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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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