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Australia's Coles Express Deploys Store, Headquarters and Loyalty Software From Retalix
GlobeNewswire
2012-01-10

   Convenience Retailer to Realize Benefits of Enhanced Customer
                 Service and Optimized Operations

RA'ANANA, Israel, Jan. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coles Express, a
leading Australian convenience store and fuel retailer, has selected
and is deploying an integrated suite of software solutions from
Retalix(R) Ltd. (Nasdaq:RTLX) at the chain's headquarters and at its
625 convenience store and Shell-branded fuel sites across Australia.
The pilot went live in October 2011, and the full rollout is planned
for 2012.

Peter Short, general manager of Coles Express, said, "The deployment of
Retalix's software solutions represents a major change in the way our
business operates. Using Retalix software we benefit from more
streamlined and efficient sales and operations, as well as optimized
inventory forecasting and improved item availability. Witnessing the
extensive Retalix solutions in action, we are positive that our team
can now run the business more efficiently and significantly enhance our
customer service."

The Retalix store solutions being implemented at Coles Express include
Retalix POS, Back Office, Fuel and handheld software applications.
These solutions are fully integrated with the enterprise-level Retalix
HQ Management, Demand Driven Replenishment and Loyalty solutions,
enabling Coles Express to centrally manage item catalogue, pricing,
promotional offers, customer loyalty, inventory, wet stock, store
ordering and more. The Retalix Loyalty system also enables the Coles
group the benefit of offering its customers cross-promotions between
its supermarkets and Coles Express brands.

Ronen Levkovich, president of Retalix's International Business Unit,
said: "We are delighted that Coles Express selected Retalix's
market-leading retail solutions, which will help them elevate their
customer service and chain efficiencies to a new level. We are pleased
to partner with this advanced retailer as Retalix continues to grow its
local presence across Australia. We are confident that Retalix's
extensive solution offering will enable Coles Express to enjoy the full
power of seamlessly integrated retail technology."

For more information about Retalix POS for convenience retailers,
visit:http://www.retalix.com/storepoint.cfm

For more information about Retalix Demand-Driven replenishment,
visit:http://www.retalix.com/demand-driven-replenishment.cfm

For more information about Retalix Loyalty,
visit:http://www.retalix.com/loyalty.cfm

About Coles Express

Coles Express operates 625 convenience stores across Australia, and is
part of Coles, one of the continent's largest retail groups, operating
more than 2,000 supermarkets, convenience stores and liquor stores. In
the financial year 2010/2011, Coles Express enjoyed a solid
performance, with revenue of nearly 6.8 billion Australian Dollars, up
8.7 percent on the previous year. Company web site:
www.colesexpress.com.au.

About Retalix

Retalix is a leading global provider of innovative software and
services to high volume, high complexity retailers, including
supermarkets, convenience stores, fuel stations, drugstores and
department stores. The company's products and services help its
customers to manage and optimize their retail operations, differentiate
their brand and build consumer loyalty, while providing retailers with
the flexibility and scalability to support ongoing business
transformation and growth. Retalix offers solutions for point-of-sale
(POS), sales channels and in-store management (including mobile and
e-commerce), customer management and marketing, merchandising, and
logistics. By leveraging a multitude of deployment options, including
Software-As-A-Service (SaaS), Retalix serves a large customer base of
approximately 70,000 stores across more than 50 countries worldwide.
The Company's headquarters are located in Ra'anana, Israel, and its
North America headquarters are located in Plano, Texas. Retalix stock
trades on the NASDAQ and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

For more information, visit http://www.retalix.com, the contents of
which are not part of this press release. Follow Retalix on Twitter:
@Retalix.

Retalix is a registered trademark of Retalix Ltd. in the United States
and in other countries. The names of actual companies, products and
services mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.

The Retalix Ltd. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5937

Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements: Except for statements of
historical fact, the information presented herein constitutes
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and U.S. federal securities laws. For
example, the statements regarding the future rollout of deployment of
Retalix solutions and the performance goals that Retalix customers like
Coles Express are trying to achieve by deploying such solutions all
include forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which
may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Retalix,
including revenues, income and expenses, to be materially different
from any future results, performance or achievements or other guidance
or outlooks expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such factors include risks relating to Retalix's anticipated future
financial performance and growth, continued roll-outs with existing
customers, continued interest in Retalix's new platforms, the
perception by leading retailers of Retalix's reputation, the potential
benefits to food and fuel retailers and distributors, expansion into
new geographic markets, and other factors over which Retalix may have
little or no control. This list is intended to identify only certain of
the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ.
Readers are referred to the reports and documents filed by Retalix with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Retalix's Annual
Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2010, for a
discussion of these and other important risk factors. Except as
required by law, Retalix undertakes no obligation to publicly release
the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that
may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof,
or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


CONTACT: For media information:
         Brad Prizer
         Retalix Ltd.
         +1-877-573-7193
         brad.prizer@retalix.com
         
         For corporate affairs:
         Doron Gerassi
         Retalix Ltd.
         +972-9-7766677 Ext. 6275
         Investors@retalix.com