geoVue’s Jim Stone Named to 2009 ICSC Research Conference Panel

Woburn, MA – September 23, 2009 – Jim Stone, President and Founder of geoVue, Inc., a leading provider of location intelligence solutions, has been named as a panelist at the ICSC Annual North America Research Conference next month.

Stone, widely considered an expert in the geospatial industry, has served as speaker at dozens of industry gatherings and conferences over the past 15 years including Location Intelligence, ICSC, Retail Systems, URISA, NACREIF, and others. He frequently appears in publications including Shopping Center Business, Franchise Times, Restaurant News, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and the Wall Street Journal.

Stone will act as a panelist, alongside other industry leaders, at the “Same Problem, Different Methodology” session, which will focus on using location technology to address real business challenges.

“It’s an honor to be chosen for this particular panel, this particular year. With the economy in the shape it’s in, everybody is tightening their budgets and looking for ways to make smarter, more cost-effective decisions with their real estate dollars,” Stone says. “I look forward to engaging on this topic with people who are facing these challenges every day.”

The conference, with a focus on “The Opportunities Ahead… Strategies, Methods and Networking,” is being held in Phoenix, AZ from October 18-20, 2009.

About geoVue

geoVue is the leading provider of location optimization and modeling solutions for retail and restaurant chains and franchises seeking to maximize return on capital investment. geoVue’s solutions automate and improve the store development process, from ranking, prioritizing and selecting markets, to opening new locations, to closing underperforming locations.  We have developed a suite of applications that can be deployed within any enterprise, large or small, and tailored to address the specific business and technical needs of our clients and their teams.  geoVue’s deep domain expertise has helped leading chains nationwide optimize store networks and maximize ROI.  Learn more at www.geovue.com.

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