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Minneapolis, MN — December 6, 2007 — The Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) has selected SPS Commerce's outsourced vendor enablement service, which will expand the number of transactions electronically exchanged between NEXCOM and its electronic data interchange (EDI)-enabled vendors, who represent 83 percent of NEXCOM's volume.

With SPS' assistance, NEXCOM said its vendors will be adding the advance ship notice (ASN) and bar code labels by year-end to offer visibility to in-transit inventory and streamline receiving at NEXCOM's distribution centers and stores. The enablement program was launched on June 14, 2007, with a webcast to NEXCOM's vendors announcing the program details.

NEXCOM said the program is the next step in its supply chain strategy. By integrating a growing number of business transactions with its vendors it can experience efficiencies throughout the supply chain and be prepared for its transportation management system (TMS) implementation. NEXCOM has 328 retail locations and 13 distribution centers worldwide. The retailer offers more than 200,000 items including hard-lines, consumables, soft-lines and services for authorized patrons through its retail stores.

"We are pleased to have been selected by NEXCOM to lead their current enablement program," commented Archie Black, president and CEO of SPS Commerce. "NEXCOM's unique retailing focus includes an expansive vendor community, representing manufacturers in grocery as well as discount and high-end consumer goods. Every day SPS provides EDI and integration services to thousands of vendors in these categories. We are using this expertise on NEXCOM's behalf to maximize the adoption of these new transactions across NEXCOM's vendor community to the benefit of all parties."