GS1 Europe and ECR Europe working together ECR Europe Operating Board 27.06.2006 Düsseldorf

1. GS1 Europe and ECR Europe working together ECR Europe Operating Board27.06.2006 Düsseldorf

2. Agenda • Introduction GS1 Europe • Aim • Key figures • Projects • ECR Europe and GS1 Europe working together

3. Who we are • Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium/Luxembourg • Bosnia Herzegovina • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Georgia • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Latvia • Lithuania • Macedonia • Moldova • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Rumania • Russia • Serbia & Montenegro • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • United Kingdom • Ukraine • Uzbekistan • 42 GS1 member organisations who are working together

4. Our Long Term Objective • The harmonised implementation of GS1 standards and solutions across Europe.

5. Global standards for automatic identification Rapid and accurate item, asset or location identification Global standards for electronic business messaging Rapid, efficient & accurate business data exchange The environment for global data synchronisation Standardised, reliable data for effective business transactions Global standards for RFID-based identification More accurate, immediate and cost effective visibility of information GS1: A Broad Portfolio • GS1 has a full portfolio of products and solutions

6. Our customers • More than 300 000 European companies operating in • Food • General Merchandise • Hard lines • Health • Transport & Logistics • Large, Medium and Small enterprises

7. Projects • EPCglobal in Europe • Harmonisation Projects / Divergences • Logistic label, ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC, Fruit & Vegetables, AS2 • European implementation of GDSN • Traceability • Waste Management • Product Classification • GS1 Europe Retail User Group • European Healthcare Initiative (EHI) • EU Lobbying

8. European EPC Programme (EEP) • Aim • Promotion of EPC implementation in Europe, based on GS1 standards • Scope • Marketing communications • Technical support and standards participation • User group facilitation • Public affairs • Market development

9. EEP Coordination Lobbying PPSC EWG EEP Steering Group EuropeanLeveragedSupport EAP EuropeanHealthcareInitiative Marketing

10. EEP in Overall Context GS1 Europe Board EPCglobal Board EPCglobal CEO PPSC GS1 Europe Lobbying Project PPSC EWG EAP Co-Chairs EPCglobal European Director EEP Steering Group EAP-Co- Chairs Grp. BAG FMCG EuropeanAdoption Programme

11. Current Work Items (1/2) European Adoption Programme (EAP) Co-ordination of representation in the EPCglobal standards development process (working groups to be covered by EEP members) Liaison with the Public Policy Steering Committee European Work Group (PPSC EWG) Lobbying European institutions, such as the European Commission and ETSI, on frequency regulations

12. Current Work Items (1/2) European EPC Conference Marketing, including contributing to the Source, development and maintenance of the EEP website, all under the supervision of the EEP Core Marketing Team Seeking European funding for projects, notably the BRIDGE project

13. EPCglobal Full Subscriber - Growth

14. Companies in European Adoption Program • Accenture • Ahold • Alien Technology • Atos Origin • Auto ID labs • Avery Dennison • Caen • Cap Gemini • Carrefour • Checkpoint • Chep • Cisco • DHL • Gillette • Innovision • Sara Lee • Sato Europe • Schwarzkopf & Henkel • SOK • St Gallen University • Tagsys • Tesco • Texas Instruments • Tchibo Logistik • Tyco/Sensormatic • Unilever • Unisys • UPM • Verisign • X-Ident • Integrated Product Intelligence • Johnson & Johnson Europe • Kraft Europe • KyraInfoTech • Logica • Markem Corp. • Metro Group • Nestlé • Oat Systems • Patni Comp. Systems • Procter & Gamble • Rafsec Oy • Reckitt Benckiser • SAP

16. Projects • EPCglobal in Europe • Harmonisation Projects / Divergencies of EDI messages • Logistic label, ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC, Fruit&Vegetables • European implementation of GDSN • Traceability • Waste Management • Classification • GS1 Europe Retail User Group • European Healthcare Initiative (EHI) • EU Lobbying

17. GS1 Europe Retail User Group • Auchan, Casino, Carrefour, Castorama, Coop Italy, Delhaize, El Corte Ingles, ICA, Kingfisher, Lenta, Metro, Markant, Rewe, Royal Ahold, Senukai, Tesco, VP Market • Aim • Share European user demands • Team up for the harmonised implementation of GS1 standards in Europe • Scope • in 2006 only FMCG retailers will be involved

18. Projects • EPCglobal in Europe • Harmonisation Projects / Divergences • Logistic label, ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC, Fruit & Vegetables • European implementation of GDSN • Traceability • Waste Management • Classification • GS1 Europe Retail User Group • European Healthcare Initiative (EHI) • EU Lobbying

19. Collaboration ECR Europe and GS1 Europe

20. Is GS1 relevant for ECR Europe? • GS1 standards help to improve demand and supply chains • 10% of the ECR Europe conference delegates visits GS1 topics • The best rated break out session in Stockholm was about GDSN and was facilitated by GS1 and GCI • GS1 is in close contact with solution providers which ECR Europe would like to see at her marketplace • GS1 Europe is in contact with 300.000 companies including many SMEs (a special target group for ECR Europe) • in more than 15 countries ECR is represented by the local GS1 staff • GS1 offers implementation support through training and special programmes like PROZEUS (funding project financed by the government)

21. What has GS1 Europe got to offer? • Content for the ECR Europe conference • Content for the marketplace • Marketing support • Trainers and Learn infrastructure • Infrastructure in all countries (resources) • Network of more than 300.000 companies

22. Aims • Development of common solutions composing of technology and process standards • Working together as one teamto accelerate the implementation of our combined solutions

23. Content ECR Europe conference • RFID: new pilots and speakers from Auto-ID centres • GDSN: • how to improve your data quality • out look for the future: • how to improve consumer safety through data synchronization • price information in data pools: risk or just good sense • Traceability and/or RFID: consumer safety and brand protection. How to use tags to help consumers shop for "peanut free" products. • Waste management: How to align our business processes for health and wellness • Taking cost out of the supply chain: reduce waiting times at the load docks using scanning and despatch advices • More than previous years we will tailor our messages towards the delegates of the ECR Europe conference & marketplace

24. What has GS1 Europe got to offer? • Content for the ECR Europe conference • Content for the marketplaceGS1 Germany is piloting a concept where relevant information on collaboration and standardisation is shown on the marketplace booths. GS1 Europe could help ECR Europe to implement this concept in their market place • Marketing supportGS1 Europe participants will promote the ECR Europe conference and ICI training programs also for SME's • Trainers and Learn infrastructure

25. What do we expect in return? • Visibility for GS1 Europe in the conference programme, marketplace and website • Involvement in the conference group • Visibility as an ICI-training partner