigsawand Rymans, and clearly demonstrate the increasing strength and competitivenessof our retail solution and our ongoing penetration of the High Street." Enquiries: K3 Andy Makeham, Chief Executive T: 01282 864 111 David Bolton, Chief Finance Officer Biddicks Katie Tzouliadis T: 020 7448 1000 Sophie Lane Daniel Stewart Paul Shackleton T: 020 7776 6550(NOMAD) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange