Gartner Highlights 7thOnline in Next Generation of Retail Assortment Planning

New York, NY - August 8, 2005 - 7thOnline, Inc., the leading provider of merchandise and assortment planning solutions to the apparel, footwear, and accessories industry, was featured in a Gartner report titled "Retail Assortment Planning Technology Enters a New Generation" by Senior Analyst Hung LeHong.

To view the report, please visit: http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=129493

About 7thOnline -- 7thOnline provides comprehensive inventory and assortment planning solutions specifically targeted to the unique planning, buying and ordering processes of the global apparel, footwear, and accessories community. 7thOnline's web-centric solution suite encompasses visual and quantitative merchandising and assortment planning tools, powerful analytical and optimization engines, and automatic order transmission capabilities in multiple formats. 7thOnline's collaborative capabilities enable real-time sharing of key business information, both internally between colleagues and externally with trading partners, resulting in better-matched supply and demand. Customer results include higher sell-thru and lower markdowns through better assortments at the door level, better inventory matching due to earlier supply/demand visibility, shorter cycle times due to the streamlined process, and reduced operational costs resulting from significantly reduced administrative tasks and error rates.