ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2006--Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN - News) announced today that it is working with a consortium of leading grocery customers to develop Lawson's next-generation Merchandising software suite.

"Our ongoing investment in Merchandising reflects our continued commitment to this industry," said Dale Christopherson, director, Retail Product Development, Lawson Software. "Based on the feedback provided by our retail customers, we're focusing our product development resources on Merchandising enhancements that will help save our customers time and help deliver a significantly lower total cost of ownership."

Lawson is updating seven applications within its Merchandising suite, including Category Review, Distribution, Retail Channel Order Management, Costs and Deals, Replenishment, Business Organizer and Reference Maintainer.

Lawson's industry-focused software solutions help retailers integrate the systems they use to run and grow their businesses. Lawson customers include five of the top 10 U.S.-based retailers, eight of the top 20 apparel retailers, seven of the top 25 grocery chains, 23 of the top 100 restaurant chains and 20 of the top 100 specialty chains.