4 September 2007

Clarks customers can now find their nearest stockists in seconds, thanks to the new service

Multimap, one of the world’s leading online mapping and location-based services providers, today announced the implementation of its Storefinder service for Clarks, the number one shoe retailer in the UK. As a result, Clarks customers are able to easily locate their nearest stockists, and see their precise location on an interactive map.

Waldemar Duzniak, Digital Marketing Manager at Clarks, said “We are pleased to partner with Multimap to provide accurate and reliable location mapping of our 1,900 UK stockists. After much research, we selected Multimap because of its proven reputation in the industry combined with the top-notch quality of its mapping data and the reliability of its services. We are delighted with the results!”

Visitors to www.clarks.co.uk click on the “menu” button, then select “Store locator”, and enter their postcode or place name. Multimap delivers a list of the ten nearest retail outlets stocking Clarks shoes, including Clarks stores, independent footwear stores, and department stores. By selecting a store, customers access a street-level map with zoom in/out functionality, pinpointing its exact location, along with full contact details.

Steve Frost, Head of Worldwide B2B Sales at Multimap commented, “Many leading retailers across the globe use our Storefinder and online mapping services, and we are thrilled to welcome Clarks to the fold. Our service offers an immensely useful tool, encouraging more interactivity on the site and empowering customers to find the most convenient Clarks store in moments, thereby increasing the likelihood of a purchase.”

About Multimap

Multimap is one of the world’s leading providers of mapping and location-based services. The company delivers more online maps, point-to-point driving directions and geo-spatial ("where's my nearest?") searches to more companies than any other supplier in Europe. All services are offered on mobile, PDA, kiosk, and interactive TV platforms. We also offer a highly-functional API (Application Programming Interface).

The public website, www.multimap.com, provides a range of free, useful services to assist with everyday life. Key features include street-level maps of Europe, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia; road maps of the world; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; links to location information; and services such as hotel, restaurant and entertainment booking. The public site attracts over 10 million unique users, registers more than 190 million page impressions every month, and is one of the top 10 most visited websites in the UK.

Multimap recently featured in The Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 league table of fastest-growing unquoted UK companies across all sectors. In 2006, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Multimap The Queen's Award for Enterprise in the innovation category, and Multimap was one of only three companies to feature in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 league of fastest-growing unquoted UK technology companies for the fourth year running. Also in 2006, the company featured in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 for the UK and Ireland, and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 for EMEA. Multimap also featured in the Deloitte Touche's Technology Fast 50 league for London and Southern England in 2005 and, in the same year, Red Herring named Multimap as one of the Top 100 private companies in Europe.

About Clarks

Clarks is engaged in the manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing of footwear for men, women and children. It has earned a reputation for quality footwear through a strong portfolio of brands, and through ongoing commitment to design, exceptional comfort, premium quality and expert service. Clarks has remained privately owned throughout its history and ranks amongst the UK’s largest private companies. It is the largest operator of specialist shoe stores in the UK, and the largest non-sports footwear brand in the world.