DemandTec

The DemandTec Retail Challenge

Flagship Program

The DemandTec Retail Challenge is a scholarship program that provides high school seniors with a rich experience of real business issues and decisions including a heavy dose of merchandising, marketing, and of course math content!  Students are presented with a business case study and relevant data and are asked to develop and present their ideas and solutions. The problems focus on solving a common retail challenge (e.g. pricing to achieve an objective) while encouraging the team to think about a variety of category management principles. Results are presented to a panel of experts, and each winner will receive a monetary scholarship to assist with furthering their education.

DemandTec Retail Challenge 2008

Since this program has been so well-received in the Bay Area we have scaled and improved upon the concept in the hopes of reaching as many students as possible. We are pleased to announce expansion to three markets for our 2008 contest, with the help of customer sponsors:

• Safeway - San Francisco Bay Area
• Target  - Minneapolis
• Giant Eagle - Pittsburgh

See the 2008 Retail Challenge Results.

For more information on the DemandTec Retail Challenge and how you can bring it to your local market, contact retailchallenge@demandtec.com.