RICHMOND, Calif. – March 19, 2003 – QRS Corporation (Nasdaq: QRSI) today announced that American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEOS) has implemented QRS Sourcing™ to help develop product lines, request quotes, select partners and collaborate with manufacturers via the Web. Global retailing companies like American Eagle Outfitters (AE) use QRS Sourcing to manage and track products from concept creation to final delivery, bringing the entire workflow process into one system.

AE, one of the most successful lifestyle retailers in the United States and Canada, is a $1.4 billion Company, with more than 700 stores. To keep up with its fast-paced growth, AE sought an alternative solution to email and spreadsheets that would accelerate the process of selecting and managing domestic and international manufacturers, enabling the Company to source its merchandise more effectively.

Using a Web-based global sourcing solution from QRS, AE’s production team can incorporate design images into a single detailed view of all product lines, obtain real-time responses to quote requests, manage product margins, and ensure that design updates can be quickly and accurately communicated.

"We are pleased with the results from implementing Web-based global sourcing from QRS into our Company," said Laura Weil, Chief Financial Officer of American Eagle Outfitters. "This technology helps us align fashion, price and timing, which is essential given the global complexities of our business."

"As a growing Company, AE needed a strong sourcing solution that could accelerate its merchandising cycles while providing visibility and real-time collaboration," said Liz Fetter, President and CEO of QRS. "QRS Sourcing is helping AE meet both its fashion and financial objectives, and we are proud to be a partner in its success."

About American Eagle Outfitters

American Eagle Outfitters (Nasdaq: AEOS) is a leading lifestyle retailer that designs, markets, and sells its own brand of relaxed, versatile clothing for 16- to 34-year-olds, providing high-quality merchandise at affordable prices. AE's lifestyle collection includes casual basics like khakis, cargos, and jeans; fashion tops like rugbys, polos, and graphic T's; and functional items like swimwear, outerwear, footwear, and accessories. AE's Canadian subsidiary, Bluenotes/Thriftys, targets a slightly younger demographic, offering a more urban/suburban, denim-driven collection for 12- to 22-year-olds. American Eagle Outfitters currently operates 700 AE stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia, 56 AE stores in Canada, and 111 Bluenotes/Thriftys stores in Canada. AE also operates via its Internet business, ae.com.

About QRS

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

QRS delivers collaborative commerce software and services that enable retail companies to bring products to market quickly and profitably. With a full suite of commerce solutions for the entire global trading community, only QRS combines the benefits of total electronic communication with the retail industry's leading source of product information for accurate partner transactions between companies of any size or technology infrastructure. QRS allows companies to see and manage processes across the supply chain so that problems can be detected and resolved, and offers services that provide insight to the store floor so that companies can enhance the customer experience and improve store operations. More than 8,000* customers from over 20 vertical markets – including Sears, Roebuck and Co., The Kroger Company, 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.