RICHMOND, Calif. – January 21, 2003 – QRS Corporation (Nasdaq: QRSI) announced today that The Stride Rite Corporation (NYSE: SRR) has expanded its relationship with QRS to consolidate a majority of its trading community transactions through a single technology provider. A QRS customer since 1991, Stride Rite had been using multiple vendors to exchange information, including crucial item and order data, to retailers. Now, Stride Rite will use QRS Exchange™ and QRS Catalogue™ as its preferred solution to provide a more cost-effective and collaborative trading network for the majority of its retail partners.

Previously, Stride Rite had used three separate commercial catalogues – including QRS Catalogue – for maintaining and communicating product information to its trading partners. Each catalogue had different product data requirements and billing structures. By making QRS Catalogue and QRS Exchange the preferred solution for its trading partner transactions, Stride Rite reduces fees and avoids duplication of information. By streamlining trading partner collaboration, Stride Rite saves time and money, while maintaining data integrity throughout the organization.

"Consolidating our e-commerce software and services and using QRS as our main solution have benefited both Stride Rite and our retail partners," said Yusef Akyuz, CIO, The Stride Rite Corporation. "With QRS we have reduced order errors and cycle times, which translates to reduced costs and better service for our customers."

QRS Catalogue allows manufacturers and suppliers to synchronize current, accurate product information on more than 90 million items with retailers in North America. QRS Catalogue enables Stride Rite to inform retailers of what products are available to purchase and, through data synchronization and standardization, ensures that the right item gets ordered at the expected price and quantity.

Stride Rite's decision to expand its use of QRS Exchange makes it possible for the company and its trading partners to effectively communicate with one another and complete e-commerce transactions, regardless of a company's size or technology infrastructure. QRS Exchange allows Stride Rite's trading partners to select their preferred method of communications for conducting business.

"By using QRS, leading retail brands like Stride Rite can improve their trading community performance, accelerate supply chain processes and fulfill consumer demand," said Liz Fetter, president and CEO of QRS. "Stride Rite Corporation is a valued customer of QRS, and we are proud to provide our collaborative commerce solutions to power its retail trading community."

About The Stride Rite Corporation

The Stride Rite Corporation markets the leading brand of high-quality children's shoes in the United States. Other footwear products for children and adults are marketed by the Company under well-known brand names, including Keds, Sperry Top-Sider, Tommy Hilfiger, Grasshoppers, Munchkin, and Street Hot. Information about the Company is available on our website – www.strideritecorp.com. Information about the Company's brands and product lines is available at www.striderite.com, www.keds.com and www.sperrytopsider.com.

About QRS

With headquarters in Richmond, California, QRS (Nasdaq: QRSI) has been building and automating the way companies connect, collaborate and transact since 1988.

Today, QRS delivers collaborative e-commerce software and services that enable retail companies to bring products to market quickly and profitably. With a complete commerce solution for companies of any size or technology infrastructure, only QRS combines total electronic communication with the retail industry's most extensive source of product information for accurate retail partner transactions. QRS also allows companies to see and manage processes across the supply chain so that problems can be detected and resolved. More than 8,000* customers from over 20 vertical markets – including Sears, Roebuck and Co., Selfridges plc and Jones Apparel Group – use QRS to meet customer needs, compress cycle times, reduce costs and improve sales margins. Learn more about QRS at www.qrs.com.

* Based on total, unique QRS corporate customers that purchased or licensed QRS products and services between January and December 2002.