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November 27, 2007

Leading Furniture Retailers Choose RedPrairie for Expertise in Home Furnishings Industry

Furniture Outlets USA and Grand Home Furnishings plan to improve distribution and productivity with RedPrairie Warehouse Management Solution

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – RedPrairie Corporation, a leading consumer driven optimization company, announced today that Furniture Outlets USA and Grand Home Furnishings have selected RedPrairie Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) to improve inventory accuracy, labor productivity and decrease overall distribution costs. Furniture Outlets USA, based in South Dakota, operates 24 carpet and furniture stores in four states; and Grand Home Furnishings, based in Virginia, is one of the largest furniture chains in the South.

Furniture Outlets USA and Grand Home Furnishings chose the RedPrairie solution to streamline processes for warehouse personnel and strengthen the back end of the business to increase output and decrease cost associated with the supply chain.

“Furniture Outlets USA’s strategy has always been to sell products at a lower cost, promote a high level of customer service, attract and retain the best employees possible and utilize state-of-the-art inventory and information technology. RedPrairie is helping us stay true to that goal,” said Gordy Wallenstein, President of Furniture Outlets USA.

“We chose RedPrairie because of their track record in the home furnishings industry. No other leading supply chain solution provider has so many successful implementations in our marketplace. RedPrairie’s technology will help us make immediate gains and will also position us for future growth,” said Barry Thornton, CIO for Grand Home Furnishings.

“Because of our long track record of serving the home furnishings industry, we have built a very robust solution with a rich set of functionality fine-tuned to meet furniture manufacturer’s and retailer’s needs. We currently have over 20 furniture customers making gains in inventory accuracy, employee productivity, visibility into inventory and overall customer satisfaction,” said Jerry Neville, Sr. Vice President for RedPrairie.

About Grand Home Furnishings
Grand Home Furnishings, based in Roanoke, Virginia, is one of the largest furniture chains in the South based on amount of furniture sold. The Company was founded 95 years ago, operates 16 stores in 14 cities and towns throughout Western and Central Virginia, East Tennessee and the eastern part of West Virginia.

For more information, visit www.grandhomefurnishings.com

About Furniture Outlets USA
Furniture Outlets USA, founded in 1976 by William A. Hinks, has grown from a single location in Sioux Falls, SD to one of America’s top 100 furniture retailers. It owns and operates 22 furniture stores and two carpet stores in four states. In Sioux Falls, the company has South Dakota Furniture Mart, Unclaimed Freight Furniture, Unclaimed Freight Clearance Center, Furniture Outlets USA Factory Clearance and Carpet One. The company has four Furniture Outlet USA stores in Minnesota, one in Iowa and one in Fargo, North Dakota.

For more information, visit www.furnitureoutletsusa.com


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