ARTS is born
Sept 1991
RISCON. Roundtable discussions between leading industry figures focus around the cost saving benefits that standard interfaces would bring to the Retail IT space and specifically around the Concept of a Retail Data Model.
October 1992
RISCON. ARTS is born as a chartered organisation composed of retailers and vendors, to create a standard data model, along with other retail technology standards.
Jan 1993
NRF New York. First member meeting and Board election. Dick Mader becomes first elected chairman
April 1993
Data Model and Software Distribution Committees formed