Conforama Increases Market Share, Boosts Service Levels 20% and Improves Product Availability with JDA Software

JDA Software Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:JDAS) announced that Paris-based Conforama, the world’s number-two seller of home appliances and furnishings, has increased market share, boosted service levels by 20-percent with no stock increases, and improved in-store and promotional product availability after the successful implementation of JDA Portfolio® software solutions. These impressive results have improved revenues for the company, which reported €3.14 billion in 2005. With operations throughout Europe, Conforama now has the ability to offer product assortments that meet each of its 245 store’s local requirements. Thierry Dujardin, Conforama’s replenishment director, said the retailer looked to JDA’s Advanced Warehouse Replenishment by E3® (AWR) and Advanced Store Replenishment by E3® (ASR) solutions to develop a more centralized, global view of replenishment. "JDA is a major part of our global replenishment transformation,” Dujardin said. "AWR and ASR have enabled us to establish a centralized system that provides robust support to the regions and vastly improves customer service at our stores. With JDA, we’ve been able to meet our sales objectives by improving stock levels, localizing our product assortment, and efficiently and economically replenishing our locations more frequently.” Centralization Drives Increases in Market Share and Store Managers’ Productivity Dujardin noted that the centralization enabled by AWR and ASR has helped Conforama to achieve their sales objectives by smoothing store receiving peaks due to its advertising campaigns that are responsible for 50 percent of sales. In addition, Conforama can update its store forecasts in less than two hours - a process that previously took a week or more to complete. In fact, Conforama store managers no longer have to enter replenishment orders and can spend more time handling exceptions and reviewing sales forecasts in order to improve assortment selection. And, managers work more closely with corporate planners to make the right replenishment decisions for their specific location. "JDA’s best-of-breed solutions have delivered significant improvements across our demand chain,” Dujardin said. "From headquarters to our warehouses and stores, everyone has embraced the solution. We are now focused on expanding our business and providing the right product assortments for our customers.” "Delivering excellent customer service requires maintaining optimum inventory levels throughout the demand chain – and especially during promotional periods when consumers expect to find advertised products readily available. Yet promotions bring added unpredictability for retailers that too often leads to out of stocks and lost sales,” stated Arnaud Decarsin, JDA’s regional vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa. "We are proud to help Conforama address this significant supply chain issue while also responding to their requirements for centralization, highly efficient processes and more informed decision-making.” About JDA Software Group, Inc. With its acquisition of Manugistics finalized on July 5, 2006, JDA® Software Group, Inc. is the global leader in helping more than 5,500 retail, manufacturing and wholesale-distribution customers in 60 countries realize real demand chain results. By capitalizing on its industry position and financial strength, JDA commits significant resources to advancing the JDA Portfolio® suite of supply and demand chain solutions. JDA Portfolio software enables high-performance business process optimization and execution from the manufacturer’s plant, through distribution to an end customer or a retailer’s shelf. With offices in major cities around the world, JDA employs the industry’s most experienced supply and demand chain experts to develop, deliver and support its solutions. For more information, visit www.jda.com, email info@jda.com or call 1-800-479-7382. We do not believe this press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Nevertheless, if remarks in this press release are considered to be "forward-looking" or to have forward-looking implications, such as any implication that other users will enjoy the benefits recognized by Conforama, or any implication that other retailers will continue to license our products, we would remind our investors and prospective investors that future events may involve risks and uncertainties. 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