BCBG MAX AZRIA GROUP SELECTS IRG
TO ADD SOME ATTITUDE TO ITS GLOBAL STORE WAN
With critically acclaimed collections, trend-setting designs, and an aggressive expansion plan, BCBG Max Azria is truly a powerhouse of style in the fashion industry. Extremely successful promoting its "good style, good attitude" fashion philosophy since the brand's launch in 1989, BCBG is embraced by A-list celebrities and women worldwide for its attention-grabbing, yet wearable designs. Such a dynamic company required a like-minded network partner, capable of helping the company transform its store-wide IT infrastructure by customizing each facet of network design, implementation, and support, while helping BCBG maintain Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance.


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BEALLS REPRESENTS A LONGS STANDING BRAND NAME THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY
Bealls, Inc. is the parent company of Bealls Department Stores, Inc, Bealls Outlet Stores, Inc., and Burke’s Outlet Stores, Inc. The corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates over 560 retail store sites in states across the Sun Belt, from Florida to California with annual sales over one billion dollars. Since its modest beginnings in 1915 Bealls has grown to be a major employer in the State of Florida as well as a valued asset to all the communities it serves throughout the country. A long history of strong ethical values and commitment to customers, employees and community has earned the Bealls family of stores trust and respect in the marketplace.


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"THE BEAN" SELECTS IRG TO PROVIDE FREE WIFI
Now you can have your coffee and drink it too...while checking your email for free! Thanks to Industry Retail Group (IRG), now Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (CBTL) customers in any of their hundreds of domestic locations can spend all day utilizing the WiFi hotspot without paying an access fee frequently seen at the competition. CBTL has always sought to provide a quality lifestyle destination to its patrons by inviting them to enjoy a relaxed and cozy environment while sipping from the extensive menu of over 22 coffees and 20 teas. In an effort to both enhance its current customers' experience and attract new customers, CBTL decided that it was well worth the implementation costs to provide free WiFi. To date, according to informal surveys taken at various locations using the WiFi serivce, the feedback has been only positive.


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NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST PROVIDER FOR INDEPENDENT RETIREMENT LIVING SECURES DISTRIBUTED NETWORK WITH FORTINET IN RECORD TIME
For nearly 40 years, Holiday Retirement has been providing the very best options for senior living. Each of its communities is designed with a focus on creating a rewarding and satisfying lifestyle for residents. Holiday Retirement offers more than 300 locations throughout the United States and Canada.

Holiday Retirement utilized broadband connectivity for integral office operations and service to its residents. More importantly, the critical need for connectivity was related to employee time tracking, keeping track of all new resident move-ins, as well as food ordering for the facilities.

Due to circumstances beyond our control, Holiday was in a position to replace their broadband network in a very short period of time. Holiday Retirement conducted a thorough search for a business partner who could offer managed broadband connectivity and network security.

Holiday Retirement selected Industry Retail Group (IRG), a premier provider of broadband-enabled network services, serving retailers and multi-site companies. The company relied on IRG to provide network security for its distributed network. “We were looking for a network security vendor that gave us the flexibility to easily manage our large and distributed network as well as support our need to reduce costs and simplify our network,” said Steve McDowell, Chief Information Officer at Holiday Retirement.


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HUDSON GROUP SELECTS INDUSTRY RETAIL GROUP FOR WAN DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND SUPPORT
Hudson Group is a privately held corporation that operates more than 500 premier newsstands, bookstores and specialty retail stores in 67 airports and transportation terminals throughout North America. The company's flagship concept, Hudson News, is North America's only national newsstand brand. Under the familiar blue sign can be found the most complete selection of magazines in the transportation industry, along with books, newspapers, and a wide variety of travelers' necessities, snacks and bottled soft drinks. Hudson Group specialty retail shops include such proprietary brands as Hudson Booksellers, Kids Works, Euro Cafe, $10/$15 Boutique, and more. National brands partnering with Hudson Group include Discovery Channel, CNN, Crabtree & Evelyn, Roots, House of Blues, Sunglass Hut, Life Is Good and Quiznos. Hudson's Executive Management team is committed to driving revenue for airport partners and maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. They looked to Industry Retail Group (IRG) to provide them with a turnkey, PCI-Compliance assisting, Wide-Area-Network (WAN).


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EVERYBODY'S CRAZY 'BOUT A SHARP-DRESSED WAN
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (JAB) is the pre-eminent name in men's fine and casual fashion, and has been at the forefront of their market for over 100 years. JAB operates approx 500 stores today, in nearly every state, and has plans of opening its 600th store by the end of 2012.


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MACARONI GRILL SELECTS IRG TO SERVE HIGH SPEED MANAGED BROADBAND FOR ITS NORTH AMERICAN LOCATIONS
Macaroni Grill is the Italian Mediterranean restaurant with locations in North America and the United Kingdom, with hundreds of locations throughout North America. Macaroni Grill's recipes are inspired by the Mediterranean way of cooking along Italy's coast, and require the finest artisan pastas, vine-ripened tomatoes, colorful vegetables, extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemons, select seafood, grilled meats and fresh, fragrant Italian herbs. These recipes are handed down for generations to the company's passionate executive chefs. Fresh, simple, and authentic, Macaroni Grill views the meal as a whole experience from beginning to end, and the experience starts as soon as you sit down.


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MEDSTAR HEALTH CURES WAN DILEMMA WITH IRG PRIVATEIP
The mission of MedStar Health is to serve the needs of their patients in the Baltimore/ Washington region by providing superior, comprehensive health care services in a patient-first environment. Their extended network of seven hospitals, almost 100 affiliate locations, and over 23,000 employees makes MedStar Health one of the premier not-for-profit healthcare organizations in the country. MedStar's primary business is healthcare, not telecommunications, and when it came to selecting a new network partner, they wanted a company who could live up to the same superior standards they have set for themselves.


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QUIKSILVER DESIGNS, PRODUCES, AND DISTRIBUTES CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES AND RELATED PRODUCTS FOR YOUNG-MINDED PEOPLE AND DEVELOPS BRANDS THAT REPRESENT A CASUAL LIFESTYLE DRIVE FROM A BOARDRIDING HERITAGE
Quiksilver's authenticity is evident in its innovative products, events and retail environments across the globe. In addition to their own retail loctions, Quiksilver's products are sold throughout the world, primarily in surf shops, skate shops and other specialty stores that provide authentic retail experience for its customers.


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LARGE REAL ESTATE FIRM IMPLEMENTS PRIVATEIP NETWORK
WITH INDUSTRY RETAIL GROUP
A large Northeast-based real-estate firm with several hundred offices and over 15,000 sales agents recently signed an exclusive network services agreement with IRG. A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, this organization helps customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamline the delivery of mortgages, and home & title insurance.


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ROBEKS JUICES UP ITS WAN WITH IRG
Robeks Corporation is privately owned company specializing in the franchising of Robeks Juice stores across the United States and internationally. Projecting 500 locations within the next 4 years, with domestic stores spanning the country, their concept and mission is quite simple: Fresh, premium, made-to-order; unique combinations of healthy ingredients; flavorful throughout. Recently they were named as one the Top 10 fastest growing franchisees in 2006 by Entrepreneur.com.


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SMOKEY BONES BAR & FIRE GRILL SELECTS INDUSTRY RETAIL GROUP FOR MANAGED NETWORK SERVICES AND GUEST WI-FI
Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill selects Industry Retail Group, Inc. (IRG) for Managed Network Services and guest Wi-Fi. Smokey Bones specializes in three things: good food, good drinks and good times. They operate multiple locations throughout the Northeast, Midwest, and the Southern United States.

MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF DEDICATION HAVE TRANSFORMED THE NAME SWAROVSKI INTO THE SYNONYM FOR CRYSTAL
Back in 1895, Daniel Swarovski pursued his dream of creating a crystal so perfect that it captured both the eye and the heart. Swarovski, now the undisputed world leader in cut crystal has remained fully independent since its foundation in Wattens, Austria. The company employs over 25,000 people and maintains a presence in more than 120 countries worldwide. Today, the name of Swarovski stands for exacting workmanship, quality and creativity all over the world.


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