Portaltech & hybris Win Account for eCommerce Re-platform for SPACE.NK.apothecary's Multi Channel and International Retail Business

LONDON, March 3, 2011 - Portaltech are pleased to announce the recent account win to re-platform
and integrate commerce operations for luxury beauty retailer
SPACE.NK.apothecary. SPACE.NK.apothecary was founded by Nicky Kinnaird in
1993, when she launched her first store in Covent Garden, with an ambition to
offer a carefully edited selection of high quality, original and effective
beauty products from innovators and specialists around the world. Since then,
the passion for beauty has continued and the brand has grown to encompass 78
stores and concessions in the UK and US, as well as a thriving online
business. The retailer who also owns the Eve Lom Skin Care brand has plans to
grow their business significantly online over the next 5 years, both in the
UK and Internationally.

This strategic project, will take advantage of the hybris multi channel
platform for Product Content Management, B2C Commerce and Mobile, whilst
leveraging Portaltech's QuickLive project accelerator for a rapid rollout of
internationalised, multi brand sites.

Lauri Vela, Chief Marketing Officer for SPACE.NK.apothecary, explained:
"Following a rigorous review process, we selected Portaltech because they
provided us with a flexible and robust multi channel solution based on the
hybris platform, that will enable us to have greater control over our Product
and Content Management and Multi Channel Merchandising. We have been
impressed by Portaltech's approach and we look forward to a long term
business partnership."

This win builds on a very successful year for Portaltech, who won 5
awards in 2010.

Mark Adams, Director of Sales at Portaltech commented: "This is a great
start to 2011 and we are thrilled to be chosen as SPACE.NK.apothecary's
eCommerce partner. I am confident that Portaltech will provide a
market-beating solution based on the latest version of the hybris multi
channel platform, setting SPACE.NK.apothecary up with a fantastic capability
to trade and exploit growth in the UK and internationally for the foreseeable
future."

Andy Piscina, Sales Director at hybris, said: "Portaltech have grown
their business to become one of the top hybris integrators and implementers
in the UK. SPACE.NK.apothecary will be the 12th customer on the hybris
QuickLive project accelerator and we are looking forward to helping them
develop their business on our platform."

The new SPACE.NK.apothecary site is due to launch in the summer of 2011.

To find out more about Portaltech, or to organise a demonstration of
Portaltech's QuickLive hybris accelerator module, contact: Rachel Wilkinson,
Head of Brand & Retail at: Rachel.wilkinson@portaltech.co.uk , or contact us
on: +44(0)207-981-0023

www.portaltech.co.uk

www.quicklive.co.uk

For further information and for PR or trade enquiries, please contact:

Rachel Wilkinson, Head of Brand & Retail, Portaltech:
Rachel.wilkinson@portaltech.co.uk

T: +44(0)207-9810023 M: +44(0)788-9719955

For further information and for PR or trade enquiries, please contact: Rachel Wilkinson, Head of Brand & Retail, Portaltech: Rachel.wilkinson at portaltech.co.uk , T: +44(0)207-9810023 M: +44(0)788-9719955