GREENSBORO, N.C. - April 5, 2002

A powerful suite of product ID solutions that address global ticketing, labeling and supply chain management needs will be on exhibit by Avery Dennison Retail Information Services at the Apparel Sourcing Show, May 15-17, 2002, Grand Tikal Futura Hotel and Conventions Center, Guatemala City, Guatemala. Avery Dennison Retail Information Services is exhibiting in conjunction with Vision Distribuciones of Guatemala City; the companies will occupy Booth 36.

On exhibit will be AVERY DENNISON™ Identity Graphics product offerings, AVERY DENNISON™ Ticket Express™, source tagging products and services, woven fabric labels for apparel applications, and the AVERY DENNISON™ InfoChain Express™ order management solution. Descriptions of the five featured product categories appear below.

AVERY DENNISON™ Identity Graphics

AVERY DENNISON™ Identity Graphics communicates brand identity through visual imagery and innovative graphic designs. The Identity Graphics product line enables customers to meet changing requirements for bar-coded information, integrated tickets, packaging and labels. Offerings include graphic tags; integrated tags/labels with graphic images and variable data; price tags and stickers; sock and shirt bands; pressure-sensitive labels; header cards and packaging inserts; woven labels; and printed fabric labels.

AVERY DENNISON™ Ticket Express™

AVERY DENNISON™ Ticket Express™ provides fast, accurate delivery of preprinted tags and labels worldwide. It transmits variable data, ticket formats, material specifications and shipping information electronically to ticket centers, ensuring consistent ticket production. A global management system ensures data integrity and imprint consistency across production locations. Ticket Express allows customers to eliminate in-house ticketing operations and to produce tickets using offset, laser, thermal and other manufacturing technologies. The system is operational in more than 30 production locations covering North and South America, Europe and Asia.

AVERY DENNISON™ Source Tagging

AVERY DENNISON™ Source Tagging incorporates security devices directly into products or product packaging early in the retail supply chain, reducing product loss due to shoplifting, employee theft and paperwork errors. Source tagging improves sales and profits by securing assets, allows merchandise to arrive at the sales floor without delay, and enables retailers to openly display popular products. Product offerings include Ultra-Strip™ labels, radio-frequency (RF) labels, sewn-in and drop-in labels, and Electric Article Surveillance (EAS) labels integrated into hang tags and pocket flashers.

AVERY DENNISON™ Woven Fabric Labels

Avery Dennison Retail Information Services now offers an expanded line of woven fabric labels for apparel applications, complementing the company’s existing line of apparel industry price tags, carton labels, hang tags, graphics tags and security tags. The expanded line provides apparel retailers and manufacturers with the resources of a single-source global supplier.

AVERY DENNISON™ InfoChain Express^®™

AVERY DENNISON™ InfoChain Express^®™ seamlessly connects supply chain trading partners including manufacturers, retailers, vendors and freight consolidators. It reduces errors and improves the accuracy of information flowing through the supply chain. The service also enhances packing accuracy and facilitates production of electronic packing lists and advance shipping notices (ASNs). Additionally, users can customize InfoChain Express^® by defining their own parameters and business rules. The total InfoChain Express^® solution includes secure Web-based software, label printers and scanners, label media, and global capabilities such as multi-language and local support.

Visit Avery Dennison Retail Information Services at: www.ris.averydennison.com.

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.