Microsoft present KSS with the Retail HQ - Marketing and Customer Relationship Management Application award at the fourth Microsoft European Retail Application Developer (RAD) Awards 2003. The prestigious awards recognize application developers who make the best use of Microsoft technology to provide business benefits to retailers.
A judging panel of leading industry experts reviewed a record number of entries from 19 countries throughout Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). KSS' PriceStrat v3.0 won the award as it leverages the Microsoft .NET framework to deliver enterprise scale retail revenue management, software solutions for more effective retail pricing and promotions.
"Combined with our recent successful lab testing program in Redmond, this award further validates the strength of Microsoft and KSS' commitment to provide retailers with the very best technology and outstanding ROI. The award is a significant honor for KSS in recognition of our continued delivery of smarter, customer-centric price and promotion management applications." said Iain Cockburn, CEO of KSS.
This is the second time KSS have won this award, having been recognized in 2001. The 2003 recognition marks KSS' retail revenue management as a proven technology that through Microsoft's .NET framework is scalable, deployable and available today.
About KSS
KSS Group plc is a leading supplier of integrated pricing solutions and services for the petroleum and retail industries. Organizations use KSS’ solutions to enhance the efficiency and consistency of their pricing work processes and to optimize pricing and promotion strategies, leading to significantly increased earnings. KSS software is available as an on-site integrated system, configured by experienced KSS consultants. A range of services including pricing diagnostics, implementation, training, consulting and ongoing support are available from US headquarters in Florham Park and European headquarters in Manchester, UK. Established in 1993, KSS is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:KSS).
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software – any time, any place and on any device.
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