UK Retailer Selects Centric PLM Software

Suite will improve collaboration and productivity in product development phase

Campbell, CA—Aug. 15, 2011 – JD Sports Fashion plc, the United Kingdom retailer of fashionable sports and casual wear, has selected Centric Software, Inc., to provide product lifecycle management (PLM) software for its apparel lines.

The company, based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England, has purchased Centric’s Line Planning, Product Specification, Materials Management, Sourcing, Calendar Management, Quality and Adobe Connector modules. JD Sports Fashion will use the Centric 8 PLM suite to improve collaboration and productivity in the product development process.

 

“Centric 8 will allow our teams to consolidate product and design information throughout the organization, and rely on one solid, consistent version of information,” said Frank Watts, group IT director at JD Sports Fashion. “Improved data visibility will enable better management of processes, from design and merchandising to sourcing and warehousing, which is essential for our significant private labels business.”

Product Development Partnership (PDP) Limited, a leading global provider of PLM implementation project management and business process reengineering services, will team with Centric on the JD Sports Fashion implementation. “JD Sports Fashion’s substantial implementation will be completed rapidly because of Centric 8’s easily leveraged out-of-the-box, business best-practices and domain expertise—designed to meet the PLM needs of apparel and retail companies,” says Mark Harrop, director of PDP.

For more information, visit www.jdsports.co.uk or www.centricsoftware.com.

 

 

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