24.5.2023 10:28:58 CEST | StrongPoint | Non-regulatory press releases

(Oslo, May 24, 2023), StrongPoint ASA, a leading provider of grocery retail
technology solutions, has signed a partnership and distribution agreement with
Aste Finland, a leading provider of food and drink cooling devices and
temperature-controlled grocery lockers for grocery e-commerce. Aste Finland
already serves some of the biggest grocery retail companies in Finland.

The scope of the agreement provides StrongPoint with exclusive distribution
rights of Aste's solutions in StrongPoint's eight core markets of UK, Ireland,
Norway, Sweden, Spain, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as well as other markets of
strategic interest. The partnership also means that StrongPoint becomes the
exclusive installation, service, and support partner of Aste's solutions
following any future sales secured by StrongPoint.

Aste Finland's temperature-controlled grocery lockers and their 'locker via a
cool-room' which allows locker access to an existing cool-room in a store, will
be added to StrongPoint's e-commerce product portfolio. Aste's grocery locker
solution will be offered as a complimentary option alongside StrongPoint's
proprietary grocery locker solution.

"We are delighted to enter into this partnership with Aste Finland. Their
extensive expertise in in-store food cooling devices and grocery lockers
complements our capabilities in the retail technology space. We can now expand
our offer of solutions to our customers, making StrongPoint even more relevant
for grocery retailers, and bring Aste Finland's solutions to more markets," said
Jacob Tveraabak, CEO of StrongPoint. 

"Working with StrongPoint means we can help to scale our business and bring our
world-class solutions to more customers in more countries. StrongPoint has an
outstanding reputation for customer service and after-sales support which makes
it a perfect partner to take our business to the next level," said Jussi
Salonen, CEO of Aste Finland. 



About StrongPoint 

StrongPoint is a grocery retail technology company that provides solutions to
make shops smarter, shopping experiences better and online grocery shopping more
efficient. With over 500 employees in Norway, Sweden, the Baltics, Spain, the UK
and Ireland and together with a wide partner network, StrongPoint supports
grocery and retail businesses in more than 20 countries. StrongPoint provides
in-store cash management and payment solutions, electronic shelf labels,
self-checkouts, click & collect temperature-controlled grocery lockers, in-store
and drive-thru grocery pickup solutions and grocery order picking solutions,
both manual and automated. StrongPoint is headquartered in Norway and is listed
on the Oslo Stock Exchange with a revenue of approx 1.4bn NOK [ticker: STRO]. 

About Aste Finland 

Aste Finland® Oy is a Finnish company which manufactures the world's finest
commercial grade cooling devices for professional use. Our products are designed
and manufactured in Finland and high-quality and customer-focused service is at
the heart of everything we do. More than 70 experts in the refrigeration
industry work in our professional team. We are manufacturing approximately
15,000 devices annually to brewery and retail businesses, of which 65% are
exported mainly to Europe. Over the last 13 years, Aste Finland® has achieved
market leader status in its own segment in Finland. 

CONTACTS

 * Jacob Tveraabak, CEO StrongPoint ASA, +47 908 21 370,
   jacob.tveraabak@strongpoint.com 

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