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Retail Alliance, Inc. & RATEX Business Solutions, Inc.

Retail Alliance, Inc. & RATEX Business Solutions, Inc. An overview of the synergistic partnership between the companies and their clients… By Larry G. Daniels. RA & RBS Relationship….

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Retail Alliance, Inc. & RATEX Business Solutions, Inc.

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  1. Retail Alliance, Inc. &RATEX Business Solutions, Inc. An overview of the synergistic partnership between thecompanies and their clients… By Larry G. Daniels

  2. RA & RBS Relationship… • The RA organization exists to assist independent college and university bookstores to leverage collective member interests. • RA programs often leveragesystem integrations betweenclients and vendor partners. • RA is the parent/owner but RBS remains stand-alone and leading provider of independent store systems. • RBS values and welcomes all clients regardlessof their choice of affiliation with the RA.

  3. RA/RBS Leadership & Structure… • RA/RBS leadership/permanent board of directors: • Rich McDaniel, CSP – President/Chair; Cornell Univ. • Pam Mills, CSP – Vice-ChairUniversity of Colorado – Boulder • Bill Simpson – Secretary/TreasurerUniversity of Connecticut • John Turk, CSP – DirectorUniversity of California – San Diego • Roger Reynolds, CSP – Director; Brigham Young Univ. • RA membership includes ~forty-four independent college stores participating on voluntary basis. • Staffing to provide support of operations andclient needs of both RBS and the RA.

  4. Independent Stores Peer-To-Peer Interaction CorePriorities Vendor Programs VisualRATEX Capabilities Retail Alliance’s Stance… • RA core priorities remaincommitted to the supportingthe missionof independentoptions for stores.

  5. Retail Alliance’s Stance… • RA remains focused on core memberprograms and peer-to-peercooperative member efforts. • Growing existing hallmarkpartnership programsFollett Higher EducationGroup MillenniumPartnership,Ingram Book Company,and NACSCORP programs.

  6. Retail Alliance’s Stance… • The addition of new partnership programs - Baker & Taylor/J.A. Majors andKudzu Remainder Books. • Increased opportunities formember metrics andbest practice applicationthrough peer-to-peermeetings andvendor feedback summits.

  7. Retail Alliance’s Stance… • RA entrenched as, and plans to remain, activeand participative ownerof RBS committed toprovide ongoing supportof RBS and its mission. • RA has, and continues to,invest substantially toenhance the futurecapabilities and success of clientproduct and service offerings.

  8. Retail Alliance’s Changes… • Updates on staffing changes occurring since2004 RUG Conference - since October 2004. • RA operationsand program developmentby yours truly. • RBS management andproduct development thruaddition of Jere Warnerin Philadelphia office. • Other new faces onboard.

  9. Retail Alliance, Inc. &RATEX Business Solutions, Inc. Watch for new informationcoming soon to theRA/RBS Web sites: www.retailalliance.org www.ratex.com www.visualratex.com

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