Creative Realities, Inc. and Reflect Win Multi-Million Dollar Retail Project on First Bid Together

LOUISVILLE, Ky. and DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital signage leaders Creative Realities, Inc. ("CRI", NASDAQ: CREX, CREXW) and Reflect Systems, Inc. announced today that their first joint sales effort has resulted in a major win – a project to deploy digital experiences for a retail customer at hundreds of locations nationwide for an expected total contract value in excess of $10 million.

The large-scale project comes shortly after CRI and Reflect announced in November their plans to merge, bringing together two of the industry's leading companies to form one, operating under CRI's name and Rick Mills' leadership, CRI's current CEO. The retail customer is the first of many wins expected for the combined company that will boast the most complete, competitive digital signage offerings on the market.

"This win is a validation of what we've been saying since Reflect and CRI first began discussing a merger: we believe our combined offerings are stronger than anything else in the industry," said Mills. "Winning a project of this value and prominence sends a powerful message to both existing and potential new customers – we have something new and exciting that they will want to consider."

As retailers continue grappling with the effects of the pandemic, the combined company is poised to meet those retailers' new and unique digital signage needs, as well as the needs of their consumers. Together, CRI and Reflect are able to offer everything retailers need to deploy visually compelling digital experiences at scale that rival online shopping and usher the entire industry forward to more meaningful digital transformations.

Even beyond retail, this win further validates the advantages CRI and Reflect can leverage by working together to address the needs of a wide range of industries, positioning the combined company to be a leader across a broad spectrum of digital signage applications including brand building, audience engagement, customer support, employee communications, digital-out-of-home advertising, and menu boards. As the demand for engaging digital experiences continues to grow, CRI and Reflect will be ideally positioned to deliver to customers a single source solution to meet all their digital signage needs.

"We're thrilled to be collaborating regularly with CRI on these large-scale projects and look forward to going to market as a combined team delivering our customers exceptional value," said Lee Summers, CEO of Reflect. "To have such a huge project kick off our journey together is both encouraging and exciting as we look ahead to the new opportunities and possibilities."

The merger is presently scheduled to close in February.

About Creative Realities, Inc.

CRI helps clients use the latest omnichannel technologies to inspire better customer experiences. CRI designs, develops and deploys consumer experiences for high-end enterprise-level networks, and is actively providing recurring SaaS and support services across diverse vertical markets, including but not limited to automotive, advertising networks, apparel & accessories, convenience stores, foodservice/QSR, gaming, theater, and stadium venues. CRI has operations across North America with active installations in more than 10 countries.

About Reflect

Reflect provides powerful, cost-effective digital signage platforms and solutions, helping organizations to create compelling experiences that engage staff and keep customers coming back for more. Reflect supplies everything brands need, including strategy, creative services, robust content management and ad trafficking systems, and media sales, all backed by the market leading ReflectView and AdLogic software platforms.

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Additional Information about the Merger and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed acquisition of Reflect, Creative Realities has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-4 that contains the combined Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

WE URGE INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS DO AND WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CREATIVE REALITIES, REFLECT, AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents free of charge through the website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov or from Creative Realities at its website, http://www.cri.com. Documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Creative Realities will be available free of charge by directing a request by telephone or mail to Creative Realities, Inc., 13100 Magisterial Drive, Suite 100, Louisville, KY  40223; phone: (502) 791-8800

Participants in the Solicitation

Creative Realities, Reflect and certain of their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Creative Realities in connection with the Proposed Transaction. Certain information regarding the interests of these participants and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is included in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the Proposed Transaction.  Creative Realities' directors and executive officers beneficially own approximately 11.05% of Creative Realities' common stock.

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SOURCE Creative Realities, Inc.