Centric Software® proudly announces that Wool & Prince, a Portland-based direct-to-consumer fashion brand known for its innovative merino wool apparel, has adopted Centric PLM™ to streamline workflows, enhance traceability and drive growth. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, outdoor, luxury, footwear, home and related goods like cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
Established in 2013, Wool & Prince’s product lines are based on the unique properties of merino wool. With a strong focus on sustainability, the company philosophy is, “own less, own better.” Wool & Prince offers men’s and women’s clothing direct-to-consumer via websites based in the United States and Europe.
With a growing product line and an expanding team, Wool & Prince recognized the need for a powerful PLM solution to optimize workflows and enhance cross-functional collaboration. The siloed systems and departments made it challenging to get the right data to the right people at the right time. There was no central location to capture verbal discussions and instant messages about products—resulting in a fragmented record of development history. “We realized we needed a PLM that was robust, one that could do more and bring in the other areas of the business—like sourcing and assortment planning, not just product development,” says Kristen Drzayich, Director of Product Development at Wool & Prince.
Wool & Prince chose Centric Software’s integrated platform after evaluating multiple PLM solutions. “Centric is the Bentley® of PLM systems,” says Drzayich. “It’s user-friendly, highly configurable and designed to scale with us. It aligns with our workflows while introducing innovative tools to propel our business forward. Our team appreciates its spreadsheet-like interface, which ensures seamless user adoption and streamlines information flow with a single source of truth.”
As an environmentally conscious company, Wool & Prince values traceability and high supply chain standards. “Wool is inherently more sustainable, but we need strong traceability,” says Drzayich. While their relatively small vendor base makes the process manageable, integrating vendor data into Centric PLM will enhance sustainability efforts. “Housing all components in one place simplifies the process and helps us create long-lasting, timeless products,” Drzayich adds.
Wool & Prince also plans to integrate Centric PLM with other systems. “We’re excited to configure Centric PLM to fit our needs while adopting industry best practices,” says Drzayich. “It’s a great opportunity to refine and elevate our processes.”
President of Centric Software Fabrice Canonge says, “We are excited that Wool & Prince, a sustainable company with a unique product offering has chosen Centric PLM to fuel current and future growth. With our innovative capabilities and customer support team, I am certain that our association will be beneficial as Wool & Prince follows their growth trajectory.”
