Buxton Plans to Double Office Space to Accommodate Expected Employment Growth.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Fort Worth-based Buxton is more than doubling its current office space to accommodate at least 100 new employees.

The company hired 51 additional employees in 2006 and expects to continue this hiring trend in upcoming years. Buxton currently employs about 100 people, the majority of whom work in technical positions. The new employees will hold positions in market research/statistical analysis, information technology and sales.

Buxton, the leader in customer analytics for the retail industry, will expand its headquarters facility by 125 percent. The building is located in north Fort Worth off of Meacham Blvd. At 25,000 square feet, the addition will be larger than the 20,000-square-foot existing facility.

"We are long overdue for an expansion," says Tom Buxton, who founded the company in 1994, after a 20-year career at Tandy/RadioShack. "We built our current office building in 2001, and in just six years, we have outgrown it."

The additional office space is being designed by Gideon Toal, the Fort Worth architecture firm that designed the existing Buxton facility. Buxton's unique interior features an open-concept office space, where all executives, including Tom Buxton, share a wall-less environment. The space facilitates communication, teamwork and problem-solving.

The addition, to be completed by early 2008, will contain office space for about 100 people as well as more space for Buxton's extensive computer databases, client presentation rooms (a high-tech media presentation room and an amphitheater for company-wide meetings) and a full-service kitchen. It will also feature a courtyard and outdoor dining spaces.

"We're determined to stay on the cutting edge of this industry," says Bryan Spain, President, Development Division. "We need to continue to give our people the tools they need and the freedom to create solutions for our clients."

Buxton provides in-depth customer analytic data to clients, mainly retailers, cities and developers, who need this information to make better decisions about what products to sell and where to locate their businesses. In recent years, Buxton has expanded its service offerings to provide customer data, site-selection information, and product market research to healthcare organizations and consumer packaged goods manufacturers. Current clients include retailers such as Goodyear, Tommy Bahama, McCormick & Schmick's and Pendleton Woolen Mills; healthcare organizations such as Concentra; and municipal governments including Denton, TX; Hesperia, CA; South Bend, IN; and West Plains, MO.

Buxton is on target to purchase 3.5 acres next to its headquarters on which to expand. The land acquisition provides space for additional future expansion.

About Buxton

Since 1994, Buxton has been the industry leader in customer analytics for the retail industry. In recent years, Buxton has expanded its focus to also advise healthcare organizations, consumer packaged goods manufacturers and city governments. Buxton enables organizations to pinpoint the exact value of every customer for every product at any distance from a particular site. Buxton draws from its individual- and household-level databases to identify customers' lifestyles, behavior patterns and buying habits. Among its 1,200 clients are retailers and brands such as FedEx, Casual Male, California Pizza Kitchen, The Container Store and New Balance Shoes and communities such as McKinney, Texas; Buffalo, N.Y.; Gary, Ind.; Midtown Alliance Atlanta, Ga.; City of Moulton, Ala.; and the Village of Broadview, Ill. In a 2006 article for the retail industry, Retail Traffic recognized Buxton as "a site-selection ace that is forging new ground in advising retailers." Buxton was also selected as one of the Most Innovative Companies in the 2006 American Business Awards and was named in Fast Company Magazine's 2005 Fast 50 list of top innovators and technology pioneers.

For more information, visit www.buxtonco.com.