UK/USA: WorldWide Retail Exchange announces four new members

The WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE), the world's leading retail e-marketplace, today announced four new members have joined the Exchange: Bangkok-based Makro Asia; and U.S. retailers Meijer, Inc.; Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.; and Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc."We welcome these four new members and look forward to broadening our global presence in the B2B e-commerce marketplace," said Colin Dyer, WWRE chief executive officer. "The continued addition of new members illustrates the level of commitment retailers and suppliers are showing to our Exchange."

The WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE), the world’s leading retail e-marketplace, today announced four new members have joined the Exchange: Bangkok-based Makro Asia; and U.S. retailers Meijer, Inc.; Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.; and Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

“We welcome these four new members and look forward to broadening our global presence in the B2B e-commerce marketplace,” said Colin Dyer, WWRE chief executive officer. “The continued addition of new members illustrates the level of commitment retailers and suppliers are showing to our Exchange.”

About The Newest Members

About The WWRE Members

In addition to the new retailers, WWRE membership includes:

Albertson’s (U.S., NYSE: ABS)
Auchan (France)
Best Buy (U.S., NYSE: BBY)
The Boots Company (U.K., LSE: BOOT.L)
Casino (France, ParisBourse: 12558)
Cora (Belgium, France, PSE: 06176)
CVS/pharmacy (U.S., NYSE: CVS)
Dansk Supermarked (Denmark)
Dairy Farm International (Hong Kong, SES: DAIR.SI/Reuters, DAIRYNEW SP/Bloomberg)
Delhaize Group (Belgium, BSE: DEL)
Dixons Group plc (U.K., LSE: DXNS)
Edeka (Germany)
El Corte Ingles (Spain)
Gap Inc. (U.S., NYSE: GPS)
J.C. Penney (U.S., NYSE: JCP)
John Lewis (U.K., JLH)
Jusco (Japan, TSE: 8267)
Kesko (Finland, HEX: KES)
Kingfisher (U.K., LSE: KGF)
Kmart Corporation (U.S., NYSE: KM)
Longs Drugs (U.S., NYSE: LDG)
Marks & Spencer (U.K., LSE: MKS)
The Otto-Group (Germany)
Publix Super Markets (U.S.)
RadioShack Corporation (U.S., NYSE:RSH)
Rite Aid Corporation (U.S., NYSE, PSE: RAD)
Royal Ahold (The Netherlands, NYSE: AHO)
Safeway Inc. (U.S., NYSE: SWY)
Safeway plc (U.K., LSE: SFW.L)
Schlecker (Germany)
Seibu Department Stores Ltd. (Japan)
SuperValu Inc. (U.S., NYSE: SVU)
Target Corporation (U.S., NYSE: TGT)
Tesco (U.K., LSE: TSC.OL)
Walgreen Co. (U.S., NYSE: WAG)
Woolworths (Australia, ASX: WOW)
Wooltru Ltd. (South Africa, JSE: WLO)

About The WWRE

The WWRE (www.worldwideretailexchange.org) is a Web-based business-to-business exchange designed to facilitate and simplify trading between retailers and more than 100,000 suppliers, partners and distributors. Consisting of leading retailers from Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States, the WWRE is open to all suppliers and retailers who wish to use it. To date, the WWRE currently includes members who have combined sales of U.S. $596 billion or Euro 677 billion.