Maria Markusen Partner and Chief Operations Officer: Simply Retail Inc.

Minneapolis, MN, September 5, 2008 - Simply Retail Inc., the nation's leader in customized healthcare retail systems, is honored to announce our new partner, Maria Markusen, Chief Operations Officer at Simply Retail since 2005. We are excited to share in the growth of Simply Retail with someone who has proven to be a strategic leader and has the natural ability to lead the company to it's potential.

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) September 7, 2008 -- Simply Retail Inc., the nation's leader in customized healthcare retail systems, is honored to announce our new partner, Maria Markusen, Chief Operations Officer at Simply Retail since 2005. We are excited to share in the growth of Simply Retail with someone who has proven to be a strategic leader and has the natural ability to lead the company to it's potential.

Maria has added significant knowledge and skill through her extensive expertise in both healthcare and operational leadership.

Her focus over the next three years will be the financial and strategic planning to grow the company by almost 60% "My role in the partnership is the operational side of business. Mindy will now be able to focus on her role as the voice of Healthcare Retail," said Markusen.

The addition of Markusen as a partner is just the beginning of not only Simply Retail's growth as a company but its growth in the Healthcare Retail market as well. We are responding to changes in the marketplace and providing new products and services that give hospitals the opportunity to expand their retail, cash-and-carry business as well.

About Simply Retail
Simply Retail was formed in 1994 and is the nation's leading provider of Healthcare Retail. Based in Minneapolis, Simply Retail is a retail consultancy and management company with expertise in both retail planning and implementation, integrating retail operations with patient care through customized Retail Systems. In addition, Simply Retail has an alliance with a nationally recognized retail/healthcare architecture firm and has developed an in-house design department that creates customized design elements for each client. Simply Retail also has forged partnerships with POS vendors, concierge services and healthcare developers to create retail opportunities for hospitals, medical office buildings, ambulatory care centers, medi-spas, fitness centers and rehabilitation facilities across the nation.

For more information, please either contact Melissa Jurgens at 612-659-8200, ext. 23.

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