Based on a news release from PRNewswire, Retalix, a global provider of enterprise-wide software solutions for food retailers and distributors, announced today that C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. is in the middle of a successful deployment of Retalix Supply Chain Management (SCM) Classic solutions across several of its grocery buying teams. Plans are also being developed to implement several Retalix InSync(TM) modules including the Master Data Management (MDM) solution.

C&S is the second-largest grocery wholesaler in the U.S., with 2005 revenues of over $15.2 billion. C&S operates 63 distribution facilities across 14 U.S. states and is the wholesaler for a number of Retalix customers, including Bi Lo, Big Y, A&P and others.

Replacing several custom legacy mainframe applications, C&S is currently deploying Retalix supply chain management solutions for purchasing and invoice reconciliation. Twelve selection sites have gone live with Retalix purchasing and invoice reconciliation solutions over the past three months, making the C&S deployments one of the fastest ever for a Retalix customer. An additional 19 selection facilities are expected to be converted to Retalix by end of the year.

"We selected Retalix software because it was developed in the grocery segment and is sophisticated yet easy to implement with minimal modifications," said Jim Weidenheimer, Senior Vice President, Finance and Supply Chain, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

"Our partnership with C&S demonstrates how the nation's fastest growing wholesaler ensures the quality and rapidness of their services with the assistance of Retalix supply chain solutions," said Victor Hamilton, President and CEO, Retalix USA, Inc.