GREENSBORO, N.C. - August 15, 2001

An innovative vendor compliance service for manufacturers, suppliers and their retail supply chain partners, called AVERY DENNISON Compliance Express, is being introduced by Avery Dennison Retail Information Services at Bobbin World 2001. Avery Dennison Retail Information Services occupies Booth 577.

Also on exhibit are the AVERY DENNISON InfoChain Express^® supply chain management solution; the new 300-dpi AVERY DENNISON TTK Care-Label Printer; the low-cost AVERY DENNISON TTX-350 care-label printer equipped with a new cutter/stacker; AVERY DENNISON Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) tags and labels; and fastener products. (Editor: see accompanying release covering Fastener Division products.)

AVERY DENNISON Compliance Express
AVERY DENNISON Compliance Express is a new vendor compliance platform that provides a comprehensive line of products and services to ensure vendor compliance and data accuracy for manufacturers, suppliers and their partners in the retail supply chain. The complete Compliance Express solution includes Ticketing Center production services, printers and software for in-house ticketing, and an extensive selection of media including price tickets and labels, promotional tags, anti-theft devices and carton labels. As part of the program AVERY DENNISON Compliance Express users can access purchase orders from retail partners via a secure Web site and download data directly to an in-house production facility or ticket center; and locate and download compliance formats for individual customers.

AVERY DENNISON TTK Care-Label Printer
The AVERY DENNISON TTK Care-Label Printer features a unique pull-feed mechanism that allows it to handle soft care-label materials such as satin. The versatile, 300-dpi system prints high-quality bar codes, graphics and text on the widest range of care labels, including coated and woven materials. It is offered with an integrated textile cutter/stacker that holds up to 1,000 printed care labels in its 6-inch tray.

AVERY DENNISON TTX-350 Printer
The low-cost AVERY DENNISON TTX-350 Printer employs flat print head technology to produce high-quality bar codes, graphics and text on most standard care-label materials. It is available with a new high-capacity textile cutter/stacker.

AVERY DENNISON InfoChain Express^®
AVERY DENNISON InfoChain Express^® is the Web-based supply chain management solution that seamlessly connects trading partners, including apparel manufacturers, retailers, vendors and freight consolidators, and enables them to share production data in real time. By actively managing the inventory pipeline through InfoChain Express^®, users can respond immediately to changing order requirements, and achieve cost savings associated with data accuracy and operational efficiencies. The total InfoChain solution includes secure Web-based software, label printers and scanners, label media, and global services such as multi-language and local support.

AVERY DENNISON Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) Tags
Avery Dennison Retail Information Services supplies a variety of tags and labels integrated with radiofrequency (RF) circuits for electronic article surveillance. Electronic article surveillance (EAS) products include RF-EAS anti-theft circuits and passive RFID circuits featuring Tag-it technology. EAS labels with Tag-it technology are available in sizes up to 10 inches wide and 22 inches long. Tag-it labels can be supplied fully preprinted with bar codes, graphics and human-readable text, on one or both label sides. They can also be ordered partially printed or blank for in-house printing of variable data.

Additional Products on Exhibit
Additional Avery Dennison products on exhibit at Bobbin World 2001 include the AVERY DENNISON 64 04 Printer, a two-side permanent-care printer that can accept True Type fonts and most popular graphics formats; an enhanced version of the AVERY DENNISON S-262 thermal transfer printer featuring an improved print speed of 8 inches per second and significantly faster image processing speed; and Avery Dennison Tag and Label Software for retail and apparel applications.