Wilkinson Selects JDA Software to Streamline Merchandising and Drive Profitable Growth

London & Scottsdale, Ariz. – April 27, 2009 – JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) today announced that Wilkinson, a U.K.-based houseware and hardware retailer with more than 320 stores across Scotland, England and Wales, has selected JDA® Space Planning and JDA® Intactix Knowledge Base to plan and execute top-level merchandise strategies, streamline store-specific category assortment management and improve store clustering initiatives to meet true local demand. By decreasing out-of-stocks and excess inventory and extending customer loyalty the company expects to optimize sales and revenue.

“We needed to implement advanced solutions to support our corporate growth and ambitious merchandising strategies connecting end-to-end merchandising processes. It was necessary to replace our manual in-store systems with sophisticated operational and merchandising solutions to effectively manage our increased product offering, improve shelf efficiency, as well as increase space productivity with optimized space and floor planning,” explained Phil Barnes, commercial planning manager, Wilkinson. “We researched solutions from a variety of software vendors. What influenced our selection of JDA’s software solutions was JDA’s ability to quickly implement best-practice merchandising processes, the unmatched value with its high level of supply chain excellence and the return on investment to retain a competitive edge.”

JDA Space Planning’s inventory modeling capabilities determine target inventories for each product, helping to reduce inventories while keeping the right amount of product on hand. JDA Intactix Knowledge Base supports Wilkinson’s business processes surrounding category management and provides the details necessary to drive planograms and fact-based product assortments and store clusters.

“In order to get all the products and brands we want into our stores at the right time and at the right price, we are constantly investing in new technologies and processes that increase our supply chain capabilities,” said Barnes. “JDA’s leadership in the retail industry, deep domain expertise and ability to deliver total business transformation were all contributing factors that ultimately led to Wilkinson Hardware Stores’ selection of JDA to help with our ambitious vision for our future.”

“We are extremely pleased that Wilkinson has selected JDA’s Category Management solutions to support their ambitious growth initiatives,” said Brian Mort, regional vice president, EMEA, JDA Software Group. “JDA’s Category Management solutions enable our customers to achieve demand-based precision merchandising, maximize category planning and overall profitability per square foot. We’re confident that JDA’s end-to-end solutions will meet Wilkinson’s most critical business challenges delivering real results to their bottom line.”

JDA Space Planning and JDA Intactix Knowledge base are part of JDA Software’s Category Management solution suite built upon the foundation of Intactix technology acquired by JDA in April 2000. This comprehensive suite helps retailers to streamline space and floor planning processes, as well as drive consistent execution of all space, assortment and displays for maximum sales and profits. Additionally, retailers can easily translate merchandising strategies into tactics to drive profitable growth and maximize ROI opportunities.

For more information on the JDA’s Category Management solutions visit www.jda.com/solutions.

About JDA Software Group, Inc.
JDA® Software Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: JDAS) is the world’s leading supply chain solutions provider, helping companies optimize operations and improve profitability. JDA drives business efficiency for its global customer base of more than 5,800 retailers, manufacturers, wholesaler-distributors and services industries companies through deep domain expertise and innovative solutions. JDA's combination of unmatched services, together with its integrated yet modular solutions for merchandising, supply chain planning and execution and revenue management, leverage the strong heritage and knowledge capital of market leaders including Manugistics, E3, Intactix and Arthur. When supply chain results matter, companies turn to JDA. For more information about JDA, visit www.jda.com or contact us at info@jda.com or call +1.800.479.7382 / +1.480.308.3000.