Lands’ End, the classic American lifestyle brand and multi-channel retailer, has selected Centric Software®’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution including 3D Enablement and Centric’s Visual Planning Board for product assortment optimization. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source and sell products such as apparel, footwear, sporting goods, furniture, home décor, cosmetics, food & beverage and luxury to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Lands’ End was founded in 1963 as a retailer of sailing equipment before evolving its focus to apparel and accessories for men, women, children, and the home. In 1978 the company began migrating to Dodgeville, Wisconsin where the headquarters still remain. Lands’ End has become synonymous with legendary quality and honest value.
Lands’ End is looking to improve its end-to-end business processes across the enterprise, with the goal of improving transparency, communication, integration and the elimination of manually re-entering data into disparate systems.
Having monitored tech development in the market over the past several years, Lands’ End launched a search for a new PLM solution, going through an extensive selection process. Lands’ End sought a partner and a solution that would align system with business strategy goals, leverage industry best practices, eliminate customizations, and islands of information with the ability to easily upgrade, taking advantage of potential future developments.
Ultimately, it was Centric PLM that fulfilled their requirements. Chieh Tsai, Chief Product Officer of Lands’ End, stated, “Centric was the clear choice for all selection process participants, from both a process and a functional coverage aspect. We were also convinced by their innovations in the area of 3D enablement and the Visual Planning Board, which go well beyond traditional PLM solutions. Rounding out our decision for Centric were their references and reputation in the industry, as well as the experience of their consulting team.”
The company has high expectations for their new suite of Centric solutions, Tsai says, “We anticipate seamless integration between PLM and connecting systems, automated and consistent data flows, standardized cross-team processes, clear communication and fully enabled process and system functionality across business models.”
Lands’ End is looking forward to end-to-end transparency, providing a higher degree of efficiency in developing product, connecting 3D across system platforms to gain workflow productivity and thus continuing to reduce physical sampling and waste. With one source for all product development data, everyone will have access to the latest information, invigorating collaboration across departments. Adds Tsai, “Centric PLM will also support the pursuit of our sustainability goals.”
President and CEO of Centric Software, Chris Groves, says, “We are delighted that Lands’ End, an iconic American company, has placed their trust in Centric. Our suite of solutions work in concert to deliver one unified experience for users, boosting efficiency and future-proofing against further market disruptions while driving growth.”
