JDA Achieves Key Competitive Wins and Sees Strong Cloud Growth

Strategic transformation initiatives across manufacturing, retail and third-party logistics verticals aimed at achieving a seamless supply chain result in a strong finish to 2015

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JDA Software Group, Inc. today announced it closed 2015 with strong momentum following a number of large competitive customer wins in the supply chain planning, merchandising, transportation, warehouse and workforce management areas, as well as significant cloud growth. This momentum, coupled with recent new product innovations, a dynamic market environment and an increasing number of customers focused on strategically transforming their supply chains, positions JDA for a breakthrough year in 2016 and beyond.

“We are pleased with our strong year-end performance, and it marks a turning point for the company across a number of key focus areas, uniquely positioning us to help customers take advantage of the rapid transformation happening within supply chain and retail,” said Bal Dail, chairman and chief executive officer, JDA. “These results are a testament to our intense focus on innovation and customer-centricity aimed at delivering value through the solutions and services we offer.”

Strong Global Customer Traction

Retailers, manufacturers and third-party logistics (3PL) providers are increasingly partnering with JDA to embark on transforming their supply chains. As evidence, JDA signed 127 net-new customers in 2015 and saw tremendous growth in its workforce, warehouse and transportation management solutions. Customers selecting or extending their footprint with JDA during 2015 include:

• North America: Chobani, Delphi, Exel Logistics, FedEx, Great Pacific, GPR Logistics, Johnson & Johnson, Kenco Group, Kuehne & Nagel Inc., TNG, Loblaw Companies Ltd., Love’s Travel Stop & Country Store, MillerCoors, Penske Logistics, Schnucks Markets, SiteOne Landscape Supply
• APAC: Bridgestone Asia Pacific, Woolworths Ltd., Lenovo, eBay, Shoppers Stop, Shiseido
• EMEA: Aldi, ACS&T Logistics, Delhaize Group, DHL, ELKJøP, HEINEKEN, Homebase, Liberty Global Inc., Marionnaud, NFT Europe, Primark, Safilo Group, STMicroelectronics
• LATAM: CELISTICS, La Caserita, Lumen, UNISUPER

JDA also announced a variety of global customers that have gone live with JDA solutions recently, including Ace Hardware, CJ korea, Gelson’s Markets, Hotwind, and Top Office.

JDA Delivers on Cloud Growth and Innovation

JDA’s Cloud business has now grown to be over $100 million in revenue, and in total, JDA now has more than 2 million cloud users across 350 customers. JDA customers are effectively leveraging the JDA Cloud to successfully deploy supply chain solutions around the world. In 2015, JDA Cloud operations provided global 24/7 coverage with world-class, enterprise-level technology and infrastructure. In 2015, JDA’s SaaS business grew by more than 120 percent in ACV (annual contract value) bookings.

JDA’s recent strategic collaboration with Google has served as a catalyst for ongoing cloud services growth, and all of JDA’s future cloud solutions will be delivered via Google Cloud Platform. JDA Retail.me is the first groundbreaking SaaS solution that is powered by Google Cloud Platform, delivering intelligent, personalized and customer-centric retail planning capabilities.

JDA cloud innovation is, in part, pioneered by JDA Labs, a dedicated research and development group within JDA committed to delivering patentable innovations, focused on creating next generation disruptive capabilities that can transform the supply chain and retail markets. Staffed by data scientists, user experience researchers and cutting-edge software developers, this group uses the latest machine learning and visualization techniques to deliver advanced, innovative solutions such as Retail.me to market.

Continued Commitment to Customer-Centricity

In January, JDA announced the appointment of Todd Johnson as the company’s first Chief Customer Officer. In this newly created role, Johnson will work cross-functionally to drive customer-focused initiatives that align the company’s solutions and engagement models with the strategic needs and values of JDA’s customers. This customer-first strategy will streamline and optimize how customers engage with JDA across all aspects of the customer journey. In tandem, he and his team will ensure customers are obtaining the maximum value from their JDA investments.

Unparalleled Leadership in all Five Gartner Magic Quadrants

JDA’s market leadership in key solution areas continues to fuel momentum. With the recent release of its two latest Gartner Magic Quadrants, JDA is now the only vendor recognized as a leader in all five Gartner Magic Quadrants focused on supply chain technology and retail merchandising.

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About JDA Software Group, Inc.

At JDA, we’re fearless leaders. We’re the leading provider of end-to-end, integrated retail, omni-channel and supply chain planning and execution solutions for more than 4,000 customers worldwide. Our unique solutions empower our clients to reduce costs, increase profitability and improve collaboration so they can deliver on their customer promises every time. Using JDA, you can plan to deliver. www.jda.com

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JDA Software Group, Inc.
Jolene Peixoto, +1 978-475-0524
Director, Corporate Communications
[email protected]

Source: JDA Software Group, Inc.

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