RIVERDALE, NJ - Jan. 29, 2010 — Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiencies, today announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. The company achieved record sales for both the quarter and the full year, marking the 12th consecutive year of increased revenue. Additionally, new highs were set both in the total number of customers and trading partnerships, as well as the total number of retailers served.

“We are very pleased with our performance in 2009,” said John Cornwell, CEO. “Edifice delivered solid financial results in what has clearly been a challenging retail environment. Retailers are increasingly recognizing that, more than ever, our services can help them reduce operating costs and improve supplier performance. Likewise, suppliers understand that having visibility into consumer demand, through the analysis of point-of-sale data, can give them the competitive advantage needed for survival in this economy.

“Our talented and dedicated staff was key factor to our success in 2009. They listened carefully to our customers’ needs and then worked to provide the highest level of service through first-rate execution. Because of their continued efforts, and what we believe will be a strengthening retail marketplace in 2010, we anticipate continued strong results for our company in the coming year.”

Other highlights of the year include:

• Introduction of a powerful web-based ad hoc query and analysis application that includes robust business intelligence functionality
• Release of Edifice Portal v2.0 with an improved user interface for file management and administration
• Release of enhanced executive-level dashboards with drill-down capabilities
• Increased market penetration within the sporting goods and outdoor retail channels
• New initiatives in the luxury goods and hardware/home improvement retail channels
• Geographic expansion into the Asia-Pacific region
• European expansion serving additional retailers and suppliers in the EMEA region

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in improving the ability of retailers and suppliers to collaborate on point-of-sale and supply chain data. Through our data sharing, reporting and analysis, and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our service is free for retailers and affordable for all suppliers — small and large — and our fully hosted model means that our customers don’t have to invest in additional hardware, software or systems.

RIVERDALE, NJ - January 27, 2010 – Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in improving the ability of retailers and suppliers to collaborate on point-of-sale (POS) and supply chain data, today announced that it has partnered with Moosejaw to provide suppliers with greater visibility into consumer demand for all their products at Moosejaw stores and on the Moosejaw web site. Effective immediately, suppliers to Moosejaw will be receiving Web-based dashboards, decision-ready Excel reports or data extracts directly from Edifice.  

Moosejaw has partnered with Edifice to better collaborate with its suppliers and to improve mutual business results. Through this comprehensive and cost-effective reporting program, Moosejaw and its suppliers will receive better POS information faster and more efficiently. This will enable participants to uncover more opportunities for increasing sales at both the store and the UPC levels, implement more successful promotional plans, enhance margins, and minimize out-of-stocks.

Edifice helps retailers and suppliers collaborate using a single source of consumer demand and supply chain data. The company’s services enable retailers to distribute a robust set of metrics and attributes to suppliers through a web portal, where they can access the information in a variety of formats. Having faster access to a richer and more customizable set of POS data — including SKU and store-level information — allows suppliers to gain greater visibility into consumer demand for their own products. 

“The Edifice service is much more straightforward than our previous reporting platform, and it does a much better job of giving our suppliers the actionable information they need to help our buying team make better decisions,” said Jason Bobel, director of merchandise planning at Moosejaw. “Plus, Edifice has the ability to take the ball and run with it. They handle the whole process from beginning to end, and their expertise allows us to focus on improving business results rather than on getting data in a usable format to our suppliers.”

“We are honored to have Moosejaw as a retailer partner,” said Stephen Cornwell, vice president of marketing and product development, Edifice Information Management. “By off-loading the POS reporting process to Edifice, Moosejaw will be able to cut reporting costs while providing suppliers with the information they need to make better, fact-based recommendations for boosting sales, improving margin and increasing turn.”

Moosejaw encourages all suppliers to participate in this program. Setup is fast and simple and takes less than two weeks to complete. To learn more about the Moosejaw program, visit www.edificeinfo.com/moosejaw.html or contact Edifice Information Management at +1 973-616-2929.

About Moosejaw
Moosejaw is a leading multichannel retailer of premium-quality outdoor adventure apparel and gear. Moosejaw currently serves its customers through seven retail stores in Michigan and Illinois, through Moosejaw.com, and through mail-order catalogs. Moosejaw offers products under its own Moosejaw brand, as well as those of leading outdoor manufacturers including The North Face, Arc’teryx, Patagonia, Mountain Hardwear and Black Diamond. Visit http://www.moosejaw.com/ for more information.

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in improving the ability of retailers and suppliers to collaborate on point-of-sale and supply chain data. Through our data sharing, reporting and analysis, and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our service is free for retailers and affordable for all suppliers — small and large — and our fully hosted model means that our customers don’t have to invest in additional hardware, software or systems.

RIVERDALE, NJ - Sept. 17, 2008 - Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of point-of-sale (POS) data for retailers and suppliers, today announced that it presented at Dillard's annual vendor conference held this week at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Island, Florida. The presentation explored ways in which department stores and their suppliers can better collaborate on consumer demand data to improve business performance. Edifice was also a conference sponsor.

Stephen Cornwell, director of marketing, Edifice Information Management, presented on how Edifice enables retailers and suppliers to engage in the collaborative POS-based retail analysis process. Highlighting a concept that Dillard's has been championing over the past several years, the discussion focused on how department stores and their suppliers can efficiently share and access POS reporting and analysis to reduce costs and improve profitability.

"Edifice is committed to working with the department store channel to promote the benefits of retailer-supplier collaboration on consumer demand data," said Dave Pesce, vice president of business intelligence, Edifice Information Management. "Dillard's has been a wonderful supporter of Edifice over the past decade, and we appreciate its invitation to present at this year's conference and to be one of its sponsors."

"Collaborating with suppliers on demand data and analysis has become a strategic imperative at Dillard's," said Anita Spence, director of vendor relations, Dillard's. "As the economic landscape has become increasingly challenging, this is an example of the types of initiatives that department stores should explore to increase margin and turn, while reducing operational overhead."

Although Edifice has been working with department stores for a number of years, it has recently increased its focus on this channel. The company is now working more closely with a number of department stores and their suppliers to streamline demand-driven reporting, expand the breadth of data shared and apply the analysis processes that have improved business results in many other channels.

Through the Edifice service, suppliers to department stores can improve tactical and strategic decisions, leading to greater business performance. For instance, using UPC- and store-level information, they can pinpoint where inventory imbalances may be occurring and take action to avoid costly mistakes. Additionally, they can analyze assortment performance at a localized level, allowing them to work with their buyers to make better assortment planning decisions.

"One of the greatest challenges in the department store channel today is how chains with hundreds of stores can deliver localized assortments to meet the needs of their diverse consumers," said Stephen Cornwell. "Major retailers in the sporting goods channel are working to overcome this challenge by using our service to engage their suppliers in the collaborative POS-based retail analysis process. Our studies show that once suppliers understand what is happening, they take a greater sense of ownership in the business, and then they work diligently with their buyers to deliver what consumers want, where they want it and when they want it. We feel confident that department stores that adopt this approach can expect the same results."

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of point-of-sale (POS) data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiency. Through our POS reporting, analysis training and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to quickly identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our broad industry perspective - which includes apparel, footwear, sporting goods, home goods, cosmetics and home improvement - allows us to help both large and small companies realize the benefits of POS-based retail analysis.

RIVERDALE, NJ - Dec. 1, 2008 - Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiencies, today announced that it will unveil its new demand-driven analysis and collaboration service at the upcoming National Retail Federation's (NRF) BIG Show, Jan. 11-14, 2009, in New York City. Show attendees can participate in interactive demos and discussions at booth #255.

Employing cutting-edge business intelligence (BI) technology, Edifice's highly anticipated service offering will enable retailers and suppliers to more efficiently collaborate on demand data to significantly reduce operating costs and to focus their attention on increasing margin and turn. Visually powerful dashboards and scorecards, representing key performance indicators, will allow executives of retailers and suppliers to gain fast and broad overviews of the health of their businesses without the need to invest in costly BI software.

Additionally, ad hoc reporting will give Edifice users full control over their report-creation processes. Users will be able to access any time horizons, item and location attributes, and metrics to create and share their own reports. This powerful functionality will enable decision makers to identify and act on opportunities faster.

"Facing one of the worst economic environments in decades, retailers are aggressively looking for ways to reduce costs, maintain margins and boost sales," said Stephen Cornwell, director of marketing and product development, Edifice Information Management. "Using Edifice and these new features, retailers can drastically cut costs associated with supplier reporting. They can also increase sales by empowering their suppliers with robust demand data and BI tools, allowing them to proactively seek out opportunities, avoid issues and build more localized assortments."

In light of the current economy, and as organizations continue to spend money on struggling BI implementations, Edifice's positioning as a service provider couldn't be more timely. By managing the entire process - from data collection to validation and reporting - Edifice removes the reporting burden from retailers and suppliers, enabling them to focus on their core competencies: buying and selling. Just as important, Edifice provides this service at a price that allows both large and small suppliers to participate.

"Most of the companies we speak with have a desire to implement dashboards, but traditional BI software is expensive and complex," said Nathan Bruce, product manager, Edifice Information Management. "A key benefit of the new Edifice dashboard service is that we manage all of the complex data collection and analysis for both retailers and suppliers - without their having to invest in a BI solution or endure a costly and disruptive software implementation."

Although Edifice's new service offering provides a higher level of functionality, the company has not changed its commitment to being the low-cost provider of demand-driven analysis and retailer-supplier collaboration services. As such, pricing for these enhanced services will follow the same value-based pricing approach as that of the basic Edifice services.

"Our mission is to deliver collaborative, demand-driven retail analysis services to retailers and suppliers of all sizes. The pricing model for our new services will adhere to this core principle," said Cornwell.

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiency. Through our POS reporting, analysis training and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to quickly identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our broad industry perspective - which includes apparel, footwear, sporting goods, home goods, cosmetics and home improvement - allows us to help both large and small companies realize the benefits of demand-driven retail analysis.

RIVERDALE, NJ - Dec. 8, 2008 - Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply-chain efficiencies, today announced the opening of its European office. Located in London, this international expansion site is designed to meet the demands of the company's existing customer base in Europe while further supporting customers' growth initiatives in that market.

The European market, which is made up of 500 million consumers, is of great strategic importance to global suppliers. Although Edifice already had been working with a number of European retailers - including JD Sports Fashion, SportScheck, Stadium, El Corte Ingles, Karstadt and Kaufhof - this expansion will accelerate Edifice's ability to establish relationships with hundreds of retailers, making the value of POS-based retail analysis even more attractive to global suppliers.

"Our customers are now in an even better position to increase sales, optimize inventory and reduce costs in the European market by gaining visibility into the same POS data and by leveraging the same retail analysis principles they have been accustomed to in the U.S. for years," said David Pesce, vice president of business intelligence, Edifice Information Management. "As the only POS reporting service provider with both a U.S. and European presence in the sporting goods, department store and home specialty sectors, we're now uniquely positioned to add value to U.S.-based suppliers doing business in Europe or looking to expand there."

"This expansion will allow us to more rapidly develop the retailer relationships that are of great strategic importance to our supplier customers," said Todd Paulus, business intelligence manager - global, Edifice Information Management. "In fact, we're already working on a number of initiatives with key retailers - everything from basic EDI data sharing to expanded partnerships where robust supply chain and financial metrics are used for dashboard reporting."

"Our utilization of POS information and Edifice services in the U.S. has allowed Columbia Sportswear to have more informed discussions with our retailers," said Bryan Leach, sell-through program manager, Columbia Sportswear. "As such, we are able to collaborate more efficiently and deliver the products consumers want, when they want them. With Edifice expanding even further into Europe, we have already begun applying similar analysis processes, and we are looking forward to using the insights from that analysis to work more effectively with our European-based retailers."

Over the past few months, Edifice has been working closely with customers to define EU reporting requirements and to determine which European retailers could benefit most from a collaborative relationship. The company will also be working to upgrade and internationalize its reporting services, as well as translate and customize literature and other marketing materials to the individual European countries served.

Retailers and suppliers interested in learning more about how they could benefit from this expansion should contact Todd Paulus, director of business intelligence - global, Edifice Information Management, at +1 973-616-2929 or tpaulus@edificeinfo.com.

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of point-of-sale (POS) data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiency. Through our POS reporting, analysis training and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to quickly identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our broad industry perspective - which includes apparel, footwear, sporting goods, home goods, cosmetics and home improvement - allows us to help both large and small companies realize the benefits of POS-based retail analysis.

About Columbia Sportswear Company
Founded in 1938 in Portland, Oregon, Columbia Sportswear Company is a global leader in the design, sourcing, marketing and distribution of active outdoor apparel and footwear. As one of the largest outerwear manufacturers in the world and a leading seller of skiwear in the United States, the company has developed an international reputation for quality, performance, functionality and value. The company manages a portfolio of outdoor brands including Columbia Sportswear, Montrail, Mountain Hardwear, Pacific Trail, and Sorel. To learn more about Columbia, please visit the company's website at http://www.columbia.com.

RIVERDALE, NJ - Dec. 15, 2008 - Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiencies, today announced that it has joined the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association. Through active participation in VICS committees, Edifice will share best practices and offer insights in standards discussions from the unique perspective of an information services provider.

Since 1986, VICS has worked to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire supply chain for companies in retail and consumer-focused industries. By creating voluntary guidelines, VICS has developed new best practices that ultimately lead to lower costs and better availability of products for consumers.

As an information services provider, Edifice brings a unique perspective to VICS' discussions. The company has committed to openly sharing best practices on demand-data collaboration with association members. It will also publish white papers for VICS on the demand-driven retail analysis process, while offering insights and ideas in standards discussions.

"We are excited to welcome Edifice to VICS," said Joe Andraski, president, VICS. "In the current economic landscape, improving the collaborative retail-analysis process is critical to achieving supply chain effectiveness. Edifice's expertise in facilitating the use of sales and inventory data between retailers and suppliers will help further our mission of developing voluntary standards around collaborative supply chain improvements."

"Collaborating on demand data with suppliers to improve business results can be a complex process," said Stephen Cornwell, director of marketing, Edifice Information Management. "Through our active involvement in VICS committees and conferences, we aim to help retailers streamline this process in order to improve assortments, reduce inventory, optimize pricing and reduce costs."

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiency. Through our POS reporting, analysis training and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to quickly identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our broad industry perspective - which includes apparel, footwear, sporting goods, home goods, cosmetics and home improvement - allows us to help both large and small companies realize the benefits of demand-driven retail analysis.

About VICS
The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association has enabled companies in the retail and consumer-focused industries to eliminate billions of dollars of waste and delay. By creating voluntary guidelines, often referred to as "standards," VICS has created new best practices that ultimately lead to lower costs and better availability of products for consumers. VICS' volunteer members improve the flow of products and information throughout retailing and the consumer-focused industries that supply retail. The Association provides leadership and an environment in which executives can make a difference in their industries, their companies' performance and their personal commitments to make the world work a little better. VICS' members help define the next best practices in the industries and thus anticipate and optimize business processes and costs. Additional information can be found at www.vics.org.

RIVERDALE, NJ - Feb. 18, 2009 - Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiencies, today announced a new program to help Macy's suppliers fully utilize the new and expanded Macy's data stream.

Macy's has begun providing suppliers with a greatly expanded data set that if fully utilized, will allow suppliers to align themselves with Macy's much-publicized strategy of getting closer to the consumer by providing more localized assortments. Suppliers who use Edifice services will be able to quickly and easily take advantage of this new data. Edifice's fully hosted reporting service offers Macy's suppliers decision-ready reports and easy-to-use analysis tools that can be used to manage sales and inventory at the UPC and store level, reducing out-of-stocks, providing more localized assortments and ultimately improving consumer loyalty.

"As the department store channel has consolidated, retailers are being challenged to manage more stores and products with fewer resources," said Stephen Cornwell, director of marketing and product development, Edifice Information Management. "Providing this level of information to its suppliers will enable Macy's to manage its business more proactively. Likewise, as suppliers gain a better understanding of how their products are selling through Macy's stores, their discussions with the Macy's buying team can be more productive and focused on mutual business improvement."

"We have been providing POS reporting services to many suppliers of Macy's since our company's inception," said David Pesce, vice president of business intelligence, Edifice Information Management. "With the sheer volume of products that flow through Macy's supply chain each and every day, our customers are always looking for opportunities to improve sales, margin and turn. This added data content will allow them to have a more accurate picture of actual inventory on-hand, enabling them to create more optimized stock and sales plans and increase sales opportunities."

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiency. Through our POS reporting, analysis training and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to quickly identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our broad industry perspective - which includes apparel, footwear, sporting goods, home goods, cosmetics and home improvement - allows us to help both large and small companies realize the benefits of demand-driven retail analysis.

RIVERDALE, NJ - Apr. 30, 2009 - Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of demand data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiencies, today announced that executives from both Edifice and The Finish Line, Inc., one of the largest athletic specialty retailers of footwear, apparel and accessories in the U.S., presented jointly at the semi-annual VICS CPFR Committee meeting held in Cincinnati, Ohio this month.

Edifice and Finish Line focused on how improved retailer-supplier collaboration efforts have enabled Finish Line to execute strategic imperatives such as:

• Improving localization of product assortments down to the store level
• Improving the company’s ability to hold prices and maintain customer loyalty
• Optimizing inventory levels across the chain
• Allowing buyers and merchandisers to focus on making better decisions
• Enabling faster insight into sales and inventory performance
• Cultivating better supplier relations

"By sharing demand data with our brand partners, we're empowering them to help us optimize inventory levels," said Jenni Dillon, Vice President of Planning and Allocation for Finish Line. "With Edifice's technology, we are able to coordinate our internal business knowledge with our brand partners perspective on the marketplace and utilize those learnings and recommendations to enable us to reduce out-of-stocks, increase turn and maintain prices."

"Edifice's expertise in facilitating CPFR execution and making it a reality is more important than ever before, given the current economic landscape," said Joe Andraski, president, VICS. "Finish Line's success in improving the collaborative retail-analysis process by using the Edifice service is a testament to both companies' dedication to increasing supply chain efficiencies, reducing costs and improving inventory performance."

Steve Cornwell, VP of Marketing at Edifice, added, "We are honored that the CPFR committee invited us to participate in this exciting and timely event, and we look forward to contributing further to the committee's ongoing CPFR research efforts and to sharing best practices for reducing supply chain costs and increasing supply chain efficiencies through improved retailer-supplier collaboration."

About VICS
The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association has enabled companies in the retail and consumer-focused industries to eliminate billions of dollars of waste and delay. By creating voluntary guidelines, often referred to as "standards," VICS has created new best practices that ultimately lead to lower costs and better availability of products for consumers. VICS' volunteer members improve the flow of products and information throughout retailing and the consumer-focused industries that supply retail. The Association provides leadership and an environment in which executives can make a difference in their industries, their companies' performance and their personal commitments to make the world work a little better. VICS' members help define the next best practices in the industries and thus anticipate and optimize business processes and costs. Additional information can be found at www.vics.org.

About The Finish Line, Inc.
The Finish Line Inc. is one of the largest mall-based specialty retailers operating under the Finish Line and Man Alive brand names. The Finish Line Inc. is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol FINL. As of March 27, the company operates 685 Finish Line stores in 47 states and online and 81 Man Alive stores in 19 states and online. To learn more about these brands, visit www.finishline.com and www.manalive.com.

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in the collection, analysis and distribution of point-of-sale (POS) data used by retailers and suppliers to improve supply chain efficiency. Through our POS reporting, analysis training and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to quickly identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our broad industry perspective - which includes apparel, footwear, sporting goods, home goods, cosmetics and home improvement products - allows us to help both large and small companies realize the benefits of POS-based retail analysis.

RIVERDALE, NJ - Jun. 3, 2009 - Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in improving the ability of retailers and suppliers to collaborate on point-of-sale (POS) and supply-chain data, today announced that it was named a finalist for the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association’s 12th Annual Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards in the "Best Third-Party Service Provider" category.

The 2009 VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards honored outstanding companies whose strategic thinking and leadership have resulted in more effective supply chain practices and partnerships. The awards, which were presented in conjunction with the VICS board of directors dinner on June 3, 2009, at the U Connect Conference in Orlando, Fla., recognized the positive results of companywide dedication to customer satisfaction that have made continuous improvements to the supply chain.

"We’re honored to have been chosen as a finalist for this prestigious award," said Stephen Cornwell, vice president of marketing and product development, Edifice Information Management. "The industry recognition we’ve received through this nomination is a testament to our success in helping retailers and suppliers improve margin, turn and overall business performance through improved collaboration on POS and supply-chain data and analysis."

About VICS
The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association has enabled companies in the retail and consumer-focused industries to eliminate billions of dollars of waste and delay. By creating voluntary guidelines, often referred to as “standards,” VICS has created new best practices that ultimately lead to lower costs and better availability of products for consumers. VICS’ volunteer members improve the flow of products and information throughout retailing and the consumer-focused industries that supply the retailing industry. The association provides leadership and an environment in which executives can make a difference in their industries, their companies’ performance and their personal commitments to make the world work a little better. VICS’ members help define the next best practices in the industries and thus anticipate and optimize business processes and costs. Additional information can be found at www.vics.org.

About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in improving the ability of retailers and suppliers to collaborate on point-of-sale (POS) and supply-chain data. Through our data sharing, reporting and analysis, and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our service is free for retailers and affordable for all suppliers — small and large — and our fully hosted model means that our customers don’t have to invest in additional hardware, software or systems.