FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - October 4, 2001

Cole Haan, a leading designer and marketer of high-quality men’s and women’s footwear, accessories and outerwear, has selected InfoChain Express^®™ as its exclusive purchase order tracking ASP source to drive supply chain efficiencies. The announcement was made by Chris Pfister, marketing & alliance manager for Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, supplier of InfoChain Express^® (www.infochain.averydennison.com) and a global leader in product identification solutions for industry.

Following successful testing of InfoChain Express^®, in full Brazil and Mexico operational capacity, Cole Haan will deploy the solution to its European business units, with plans to roll-out to further operations in Asia.

John Barron, Cole Haan's Vice President of Finance, stated: "The business benefits of an ASP solution were clear. Our task was to find a solution that would accurately facilitate the flow of purchase order information among our vendors worldwide. After researching the market, we discovered that Avery Dennison InfoChain Express^® was a viable and credible offering providing us with essential capabilities found in no other ASP solution."

As a fully automated web-based technology, InfoChain Express^® will translate and track, in real time, critical purchase order information from Cole Haan to its vendors, factories and consolidators. Advance Shipping Notices (ASNs) are generated from the InfoChain Express^® system.

"We are excited about the exclusive relationship and the future possibilities with Cole Haan," says Ali Ho Clemens, vice president and general manager for Avery Dennison InfoChain Express^®. "We look forward to deploying InfoChain Express^®, particularly in Brazil and Mexico, and to empowering all parties along Cole Haan’s supply chain."

About Avery Dennison

Avery Dennison Retail Information Services offers worldwide solutions to industry for product identification. Products and services include Web-based supply chain management solutions, service bureaus, in-house imprinting systems and software, fully and partially preprinted tags, labels and label forms, sequential bar code tags and labels, electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags and labels, fastener products and consulting services. Major markets include retail, apparel, softlines and hardgoods.

About Cole Haan

Cole Haan, the premier casual American luxury brand, offers high-quality, handcrafted men’s and women’s footwear, accessories and outerwear. Each product blends craftsmanship, design and innovation giving it distinctive character. In addition to its many retail stores, consumers can experience all Cole Haan has to offer by visiting its website, www.colehaan.com. A wholly owned subsidiary of Nike, Inc., Cole Haan has its international headquarters in Yarmouth, Maine and its design headquarters in New York City.