Brookshire Grocery Company Registers Improved Revenue and Profit with DemandTec Consumer Demand Management Software

SAN CARLOS, Calif.– May 18, 2004 – DemandTec Inc., the leading provider of Consumer Demand Management (CDM) enterprise software, today announced that Brookshire Grocery Company has achieved many of its goals by implementing DemandTec software suite in all 154 of its stores, including Brookshire's Stores, Super One Stores and Ole Stores.

"We are very pleased with the results and benefits from using the DemandTec software. The quality of service provided by the DemandTec team has been outstanding," said Gary Butler, CIO of Brookshire Grocery Company. The software has enabled our organization to better understand and serve our customers across the variety of retail formats we operate. It has allowed us to enforce our pricing rules, optimize prices, improve revenue, improve profit and drive shareholder value."

Founded in 1928, Brookshire Grocery Company has a long, rich history of selling staples, specialties, and Southern hospitality in over 150 stores in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. The company prides itself on providing "Legendary Customer Service".

"Their record of innovation and dedication to community involvement makes DemandTec proud to call Brookshire's a valued customer," said Dan Fishback, president and CEO of DemandTec. "It's a pleasure to work with the Brookshire's team, and we will continue to provide them with best-of-breed enterprise software solutions that help Brookshire's achieve their corporate goals."

About DemandTec
DemandTec's Consumer Demand Management software helps retailers and consumer products manufacturers strategically plan, optimize, and execute demand–driven merchandising and marketing programs based on a quantified understanding of consumer demand. Retailers have ranked DemandTec #1 in Strategic Value, Customer Satisfaction, and Quality of Service among the top 50 retail software vendors in the 2004 RIS Leaderboard survey. DemandTec customers include B&Q, Best Buy, Brookshire Grocery Company, Duane Reade, H–E–B Grocery Co., Longs Drugs, Monoprix, RadioShack, and Safeway. DemandTec software is provided via the IBM On Demand program. For more information, please visit www.demandtec.com

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