Footwear stores excel with UTC RETAIL's next-gen solution and professional services

Rochester, NY, February 18, 2010 – UTC RETAIL™, a leading provider of integrated retail management solutions announced today that The Shtofman Company, Inc. has selected UTC RETAIL’s 3100 Series, a next generation All-in-One touchscreen product, for their footwear chain. The rollout is underway and will include professional and hardware maintenance services including staging and integration of all systems and a three-year hot swap maintenance program to insure the efficient operation at all of their locations. The Shtofman Co., Inc. owns and operates retail shoe stores throughout Texas under the banners Factory Shoe Warehouse, Shoe Envy, Festival Shoes and San Shu. The Shtofman Co., Inc. is a fourth-generation family owned business headquartered in Tyler, Texas.

“We are excited to begin the deployment of UTC RETAIL’s new 3100 Series all-in-one touchscreen product and hardware maintenance services and believe it will provide us with a reliable solution and savings in the years ahead,” said Marvin D. Krasner, CEO and President of The Shtofman Co., Inc.

“We are very pleased to welcome The Shtofman Co., Inc. to our full solution products and services and know that the 3100 Series will provide efficient high end performance and exceptional value to protect Shtofman’s investment and ensure a long productive life in their store systems,” said Victoria Rose, UTC RETAIL’s Vice President of Sales.

The new 3100 Series all-in-one touch screen integrated workstation solution provides efficient performance, superior reliability and exceptional value. Based on open architecture and embedded components, the 3100 Series protects your system investment ensuring a long productive life in the most demanding retail environments. The 3100 Series delivers exceptional flexibility and performance through a variety of performance and configuration options allowing the customer to build the solution that best meets their retail requirements. The ultra high brightness LCD is designed for tool free serviceability and the unique rear door provides easy access to all cable connections which are clearly labeled making peripheral swaps a snap.

About UTC RETAIL™
UTC RETAIL is a leader in providing seamlessly integrated retail management solutions including software, hardware and professional services to the small to mid-size specialty retail market. Our retail software solutions include Cross-Channel Merchandising, Store Automation, Planning, Loyalty and Retail Management enabling specialty retailers to increase sales, lower costs and build competitive advantage. In addition to best in class software solutions, UTC RETAIL provides a complete set of branded hardware solutions and comprehensive professional service offerings, providing retailers a single point of contact and accountability for all of their retail management solutions. We’re UTC RETAIL. We’re retail solution experts. It’s all we do and we do it better than anyone else. For more information on UTC RETAIL, visit www.utcretail.com

For more information, contact Kathy Manners, Marketing Communications Specialist, at 585-742-5245 or by e-mail at kmanners@utcretail.com