Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Mon, January 12, 2009 Regional Grocery Leader Market Basket Stores Selects JDA Software to Optimize Business Processes and Increase Profitability
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ JDA ][ ® ][ Software Group, Inc. ] (NASDAQ: JDAS) today announced that Market Basket Stores Inc., a leading Texas-based grocery retailer with 30 full-service grocery stores located throughout Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana, has selected [ JDA ][ ® ][ Workforce Management ]to help reduce labor costs while maintaining its customer service standards.
"Labor is 65 percent of our controllable expense. Keeping that in mind, we knew we needed to update our current system to a more user-friendly, Web-based format," explained Russell Saleme, employment and training coordinator, Market Basket Stores Inc. "We researched solutions from a variety of software providers and determined that JDA Workforce Management would provide the highest return on investment."
JDA Workforce Management will enable the retailer to drive more accurate payroll and reduce over- and under-staffing. It offers best-of-class capabilities for budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, time and attendance, labor tracking, operations management, corporate reporting and workforce interaction via Web portals.
"We expect to further enhance our operational performance, employee satisfaction and overall customer satisfaction with the use of JDA Workforce Management," said Saleme. "We've already begun implementing the solution in our pilot store and plan to go live with the solution in February."
Wayne Usie, JDA senior vice president of retail, said, "A retailer's workforce is one of the top three costs in their operations. In order to succeed, companies must be able to maintain the right workforce and profitably manage their time. JDA's innovative Workforce Management solution enables leading retailers like Market Basket Stores to synchronize workforce levels and task allocation with expected sales and traffic patterns to help cut costs, improve customer service and increase employee satisfaction."
About JDA Software Group, Inc.
[ JDA ][ ® ][ Software Group, Inc ]. (NASDAQ: JDAS) is focused on helping companies realize real supply chain and revenue management results – fast. JDA Software delivers integrated merchandising, as well as supply chain and revenue management planning, execution, and optimization solutions for the consumer-driven supply chain and services industries. Through its industry leading solutions, leading manufacturers, distributors, retailers and services companies around the world are growing their businesses with greater predictability and more profitably. For more information on JDA Software, visit [ www.jda.com ] or contact us at [ info@jda.com ] or call +1-800-479-7382.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as "will," "ensure," "help," "enable" and "expect" and other words with forward-looking connotations. In this press release, such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Mr. Usie's remarks that JDA Workforce Management enables companies to reduce costs and improve customer and employee satisfaction. The occurrence of future events may involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: (a) our solutions may not perform exactly as we anticipate; (b) there may be implementation and integration problems associated with our solutions; and (c) other risks detailed from time to time in the "Risk Factors" section of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Additional information relating to the uncertainty affecting our business is contained in our filings with the SEC. As a result of these and other risks, actual results may differ materially from those predicted. JDA is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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