Retail Radio Named One of Fastest Growing Tech Companies

209 percent growth puts Retail Radio on Technology 200 List.

2013-01-17

SACRAMENTO, CA, January 17, 2013 (Press-News.org) Retail Radio is the 51st-fastest growing technology company in the United States, according to Lead411's Technology 200 list, which is based on percentage revenue growth. Lead411 is an information services company that gathers data from numerous sources to generate its annual list of fastest growing tech companies. Lead411 ranked Retail Radio 51st in the country based on the company's revenue growth of 209 percent over the last three years.

Retail Radio provides in-store music and other sensory branding services -- including digital signage, digital menu boards and scent -- for stores, restaurants and other locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. The Sacramento-based company uses innovative, proprietary, play-list software and modern delivery technologies to provide clients with customized in-store music that enhances the shopping and dining experience for customers.

With its licensed music featuring big-name artists, and its on-air personalities, Retail Radio essentially provides stores with their own radio stations. These unique stations play music that customers appreciate, and can include the stores' own messaging between songs.

"We have excellent technology developers," said J.C. Swan of Retail Radio. "They create technology that's efficient and effective; it's not just about the 'cool factor.' Their tools allow for great customization, and more importantly, they meet clients' demands as quickly as possible. They are improving our ability to enhance the customer experience. And we have even more surprises planned for 2013."

This is the third "fastest growing" honor that Retail Radio received in 2012. The company was previously named the 9th-fastest growing company in the Sacramento region by the Sacramento Business Journal, and the 572nd-fastest growing private company in the U.S. by Inc. magazine.

Retail Radio is one of the fastest growing businesses in the United States. The company provides licensed music and other services to retail stores, restaurants, and other locations throughout the United States and Canada. The company has achieved rapid growth due to two key factors: innovative, proprietary, music software and a management team with more than 80 years of experience in the radio business. In addition to licensed in-store music, Retail Radio provides on-hold music, customer queuing, digital signage, and production of customized audio, text and visual messaging. Retail Radio focuses on building the brand of its clients, providing store-specific music and messaging that enhance the customer experience. For more information, visit www.retailradio.biz or call (888) 807-6863.

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