14 June, 2016

Centric Software Opens Operations in Japan

Los Gatos, Calif., June 14 2016 – Centric Software has opened its first office in Tokyo, Japan, bringing its market leading PLM solutions to local fashion, footwear, luxury and consumer goods companies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Centric has offices around the world including Barcelona, London, Hong Kong, Göteborg, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Shanghai and Silicon Valley.

The opening of the Japan office confirms Centric’s rapid penetration of the Asian market.

Eighteen months after opening an office in Shanghai, China, Centric has already signed 16 customers, becoming the PLM leader in the region.

With this new office, Centric aims to develop even closer bonds with leading Asian companies by supporting the market with intuitive, easy to use, mobile and cloud-based PLM software that provides a single actionable version of the truth for planning, design, development, sourcing, production and retail teams.

“It will be a great benefit to the Japanese market to have access to PLM based on worldwide industry best practices and Silicon Valley driven innovations. Traditional solutions take one year or more to implement; Centric, with its Agile Deployment™ methodology, can go live in less than six months, providing significant financial benefits, faster,” says Tsutomo Inoue, Presales, Centric Japan.

“Building on the recent partnerships with several major Japanese brands, we are very excited to announce the opening of our operations in Japan,” said Chris Groves, CEO of Centric Software. “Our team will continue to build on innovations made with great companies in the region and we look forward to wide-spread adoption in this market.”

To meet the Japanese team or request a demo please contact: Tsutomo Inoue,

tinoue@centricsoftware.com

Visit Centric’s Office in Japan

Centric Software K.K.

Level 11 Aoyama Palacio Tower

3-6-7 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku

Tokyo 107-0061, Japan

Tel: +81-3-5778-7545

Visit our website: www.centricsoftware.com/ja/

Centric Software, Inc. (www.centricsoftware.com)

From its headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices in trend capitals around the world, Centric Software builds technologies for the most prestigious names in fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor and consumer goods. Its flagship product lifecycle management (PLM) platform, Centric 8, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, business planning, quality and collection management functionality tailored for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric Small Business packages extended PLM including innovative technology and key industry learnings tailored for small businesses.

Centric Software has received multiple industry awards, including the Frost & Sullivan Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award in Retail, Fashion and Apparel PLM. Red Herring named Centric to its Top 100 Global list in 2013 and 2015.

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