QRS Named to Top 100 IT Suppliers List

LOUDWATER, England – June 23, 2003 – QRS Corporation (Nasdaq: QRSI) today announced its inclusion in leading UK retail publication Retail Week's list of top 100 IT suppliers. Based on company financial performance and turnover from the past fiscal year, QRS is ranked as number 59 on the list.

This year's list ranged from large IT corporations such as IBM and HP to smaller niche solutions. Journalist Penelope Ody wrote in her analysis: "Software and services are the fastest-growing sectors in retail IT." She went on to note that there has been a significant amount of investment in "streamlining the supply chain" within the retail sector as well.

Shak Akhtar, QRS Vice President of Sales and Operations for EMEA, said: "Being featured in the Top 100 IT Suppliers list in Retail Week is further proof of QRS' global appeal. We are pleased to be included as a key technology player in the UK retail industry."

About QRS

QRS (Nasdaq: QRSI) is a leading provider of collaborative commerce solutions for the global retail trading community. We enable companies to communicate electronically with their global trading partners; conduct cross-company transactions; synchronize and manage product data; collaboratively source, merchandise and import goods; and automatically detect and resolve supply chain issues. More than 8,000* retailers, brand marketers, manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and distributors from a variety of retail segments – including Federated Department Stores Inc., Groupe Clarins USA, Jones Apparel Group Inc., The Kroger Company, Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Selfridges plc – use QRS solutions to significantly improve their overall business performance. 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.


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