A unique feature of the LS Retail global partner network is that all partners must possess the same qualifications. Certifications and extensive training in all versions of LS Retail products are the foundation for deploying these retail solutions all over the world. At the beginning of 2013, the LS Retail Partner Network consisted of over 140 Certified LS Retail Partners, in all continents. The success of the individual partners depends on their focus on LS Retail and on the retail market.

Now that the 2013 LS Retail Partner Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, is over we can claim that it surpassed our hopes in every possible way. More than 150 delegates from almost 70 Partner Companies have joined the 32 LS Retail employees for three very useful and enjoyable days of information, fun, networking and meetings. The conference hotel was within easy walking distance from the venue, the Microsoft Office, so even the walk back and forth was used for creating connections, exchanging ideas and experience.

LS Retail along with the distribution partner DVS, organized three launch events to mark the release of the latest version of LS Nav. Close to 200 potential and existing customers from the Middle East and India attended the events, which were very well received. The main theme and focus of the event was the new Customer Centric Retailing, Mobile Loyalty and Mobile POS, e-Commerce and Mobile Inventory and Demand Planning. LS Hospitality now and in the future was also given its share of the attention.

Aitana presents LS NAV Hospitality 2013 at Microsoft Ibérica Aitana, one of LS Retail’s Partners in Spain, presented LS NAV Hospitality at the Microsoft Ibérica offices in Barcelona April 11, 2013.

During April this year, LS Retail organized a successful road trip in Latin America. Magnus Norddahl, CEO of LS Retail and Marco Peña Corona, LS Retail Sales Director in LATAM, visited four different countries where they had meetings with partners, customers and friends. The partners and customers showed especially great interest in LS One, the advanced store and POS solution, and the Mobile solutions developed by LS Retail.

Icelandic Sports Association for people with disabilities (ISAPD) and LS Retail have entered into a sponsorship agreement. LS Retail joins a number of corporations helping to ensure that people with disabilities can practice and compete in sports activities. This is the first agreement between LS Retail and Icelandic Sports Association for people with disabilities.

Solteq Plc. and LS Retail ehf have entered into a strategic partnership in which LS Retail's modern industry-specific functionalities are integrated with Solteq's total solutions that support business operations in the special retail and HoReCa sectors.

LS Retail announces the release of LS One 2013, an advanced store and POS solution for retail and hospitality businesses. It is affordable, easy to use, and quick to implement. We are excited for retailers to try out this latest version of LS One where we have focused on usability, customer loyalty and modernization.

If there is one single conclusion to be made from Convergence 2013, it is that LS Retail is on the right track. Retail is a highly competitive market – it is a matter of survival and success or going out of business. This also reflects on the providers of the IT solutions driving the business.

In the beginning of 2013 LS Retail hit a milestone when we hired our 100th employee and we have kept on hiring! Since January 2012 the company has doubled and we are showing no signs of slowing down.