Donna Karan International selects NSB Store and Merchandising solutions
Specialty apparel retailer to gain efficiency and real-time accuracy with newest release of Connected Retailer solutions
Montreal, Canada, July 8, 2004 - NSB Group is pleased to announce that specialty apparel retailer Donna Karan International has agreed to implement NSB`s Connected Retailer® Merchandising and Store solutions across its retail division. The agreement includes software licenses, professional services, hardware, and ongoing support and maintenance services.
Donna Karan International has great expectations for the new NSB solutions. "We plan to use NSB`s Merchandising Solution to help us keep on top with accurate, transaction-based information in a real-time environment, which in turn will lead to better planning and allocation of merchandise. At the store level, we will provide our associates with online access to a single concise customer database, which will make it even easier to check customer history up to the very last transaction and offer better customer service," says Doreen Vandewater, Donna Karan`s Vice President of Retail Systems. "We are very excited about all of the possibilities available by implementing the new systems."
"We wanted an enterprise system that could give us one consolidated view of all of our full-price and outlet stores. I am confident that we can achieve the results we want with the new Connected Retailer® Store and Merchandising solutions," adds Carol Knouse, CIO for Donna Karan. "We have worked with NSB for many years and felt that their specialty apparel retail expertise and thorough understanding of our business have made them the perfect choice for a retail technology partner with whom to grow."
Dave Shoemaker, Senior Vice President of Sales for NSB, comments, "Retailers like Donna Karan have been trusted partners with NSB for many years and have relied on us for systems, services, and evolution of superior retail solutions. Our mission is to help them achieve sustainable competitive advantage through the use of our systems. We are happy to continue working shoulder-to-shoulder with one of the most well-known names in retail."
Connected Retailer® Merchandising 3.0 offers the mid-market retailer a flexible and comprehensive solution, automating and synchronizing all of the key merchandising functions (purchasing, pricing, receiving, allocation, replenishment, inventory management, and decision support). Connected Retailer® Store Solution 6.0 is a best-of-breed store automation system that gives retailers unparalleled flexibility to provide the best customer service. Using the power of XML, Web Services, and the .NET framework, retailers can decide where each business function actually runs, without requiring additional development - thereby allowing flexible deployment models, such as thin-client or even thin-store (a centrally hosted system). Connected Retailer® Store 6.0 enables retailers to respond rapidly to changing in-store needs by taking advantage of the highly configurable nature of the 6.0 product, or by extending the application using .NET inheritance.
About Donna Karan International
Donna Karan International is one of the world`s leading fashion design houses. It designs, markets, and distributes collections of women`s and men`s apparel, sportswear, accessories, and shoes under the Donna Karan Collection and DKNY brand names. The Company has selectively granted licenses for the manufacture and distribution of beauty and beauty-related products, jeanswear, activewear, men`s furnishings, hosiery, intimate apparel, coats, children`s apparel, and home. Since November 2001, Donna Karan International has been part of LVMH Moet Hennessey Louis Vuitton, the world`s leading luxury goods group.
About NSB Group
NSB Group (formerly known as STS Systems) helps retailers gain a sustainable competitive advantage in today`s markets with the Connected Retailer®. This comprehensive portfolio includes innovative solutions, products, and services for every area of retailing: Planning, Sourcing and Product Development, Merchandising, Store, Sales Analytics, and CRM, plus hardware, professional services, and Client Care (support). More than 250 of the world`s leading retailers use the Connected Retailer® to streamline processes, optimize information, and meet the evolving merchandise and service expectations of multichannel shoppers. For additional information regarding the NSB Group and our Connected Retailer® portfolio, visit our website at www.nsbgroup.com.
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For more information
Candice DeLuca, Public Relations Manager, 400 Venture Drive, Lewis Center, Ohio 43035 (USA). Email: cdeluca@nsbgroup.com. Phone: (614) 840-1448. Fax: (514) 426-0824.
Tracy Fairchild, Director of Communications, 2800 Trans-Canada Highway, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 1B1 (Canada). Email: tfairchild@nsbgroup.com. Phone: (514) 426-0822. Fax: (514) 426-0824.
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