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Sport Chalet Selects Supply Chain Execution Solutions From HighJump Software®

Leading Retailer of Sporting Goods to Leverage Industry-Leading Solution to Better Manage Current Supply Chain Operations and Eliminate Costs as Demand Grows

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN (Nov. 19, 2002) -Sport Chalet has selected HighJump Software's supply chain execution solutions to support their growing operational and business requirements. Sport Chalet, a leading operator of full-service specialty sporting goods superstores, chose HighJump because of its breadth of functionality and adaptable product architecture, which will enable Sport Chalet to respond to changes quickly and cost-effectively as its business requirements evolve. HighJump's robust solutions for supply chain execution, collectively known as Supply Chain Advantage®, will provide fast ROI by empowering Sport Chalet to reduce costs while improving inventory accuracy and order-fulfillment efficiency.

With 28 stores in California and Nevada, Sport Chalet required an effective supply chain execution solution to better manage its increasingly complicated fulfillment and distribution challenges. The company will leverage HighJump's solutions to improve order throughput, provide increased management visibility throughout the supply chain, and optimize work direction.

"With a rapidly expanding network of stores and constantly changing customer requirements, we needed a system that could be implemented quickly to address our needs for increased accuracy, productivity and ultimately, customer service," said Craig Levra, Chairman and CEO of Sport Chalet. "After reviewing all leading supply chain execution and warehouse management solution vendors, it was clear to us that both the HighJump team and its strong, flexible solutions were the best match for our current and future business needs."

"We are excited to add Sport Chalet to our ever-growing roster of retail customers. Premier retailers such as Sport Chalet have unique and complex fulfillment and distribution challenges," said Chris Heim, President and CEO of HighJump Software. "The unmatched adaptability of our solutions will empower Sport Chalet to respond to the dynamic nature of retail distribution, both quickly and cost-effectively."

About Sport Chalet
Sport Chalet, founded in 1959, is a leading operator of full-service specialty sporting goods superstores in Southern California and Southern Nevada. The Company offers over 35 services for the serious sports enthusiast, including custom golf club fitting and repair, ski rental and repair, SCUBA training and certification, dive charters, team sales, racquet stringing, and bicycle tune up and repair throughout its current 28 locations. The address for Sport Chalet's web site is www.sportchalet.com.

About HighJump Software®
Founded in 1983, HighJump Software is the premier provider of the industry's most adaptable, extended supply chain execution (SCE) solutions that deliver competitive advantage to manufacturers, distributors, retailers and third-party logistics companies. HighJump Software offers SCE solutions that can be easily and precisely tuned to fit the operational needs of a wide range of organizations from midsize to large companies and divisions of the Fortune 1000. HighJump's SCE systems are in use at more than 700 companies today. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn., HighJump Software can be reached by e-mail at HJinfo@mmm.com; by phone at 877-445-4403; or by visiting the Web site at http://www.highjump.com .

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