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Ahold's Giant-Carlisle Chain Teams With Fujitsu For First U.S. In-store Trial of U-Scan Max

Washington, D.C., February 13, 2005 — Ahold USA's Giant Food Stores of Carlisle, Penn. is partnering with Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. as the first U.S. supermarket chain to install the Fujitsu U-Scan Max self-checkout system in a live retail environment. The Giant chain currently uses U-Scan self-checkout systems at close to 90 stores in its chain. A pilot U-Scan Max installation is expected to begin during the second quarter.

The dual-takeaway belt design of the Fujitsu U-Scan Max is designed to help retailers take customer service to a new level by speeding checkout for shoppers.

"The U-Scan self-checkout systems are very popular with our customers, and we look at the U-Scan Max as a way to expand self-service options for our customers," said Nick Montepara, vice president of retail operations for Giant Food Stores. "We look forward to working with Fujitsu to validate the benefits of the dual-belt system in a live customer setting."

The U-Scan Max self-checkout station is equipped with a dual-takeaway belt that enables two shoppers to use a single unit at different stages in the self-checkout process. A divider placed along the center of the takeaway belt keeps items separate, allowing one shopper to scan items while a second shopper bags items from a previous order.

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About Giant Food Stores

Giant Food Stores, LLC, is a division of Ahold USA, and one of the leading supermarket chains in Pennsylvania. Giant currently oversees operations of stores in six states, 100 as Giant Food Stores, 155 as Tops Markets and 20 as Martin's Food Markets, along with a 202 convenience store chain. Founded in 1923, Giant employs nearly 40,000 associates.
For more information, please see: www.giantpa.com

About Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.

Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) and the IT "lifecycle solutions" provider for consumer transaction environments. The company collaborates with customers to relentlessly reduce their costs and improve their profitability. Fujitsu's offerings include multi-vendor infrastructure management services, point-of-sale hardware and software, mobile devices and self service systems including U-Scan. The company has some 1,500 employees in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Example customers include Canadian Tire, ChevronTexaco, Hannaford Bros., H.EB., Loblaws, Nordstrom, Payless ShoeSource, Regal Cinema, Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Stop & Shop and The TJX Companies, among others. The company also has a 50/50 joint venture with Retalix Ltd. (NASDAQ: RTLX) in StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC, the No. 1 supplier of retail technology to independent grocers and regional chains.
For more information, please see: us.fujitsu.com/retailing

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