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SPS Commerce Unveils the Retail Universe Online Community
GlobeNewswire
2011-11-07

   The Retail Universe Links Thousands of Retailers, Suppliers,
    Logistics Providers and Other Supply Chain Partners to Make
                Finding New Trading Partners Easier

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPS Commerce
(Nasdaq:SPSC), a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management
solutions, today unveiled the Retail Universe, an online community that
connects members of the retail supply chain, allowing organizations to
identify new business partners and expand their e-commerce or
traditional businesses with confidence. Thousands of organizations have
already joined the Retail Universe by creating a free online profile
that details their company type, industry, items, technical
capabilities and much more. In addition, SPS Commerce provides
certification for vendors meeting specific e-commerce or drop-ship
requirements. Retail Universe members can search the community to find
new trading partners with specific capabilities, such as e-commerce
readiness.

"Business is all about forming relationships within a community,
especially in the supply chain, and the Retail Universe makes
developing the right relationships easier," said Archie Black,
president and CEO of SPS Commerce. "Similar to social networking sites,
Retail Universe uses a profile to identify the right trading partners
for each organization. In addition, SPS confirms a trading partner's
integration capabilities, making sure that the Retail Universe
recommends partners that are the right fit."

Accessible by more than 40,000 organizations today, the Retail Universe
helps:


  --  Retailers identify suppliers with specific capabilities and source new
      suppliers and products to add to an online or offline product catalog
  --  Vendors promote their capabilities, such as support for drop shipping or
      specific EDI capabilities, and share item data and digital assets
  --  Logistics providers market their unique capabilities, such as support
      for specific fulfillment models, geographies served and specialized
      warehousing attributes




For more information on Retail Universe or to add a company profile,
visit www.retailuniverse.com.

About SPS Commerce

SPS Commerce is a leading provider of on-demand supply chain management
solutions and the Retail Universe community, providing integration,
collaboration, connectivity, visibility and data analytics to thousands
of customers worldwide. We deliver our solutions over the Internet
using a Software-as-a-Service model to improve the way the retail
supply chain community of suppliers, retailers, distributors and other
customers build their trading partner relationships and manage and
fulfill orders. Our Retail Universe hosts profiles of thousands of
retail supply chain members, and enables retailers, suppliers and 3PLs
to find, connect and form new business partnerships based on product or
integration requirements. The SPSCommerce.net platform features
pre-built integrations used by current and new customers alike,
spanning 3,000 order management models across 1,500 retailers, grocers
and distributors, as well as integrations to over 100 accounting,
warehouse management, enterprise resource planning, and packing and
shipping applications. More than 40,000 customers across more than 40
countries have used SPSCommerce.net, making it one of the largest
trading partner integration centers. SPS Commerce has 43 consecutive
quarters of increased revenues and is headquartered in Minneapolis. For
additional information, please contact SPS Commerce at 866-245-8100 or
visit www.spscommerce.com or www.retailuniverse.com.

SPS Commerce is a registered trademark of SPS Commerce, Inc.
SPSCommerce.net and the SPS Commerce logo are the property of SPS
Commerce, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their
respective holders.

The SPS Commerce logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=7184

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this release that are not historical or current facts
are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements in this
release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, performances or achievements
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Certain of
these risks and uncertainties are described in the "Risk Factors"
section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other
required reports, as filed with the SEC, which are available at the
SEC's Website at http://www.sec.gov.

SPS-C


CONTACT: Kay Rindels
         SPS Commerce
         866-245-8100
         krindels@spscommerce.com
         
         Kim Leadley
         PAN Communications
         617-502-4300
         spscommerce@pancomm.com



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