Regulatory Filings • May 21, 2008
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In its capacity as issuer, Pricer AB is releasing the information in this press release in accordance with the Swedish (2007:528) Securities Exchange Act. The information was distributed to the media for publication at 1:30 p.m on Wednesday May 21st , 2008.
Pricer has received an order from two E. Leclerc hypermarkets in the French E. Leclerc Lecasud region to modernize their ESL systems. The hypermarkets will install a total of 70 000 Pricer DotMatrix™ graphic Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL) using electronic paper display technology, also referred to as a bi-stable display technology. This follows Pricer's launch at Euroshop in February of the first fully scalable electronic paper ESL solution.
"This new product line is important for growing our client base by answering demands for more advanced and scalable systems," says Charles Jackson, CEO at Pricer. "This order will give Pricer further authority as the platform of choice for retailers as they can clearly see our unique and clear system advantage."
This technology is a culmination of 15 years of system development by Pricer to create a fully scalable segment and pixel based ESL system. Pricer DotMatrix™ ESLs are fully compatible with the Pricer platform and therefore can be integrated into existing store installations.
"In this case, both hypermarkets were using two different competing solutions," says Philippe Goas, Area Manager, Middle Europe at Pricer, "and this leap forward was as much based on improving store operations as choosing the system that could continue to evolve with them."
Compared with LCD segment based ESL, this new technology enables a complete pixel representation reproducing the exact information of a shelf edge paper label including a bar code. With Pricer DotMatrix™ ESL, no more paper stickers are required for static information on the ESL, greatly improving store operations by giving users convenience and simplicity. With a DotMatrix™ ESL, all ESL product linking is done completely and easily at the shelf edge. DotMatrix™ also offers high customer comfort given their paper like readability, an important consideration for customer satisfaction today. Furthermore, the memory can support full text such as pertinent product information for helping store staff and sales.
The Pricer DotMatrix™ solution relies on high speed transmission, scalable software and low power chip design complemented by bi-stable matrix-controlled displays that have information storage at the display surface. They are robust and consume energy only when being updated and therefore are ideal for retail environment.
E. Leclerc is a European food retailer based in Paris which operates approximately 580 hypermarkets of which 505 hypermarkets are in France, with the remainder in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Eastern Europe. The business is operated as a co-operative and is ranked 19th in international grocery retailers for 2007. Today, a total of approximately 66 hypermarkets are installed with Pricer in France, Spain and Portugal.
Charles Jackson, CEO Pricer AB: +46 8 505 582 00
Pricer provides the retail industry's leading electronic display and Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) platform, solutions, and services for intelligently communicating, managing, and optimizing price and product information on the retail floor. Pricer is only company today offering a communication platform that supports both segment based ESL and pixel-based ESL. The platform is based on a two-way communication protocol to ensure a complete traceability and effective management of resources. The Pricer system significantly improves consumer benefit and store productivity by simplifying work in the store.
Pricer, founded in 1991 in Uppsala, Sweden, offers the most complete and scalable ESL solution. Pricer has close to 4,000 installations in over 30 countries with approximately 60 percent market share. Customers include many of the world's top retailers and some of the foremost retail chains in Europe, Japan and the USA. Pricer, in co-operation with qualified partners, offers a totally integrated solution together with supplementary products, applications and services.
Pricer AB (publ.) is quoted on the Nordic Small Cap list of OMX. For further information, please visit www.pricer.com
Sweden
Pricer AB (publ) Website: www.pricer.com Bergkällavägen 20-22 Telephone: +46 8 505 582 00 SE-192 79 Sollentuna Corporate Identity number: 556427-7993
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