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99 Cents Only Stores® Supports Its Expansion With the Successful Go-Live of Its HighJump Software® Supply Chain Execution SolutionsLeading Discount Retailer Counts on HighJump Solutions to Manage Its Complex, High-Volume Retail Distribution Environment. EDEN PRAIRIE, MN (Aug. 26, 2003)—HighJump Software, the premier provider of the industry’s most adaptable, extended supply chain execution (SCE) solutions, today announced that 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE:NDN), a unique deep-discount retailer of primarily name-brand consumable general merchandise at an affordable, single-price point, has completed a successful system go-live at its new Texas distribution facility. This site measures nearly 750,000 square feet and distributes a vast array of products to the company’s new Texas retail stores. 99 Cents Only Stores has 168 locations across southern and central California as well as in Nevada, Arizona and Texas. HighJump’s newly implemented supply chain execution solutions are empowering 99 Cents Only Stores to effectively manage the complexities of high-volume distribution at its Texas facility. According to Robert Adams, vice president of information systems at 99 Cents Only Stores, a crucial benefit of the system is its ability to receive incoming goods. “This is where HighJump really excelled with its adaptable software. Our business model is based on a lot of opportunistic purchases. So just as our buyers have to be flexible to quickly purchase the right items, our supply chain has to be extremely flexible to support this dynamic environment,” said Adams. “Even when we don’t have any advance warning of incoming items, we still have to move them through the facility very quickly and efficiently. HighJump’s solutions have empowered us to do just that.” Adams has been impressed with HighJump’s rapid and highly disciplined implementation methodology. “This was a very smooth, fast implementation,” he said. “I firmly believe a computer system should never make you change your business processes—and with HighJump this was a reality. First, they listened to how we needed to run our business and what made it unique. Then they put forward a controlled, proven methodology and best practices to carry out the implementation, which included minor personalization with HighJump’s adaptability tools. HighJump lived up to and exceeded all of the expectations that had been set during our discussions with their customer references. In fact, I’ve never experienced such outstanding references in the software industry with any vendor I have worked with over the years.” ”The successful implementation at 99 Cents Only Stores provides further validation of our rapid, proven implementation methodology for high-volume, complex distribution environments and is yet another example of our total commitment to customer satisfaction,” said Chris Heim, president and CEO of HighJump Software. “We’re excited about our strong customer partnership with 99 Cents Only Stores and our continued momentum as the fastest-growing supply chain execution solution provider.” About 99 Cents Only Stores® 99 Cents Only Stores is the nation's oldest existing one-price retailer. 99 Cents Only Stores emphasizes name-brand consumables at an excellent value in its 168 clean, attractively merchandised stores located in California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. The company's New York Stock Exchange symbol is "NDN." 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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