Retail Expert, Inc. Partners With Lund Food Holdings
to Control Shrink and Manage Operational Performance

Retail Expert, Inc. announced today that Lund Food Holdings, Inc. has selected NaviStor(R), the leading loss prevention software, as their corporate exception reporting and performance management application.

Retail Expert Inc.'s software product, NaviStor(R) manages Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the retail enterprise with a focus on reducing shortages and improving operational performance. Key features include exception reporting, scorecarding, data mining, and automated alerts. NaviStor(R) will identify when company policies and procedures are not being followed, and when an associate needs additional training.

"We are pleased to have selected Retail Expert, Inc.'s NaviStor exception reporting and performance management system," remarked Carol Martinson, Lund Food's Director of Risk Management. "NaviStor will offer Lunds flexibility in setting up critical business measurements to improve our operational performance and reduce our shrink exposure. We will also track and manage fraud cases using Retail Expert's new web-based case management solution, myNaviCase. These products will provide our management team with the tools they need to compete in today's competitive environment."

"The decision of Lund Food Holdings, Inc. to select Retail Expert's suite of products for their Loss Prevention needs is exciting. Our approach to seamless integration with NaviStor's exception reporting capabilities and myNaviCase, our web enabled incident tracking system, will provide Lund Food Holdings, Inc. with tremendous value through the use of our expanding technologies," commented Garrett Knight, President of Retail Expert, Inc.

Lund Food Holdings, Inc., parent company of Lunds and Byerly's owns eight Lund and 12 Byerly's stores in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas. The company took its present form in 1997 with the merger of Lunds and Byerly's. Both chains specialize in gourmet, high-quality foods, with locations offering artisan breads, bakeries, a line of organic foods and natural products, wine stores, florists, catering services, chef cooking demonstrations, and community meeting rooms. Byerly's also runs a culinary school out of one of its stores.

Retail Expert, Inc. is a privately owned company with offices in Boston, Philadelphia and San Diego. Retail Expert Inc. provides innovative software solutions as well as superior technical and consulting services for the retail industry. Its applications deliver significant benefits and rapid ROI in the Loss Prevention, Sales Audit, Operations, Freight Management, Refund Management and Inventory Control disciplines.

In addition to Lund Food Holdings, Inc, Retail Expert, Inc.'s customers include: HEB Grocery, CVS/Pharmacy, Rite Aid Corporation, Food City (K-VA-T), Linens 'n Things, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, Burlington Coat Factory, Home Goods, Helzberg Diamonds, Regis Corporation, Spencer Gifts, Big Y Foods, and Lowes Foods.

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