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Need a Data Makeover? 3 Reasons Why Home Décor Brands Use Centric PLM
The complex, fast-paced nature of the home and décor industry demands modern digital tools to streamline operations from product design to the retail shelf. As McKinsey highlights, in 2025, smart workflows and seamless data integration becomes standard across industries, real-time access to actionable insights and efficiency. In the home décor sector, digital technologies and analytics are set to enhance speed, cost, flexibility and sustainability.
The challenge? Getting products to market quickly is tough when teams rely on outdated methods of emails, spreadsheets and version control errors. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools, like Centric PLM™ , centralize data, streamlines workflows and enables teams to collaborate effectively. By integrating data into every stage of the product lifecycle, PLM empowers teams to collaborate seamlessly, ensuring products move from concept to shelf faster and more accurately. But how do brands overcome product complexity while keeping up with trends, managing a diverse product range and maintaining operational efficiency?
3 ways Centric PLM enables brands to stay ahead
1. Boost product introduction to keep up with trends
The home décor market today offers variety, uniqueness and customization. In an article by Textile World, consumer demand for personalized home textiles has grown rapidly and brands must provide flexible options without bloating inventory.
With Centric PLM, brands streamline product introductions by centralizing product information in one platform, removing emails and spreadsheets. Real-time updates and faster collaboration enable brands to launch products faster, while keeping teams aligned and reduces errors.
Key Insight: American Textile streamlined its product development, centralizing data and improved collaboration across teams. This digital transformation enables the team to respond quickly to changing consumer preferences and improve efficiency.
2. Streamline Product Lifecycle Management to widen offer
With a growing number of SKUs and increasing demand for diverse product lines, brands need a centralized system to manage everything from design to production. Centric PLM fuels companies to handle a wide range of products from soft furnishings to kitchen accessories. Ensure teams have access to historical product data and materials libraries for fast, efficient product creation.
Brands like Uniek, streamlined product development and expanded its product variety by over 50%. Increased their SKU count from 1,200 to 3,000 without increasing headcount cutting product setup time from one week to two days.
Centric Software had the most relevant platform and has done a lot of work with retail and fashion brands, which is the model we follow for our company. We felt it was worth investing in a company that would teach us a few things vs. having to dictate exactly what we want.” - VP of Brand Management | QE Home
3. Improve collaboration to empower growth
As home décor brands expand, communication and sourcing arrangements quickly become complicated, with internal teams and suppliers in different countries and time zones. Centric PLM acts as an actionable source of the truth to make ensure teams collaborate in real-time, reducing inefficiencies of disconnected systems and communication breakdowns.
InterDesign, has operations in over 100 countries, they’ve leveraged Centric PLM to enhance communication, streamline workflows and bring products to market faster. This unified system improved internal workload and powered both retail and e-commerce growth.
Centric PLM™ is more than just a tool, it’s the foundation for driving innovation, efficiency and sustainability in the home décor industry. Download the Book “Driving Growth in Home Textiles: Why PLM Is the Key to Navigating Today’s Challenges” to navigate challenges and drive success.
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