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Blain Supply, Inc. Selects ARI'S PartsMart Electronic Parts Catalog MILWAUKEE --(Business Wire)-- June 10, 2004 -- PartSmart(TM) Software to be Used by Stores in Illinois, Iowa and WisconsinARI (OTCBB:ARIS), a leading provider of e-Catalog business solutions that connect manufacturers with their service and distribution networks, announced today that Blain Supply, Inc., Janesville, WI, has selected ARI's PartSmart(TM) electronic parts catalog software for use by Blain's Farm & Fleet stores in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. Under the agreement, all of Blain's Farm & Fleet's 33 stores in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin will use ARI's PartSmart catalog to view illustrated parts catalogs and obtain up-to-date, accurate parts and pricing information for the product lines they carry, including Briggs & Stratton, Cub Cadet, Kohler, MTD, Murray, Tecumseh and Toro. "Our goal has always been to provide our stores with easy access to the information they need to better serve Farm & Fleet customers," said Josh Siedschlag, store information systems support for Blain Supply, Inc. "When ARI presented us the opportunity to license PartSmart for use at all of our stores, the decision was easy to make. PartSmart has a proven track record of providing up-to-date parts and pricing information for the manufacturer lines we carry," added Siedschlag. "Using PartSmart, all of our stores will have access to the same information as soon as it becomes available. We are confident that our stores will quickly adopt PartSmart as their tool of choice for looking up parts and pricing information," concluded Siedschlag. "We welcome the opportunity to work with Blain Supply, Inc. and Blain's Farm & Fleet. Their decision to make PartSmart available in all of their locations demonstrates their commitment to providing their sales and service staff with the tools they need to serve their customers," said Brian E. Dearing, chairman and chief executive officer of ARI. "We are confident that ARI's PartSmart, which is the de facto industry standard in the Outdoor Power Industry, will prove to be just as powerful a tool for Blain's Farm & Fleet stores as it has been for the over 23,000 dealers and distributors who are already using PartSmart." According to Dearing, PartSmart was developed after many years of experience in electronic parts management. It has always been ARI's goal not only to provide an excellent electronic parts catalog, but also to provide solutions that will help both manufacturers, distributors, dealers and retailers to be successful and more profitable. About Blain Supply, Inc. and Blain's Farm and Fleet Founded in 1955, Blain's Farm & Fleet stores are specialty discount retailers with 33 locations throughout Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. Throughout the years, the company remains steadfast in its commitment to offering customers high quality products, competitive prices and reliable service. The retail stores described in this press release are owned by individual corporations listed. They are not owned by or a subsidiary of Blain Supply, Inc. For further information about Blain Supply, Inc., please contact Renee Tarnutzer via phone at 608.754.2821 ext. 5209 or via email at [email protected] About ARI ARI is a leading provider of e-Catalog business solutions for sales, service and life-cycle product support in the manufactured equipment market. ARI currently provides approximately 75 parts catalogs (many of which contain multiple lines of equipment) for approximately 56 equipment manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe. More than 84,000 catalog subscriptions are provided through ARI to approximately 23,000 dealers and distributors in more than 100 countries in a dozen segments of the worldwide manufactured equipment market including outdoor power, power sports, recreation vehicle, floor maintenance, auto and truck parts aftermarket, marine and construction. The Company builds and supports a full suite of multi-media electronic catalog publishing and viewing software for the Web or CD and provides expert catalog publishing and consulting services. ARI also provides a template-based dealer website service that makes it quick and easy for an equipment dealer to have a professional and attractive website. In addition, ARI e-Catalog systems support a variety of electronic pathways for parts orders, warranty claims and other transactions between manufacturers and their networks of sales and service points. ARI currently operates three offices in the United States and one in Europe and has sales and service agents in Australia, England and France providing marketing and support of its products and services. |
