Manthan unveils ARC 5.8

Bangalore

July 25, 2008

Manthan Systems has unveiled the latest edition of its retail performance
management solution-ARC 5.8. With capabilities to expand the decision making
realm beyond the enterprise, ARC 5.8 features external market and competition
data integration to a retailer's own data sources. With this, merchandise
planners can benchmark their product performance with that of other markets and
regions, in addition to profiling their store-specific assortments better.

Atul Jalan, CEO, Manthan said, “We are extremely thrilled to launch ARC 5.8
for retailers across the globe. We believe there is no solution more
comprehensive in its capabilities for retail decision-making than ARC 5.8
currently available in the market. With this version, we have definitively
stepped into a leadership position in the Retail Business Intelligence space.
The superior product is an outcome of Manthan's mission to be the 'Chief
Analytics Officer' of retail and consumer good organizations.”

With a large set of role-based analytics applications built-in, ARC 5.8
enables decision-making for every role in the organization. Applications like
assortment planning, customer analytics, market basket analytics, category
lifecycle analysis, store productivity and benchmarking, loss prevention,
planning and budgeting extends the capabilities of retail decision-makers in
merchandising, marketing or store operations to take not just a decision, but
the 'optimal decision'.