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How K-Beauty, J-Beauty and Emerging C-Beauty Brands Scale Innovation from Market Insight to Global Distribution

Five trends reshaping speed, AI readiness and strategic brand partnerships for OEMs and ODMs.

An Operational Playbook for Scaling Brands

5 sourcing risks grocery procurement teams must monitor to protect margin and supply stability

Learn Why Leading Brands in North America Are Turning to Centric PLM

A 2026 compliance guide for brands and manufacturers to navigate multi-region policy shifts with AI-powered solutions

A visual guide for cosmetics & personal care companies to control compounding costs and protect product margins with AI-powered PLM

What’s ahead for Fashion & Retail

Turn real-time demand signals into data-driven inventory decisions.

Build a comprehensive Product Innovation Practice to master store-brand strategy. Deliver game-changing results.

See how Centric Software® drives real impact on product development and business performance. Leading brands improve collaboration, create a single source of truth for product data and streamline workflows to accelerate decisions and growth. Hear from leaders at Eileen Fisher, Travelway Group International, KEEN Footwear, Berne Apparel and Burton Snowboards on how Centric Software delivers greater visibility, efficiency and scalability.

Here’s how to win on the digital shelf at scale

A practical guide for food & beverage brands to accelerate product launches, ensure compliance and deliver consistent omnichannel experiences

Overcoming 5 critical challenges facing jewelry brands

Food and beverage brands are managing growing product complexity while consumer decisions happen faster than ever. PLM has become essential for governing product data and product intent, but many organizations struggle to maintain that intent as products move into commercialization.

Centric Software is recognized in the Gartner report.

Here’s the truth retailers outperforming today recognize: inventory optimization isn’t a planning problem, a buying problem or a merchandising problem. It’s a connection problem.

A guide for merchandising, buying, planning and supply chain leaders

Learn how to navigate 2026’s private label trends, from GLP-1 diets to packaging disruption, with PLM tools.

The business case for Centric PXM as a strategic, ROI-driven priority

Unlock the top 5 trends transforming beauty in 2026. Learn how PLM drives faster innovation, compliance, and omnichannel success.

Explore the top 2026 food & beverage trends and learn how AI-powered PLM helps brands tackle disruption, cut costs, and launch faster.

Today, selling a product means showing up everywhere consumers shop, on your own website and across marketplaces, with accurate, consistent product content.

Discover why Centric PLM was named Leader & Ace Performer in Retail PLM, powered by real results and endorsed by customer voices.

How market intelligence solves five challenges from pricing to localization

Turn Regulation into a Growth Strategy with Centric PXM

How connected design, merchandising and sourcing empower brands to move faster and uncover growth opportunities

Unite data and systems on an AI-driven platform

The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is rapidly transforming how brands and retailers manage EPR compliance across their entire product range – from managing fast-moving fashion collections, multi-category assortments, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and grocery.

Iconic Swedish fashion brand Gudrun Sjödén struggled to keep pace with growing demand, as teams grappled with manual processes and spreadsheet complexity. Since adopting Centric PLM™, the brand has streamlined cross-functional collaboration, standardized workflows, improved supplier visibility and empowered buying and design teams.

Discover how US fashion prices have shifted in 2025: modest increases, strong discounts, and insights into tariff-driven retail trends

Explore how Centric PLM turns ROI from theory into reality. Discover measurable results in speed, efficiency, cost savings and growth.

Request the exclusive webinar replay designed to help you get more value out of Centric PLM.

Retailers don’t lack data; they lack clarity. Shallow or inconsistent product attributes limit visibility and make it harder to understand why one style sells out while another sits unsold. The difference often lies in the unseen details.

Request the webinar replay and learn HOW uniting internal performance data with external market insights powers smarter, more confident pricing decisions at every stage of the lifecycle—from product concept to final clearance.

In a fireside chat, Centric Software’s grocery retail experts, Reid Swanson and Julia Gregory explore how private label brands are shaping the future of grocery retail. In just 30 minutes, you’ll gain insights into consumer trends, profitability strategies and the technology fueling success.

Discover key strategies for brands and retailers to navigate consumer shifts, pricing, and supply chain risks this holiday season.

This one emphasizes rising tariffs across multiple partners, uncertainty around US-China negotiations, and the need for scenario planning.

This article shows how beauty discounting diverges from fashion: fragrance stays strong, skincare slows, and color cosmetics remain volatile.

This article focuses on the sudden closure of the de minimis exemption, reshaping cross-border trade and compliance.

In an industry peppered with rapidly changing regulations, compliance missteps can turn into multi-million-dollar setbacks. One labeling issue, an undeclared allergen or the use of a restricted ingredient may lead to expensive recalls, reformulation projects or loss of consumer trust.

How OEMs and ODMs Stay Competitive in the Era of Trade Volatility

With 2026 fast approaching, now is the time to make sure your PLM is performing at its highest level of efficiency.  In this on-demand session, Centric Software experts share how to future-proof your system, streamline processes, and unlock the full potential of your Centric PLM platform. 

​​Centric Market Intelligence™ delivers real-time competitive benchmarking, pricing insights, and trend forecasting. Retailers gain clear visibility into promotions, discounts, and shifting customer demand — enabling smarter pricing strategies and improved margins.​

Relive the highlights of Centric Connect Istanbul 2025, where industry leaders, trusted partners—Selco, MyYazilim, Consulta—and forward-thinking customers— including Gurmen Group, FLO, Kardem— came together to share the latest insights and explore the future of AI in fashion and retail across the region.

Stuck in spreadsheet chaos? Held back by manual systems or workflows? Falling behind in a fast-moving market?

Unlock AI-driven demand forecasting to boost margins, cut risk, and optimize inventory. Download the eBook and forecast smarter today!

Learn how AI-powered demand forecasting drives profitable growth and smarter decisions across the retail lifecycle. Download the eBook today!

95% of corporate AI initiatives show zero return, according to a sobering report by MIT’s Media Lab*. Why? It all comes down to the approach. Lacking the right data, AI can’t deliver effectively.

95% of corporate AI initiatives show zero return, according to a sobering report by MIT’s Media Lab*. Why? It all comes down to the approach.

Discover how outdoor & sports brands overcome 5 key challenges with AI-powered solutions. Download the Growth Playbook today!

Every day retail competitors are launching new products, adjusting prices, and shifting assortments at lightning speed. For teams still relying on spreadsheets and manual tracking, that means missed opportunities, costly pricing errors and slower decisions that can put brands and retailers behind. On the latest episode of Beyond the Shelf, retail strategist Francesca Sardini unpacks what’s really happening behind the scenes of competitive strategy – and why so many retail teams are struggling to keep up. In this conversation, hear practical insights on how to capitalize on emerging trends, keep pace with global pricing, cut down on manual grunt work and focus on strategy to make faster, more confident pricing and go-to-market decisions. Listen now to get fresh perspectives on how to shift from reactive to proactive retail strategies.

Unlock the Future of Product Development for Food & Beverage, Cosmetics and Consumer Packaged Goods

Learn how PLM helps retailers respond to shifting dining habits with speed, innovation, and ready-to-eat product experiences

Join Centric Software®, Westwing and home&you for an exclusive 1-hour webinar and uncover how two leading European home and décor brands successfully scaled at speed with Centric PLM™.

For consumer goods brands and retailers such as fashion, outdoor, grocery, food & beverage, cosmetics, home and consumer electronics, getting this right requires a unified AI-driven product experience management (PXM) solution.

In today’s volatile market, ingredient price hikes, packaging challenges and regulations like EPR can eat into already thin product margins. Manual spreadsheets and disconnected costing workflows simply can’t keep up. Discover how leading food & beverage companies are cutting costs, managing compliance and protecting margins using AI-powered Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

Discover how food & beverage brands use PLM to cut costs, manage EPR compliance, and respond to inflation, tariffs, and supply chain changes.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations are transforming the packaging landscape for cosmetics and personal care brands and manufacturers across North America. Producers are now responsible for the end-of-life disposal costs of their product packaging, and the regulatory landscape is complex, inconsistent and still evolving. With more than a dozen states actively advancing EPR legislation, the pressure to manage packaging data and ensure compliance has never been more urgent.

The trend of clean and vegan beauty is rapidly reshaping the cosmetics industry as consumers demand greater transparency, ethical sourcing, and ingredient safety. Across the UK and EU markets, brands are navigating evolving expectations around what “clean” really means — from ingredient sourcing and formulation strategies to certifications and positioning.

Is your PLM system holding you back in a rapidly changing market? Watch this quick video to discover the five key signs that your system is outdated, understand how inefficiencies can hurt innovation and profits, and learn how upgrading to a modern PLM can boost efficiency, collaboration, and your competitive edge. Don’t let an old system slow you down—find out how to stay ahead now!

Discover how next-generation technology empowers cosmetics & personal care companies to maximize product margins in the face of constant market change

Cut errors. Boost speed. Go live with Centric PLM in months.

Centric Software surveyed more than 100 retailers across formats, regions and growth stages. The goal: to understand how planning operates today and where it fails to meet the demands of modern retail.

Are your teams held back by clunky design tools, scattered inspiration and slow concepting? Say hello to Centric AI Fashion Inspiration (CFI) – the groundbreaking image generation solution built specifically for fashion brands.

Explore case studies showing how next-gen tech transforms product development by connecting people, products, processes and data with one digital solution

Discover the highlights of Centric Connect Paris – Food & Beverage Edition!

The home textiles industry is weaving its way into a new era of success with  demand for high-quality, stylish bedding, linens, cushions, curtains and more. As the competition for soft goods heats up, brands must stay on top of the fabric of change.

Gartner guide to F&B PLM: key insights on boosting compliance, traceability, innovation, and product lifecycle efficiency.

This short explainer video breaks down the fundamentals of price elasticity and its role in strategic price management. Learn how Centric Software enables brands and retailers to analyze demand, model real-time scenarios and optimize pricing based on data — not intuition.

Learn how to master lifecycle, dynamic and competitive pricing strategies to stay ahead of market shifts in our eBook.

Explore how leading brands are streamlining assortments, accelerating time to market and driving measurable margin gains.

How can footwear brands & retailers successfully adapt when market trends shift rapidly, consumers demand more value and supply chains grow increasingly complex?

Optimize inventory with AI to reduce stockouts, automate tasks and boost margins across all channels with agile, data-driven strategies.

Master consumer-centric assortments with AI to boost margins, reduce markdowns and plan smarter across regions, seasons and sales channels.

Unlock end-to-end pricing excellence—set, monitor and manage prices with AI to drive profit, brand value and global pricing consistency.

Avoid pricing pitfalls and boost margin with a smarter strategy—AI-driven insights help brands stay agile, competitive and profitable.

Discover why modern PLM delivers higher ROI than traditional ERP for formulated products. Get Centric Software’s free eBook now.

Learn how top brands use AI-driven market intelligence to solve retail pricing challenges. Download The Retail Market Intelligence Playbook.

Relive the best moments from Centric Connect 2025, the first-ever Italian F&B and Grocery edition of our flagship event! Set in the heart of Milan, in partnership with Accenture this event brought together top leaders from the Food, Beverage, and Grocery markets for an afternoon of innovation, insights and impactful networking

Fashion teams are constantly asked to do more with fewer tools, tighter timelines and disconnected data.

Retail is facing greater challenges than ever. Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, tariffs, changing consumer behaviour, inflation and increased sustainability demands are putting pressure on even the most established brands. But every upheaval also presents an opportunity for those ready to act.

Watch the key moments from Centric Software®’s booth at NRF Asia 2025 and discover what’s top of mind for today’s retailers. Hear from the Centric team as they share bold insights on AI-powered product to commercialization solutions for retailers and brands.

Fashion brands across the UK and EU are facing a wave of uncertainty. The Digital Product Passport (DPP), a cornerstone of the EU’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products (ESPR), is no longer a concept. It is imminent and the time to act is now!

Centric Software® delivers the technology foundation to turn sustainability strategies into measurable outcomes.

New ways to keep up with changing market conditions as detailed in “The Rise of Product Experience Management” eBook for Brands & Retailers.

Discover how Malwee Group, a leader in sustainable fashion, replaced its proprietary software with Centric PLM™, streamlining workflows and speeding up analysis by over 90%.

Tariff Update: May 16, 2025 – US-China tariff pause brings temporary relief. Price hikes continue, with Shein shifting warehouses for stability.

Tariff Update: May 2, 2025 – Tariffs reshape global retail. Price hikes, supply chain shifts, market trends, and consumer insights.

Tariff Update: April 19, 2025 – New US-China tariffs reshape global retail, impacting brands like Shein, Hermès, Temu, and luxury players.

Tariff Update: April 9, 2025 – How new tariffs reshape fashion industry pricing, supply chains, and brand strategies

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations are rapidly reshaping the packaging landscape for food & beverage brands and manufacturers across North America. Producers are now on the hook for the costs of packaging disposal and the reporting requirements are complex, inconsistent and still evolving. With over a dozen states currently in various stages of EPR legislation, the need to manage packaging data and reporting requirements has never been greater.

A grocery retailer’s guide to boosting margins, building loyalty and staying ahead with smarter assortment planning.

A practical PlayBook for SMB swimwear & lingerie brands to overcome 5 key growth challenges with AI-driven solutions and real success stories.

Explore the market intelligence data and trends influencing retailers and consumers to choose star-powered cosmetics & personal care brands

Explore how to meet eco-conscious consumer, regulatory and innovation demands with next-generation technology

In today’s fast-moving beauty and personal care market, staying ahead means delivering the right products at the right price — and knowing what’s coming next. Watch Centric Software’s market intelligence experts for a 30-minute live webinar designed for cosmetics and personal care brands and retailers.

Download our latest report with Coresight to explore how retailers are using AI/ML to reduce inefficiencies, meet consumer demands and unlock revenue growth.

How AI Is Boosting Innovation, Driving Productivity and Saving Time in Fashion and Retail. In this new eBook, Centric Software’s AI experts break down how the fashion and retail industries are using AI to drive transformation across the entire product lifecycle.

Discover how to balance eco-conscious consumer demands, regulatory and pricing complexities and the drive for innovation with next-generation technology.

As retailers face rising costs, changing consumer habits and mounting sustainability pressures, outdated showroom and assortment processes are becoming a liability. With supply chains under strain, physical samples contributing to massive waste and fashion purchases now happening through digital channels, brands are rethinking how they sell and plan.

2025 guide for SMB fashion brands: overcome 5 key challenges, boost efficiency, reduce costs and grow sustainably with digital solutions.

2026 guide for Home & Furniture brands: overcome 5 key challenges, boost efficiency, reduce costs and grow sustainably with digital solutions.

AI-Driven Market Intelligence, Product Design, Development and Pricing

Discover 5 common supply chain challenges and learn how to respond faster with next-generation technology

Discover how top retail, apparel and consumer goods brands navigate tariff volatility with Centric Software®. Learn strategies to protect margins, optimize pricing, and plan smarter with AI-powered PLM, Planning, Pricing, Market Intelligence and PXM solutions. Download the executive guide.

Join this special Tariff Turmoil webinar focusing on Pricing Strategies.

Centric Software® delivers the technology foundation to turn sustainability strategies into measurable outcomes.

Boost retail profitability with AI-powered merchandise planning. Align inventory, forecasts, and strategy in real time

Discover the Five Signs Your PLM System is Outdated in the Food & Beverage and Cosmetics & Personal Care Industry.

Elevate your business with essential insights for innovation and growth in a dynamic industry with the Power of Market Intelligence for the Cosmetic Industry

New U.S. tariff policies are reshaping retail operations and consumer behavior. Watch the Centric Software x Coresight Research webinar replay to gain expert insights on how these changes are impacting the industry.

Are you struggling to manage Product Development and Assortment in your food and beverage business?

You’ve planned, developed, priced and launched … but did it sell? For many retailers, brands and manufacturers in Fashion, Outdoor, Grocery, Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, Consumer Electronics and other Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), working in silos across disconnected tools and systems and being slow to market means missed revenue.    

Learn how to embed sustainability across the product lifecycle to drive business performance and make a positive impact. Get our eBook !

Unlock global insights on eco trends, conscious consumers, and evolving laws in consumer goods. Stay compliant and profitable. Get our eBook.

Hear from the Head of Consumer Business at Phoon Huat on why the Singapore-based baking supplies company adopts Centric PXM™ to unify product content and deliver a consistent brand experience across all channels—strengthening customer trust and fueling business growth.

Unlock the future of the meat industry by watching our exclusive video on specialized Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software! Discover how PLM can streamline processes, enhance product quality, and ensure compliance. Learn strategies for optimizing supply chain management and reducing waste. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your business—click to watch the video and explore the transformative potential of PLM in the meat sector!

Hear from Theresa Hsu, Product Development Manager at Mountain Equipment Company (MEC), managing a diverse product range—from apparel to outdoor gear—across 26 stores, an online platform, 50+ factories and 200 suppliers required a fast, intuitive and scalable solution. MECs previous PLM system was slow, outdated and inefficient, making data management cumbersome and delaying go-to-market timelines.

Hear how Patrick Seiffert, Senior VP of Marketing & Product Development & Nancy Zimmerman, VP of Product Development at American Textile, transformed their product development processes with Centric PLM™. By transitioning from manual, disconnected processes to a centralized integrated platform, American Textile is setting the stage to streamline product development, enhance collaboration and improve cost management.

Hear Sara Woodward, Senior Product Development Manager explain how Natural Life revolutionized product development and vendor collaboration with Centric PLM™. From managing thousands of SKUs to streamlining global operations, learn how intuitive technology and centralized data empowered Natural Life to boost efficiency, enhance communication and scale seamlessly.

Hear how ABOUT YOU empowers its planning and buying teams with Centric Planning™ — eliminating manual spreadsheet work, enabling fast decision-making and driving scalable growth with one collaborative system.

Enhancing efficiency and innovation through effective product lifecycle management (PLM) strategies

Footwear brands today face an evolving landscape of challenges. Read our Ebook to find out how you can navigate a challenging landscape.

Swapping an ingredient isn’t just a simple formulation update for cosmetics and personal care companies. It triggers a ripple effect across impact analysis, compliance checks, supplier collaboration, packaging, labeling and more.

Are outdated spreadsheets and disconnected systems making it harder to adapt to evolving tariffs and regulatory changes while maximizing product margins?

How Outdoor & Sports brands maximize PLM potential

With Centric Software’s acquisition of Contentserv, the two companies are now closing the loop on a much larger scale.  

Centric Software is excited to announce the acquisition of Contentserv, a leading provider of product information management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), Content Syndication and Digital Shelf Analytics (DSA) for product experience management (PXM).   

Discover why traditional project management tools fall short for consumer goods companies and how AI-powered PLM solutions drive efficiency and innovation.

Revitalizing innovation for product-driven companies

Develop and Deliver Products That Drive Your Business in the Meat Industry with Centric PLM software.

Hear from our passionate team as they explain how cosmetics manufacturers, brands, and retailers can leverage Centric's AI-powered solutions, from product concept to replenishment, all in a single platform. Centric's inaugural event in the cosmetics industry offered a valuable opportunity to learn from experts, clients, and keynote speakers.

Are you a grocery retailer aiming to boost your private-label brand? Centric Software® helps you adapt to changing consumer preferences and manage complex supply chains. Ensure compliance, streamline processes, and collaborate with suppliers effectively. Watch the video now to elevate your strategy!

Our customers say it best! In this quick, impactful video, leading brands describe their experience with Centric Software. From streamlining operations to sparking innovation, see how Centric Software drives real results and empowers teams to thrive.

Retail moves fast, and pricing and inventory decisions are more complex than ever. Centric Pricing & Inventory™ is an AI-powered platform that automates thousands of decisions in minutes, optimizing pricing, fulfilling demand and driving growth. Customers achieve increased sales, improved margins, reduced costs and enhanced customer satisfaction. Discover smarter retail solutions with Centric Software®.

Relive the Best Moments from Centric Connect Paris 2024! Real-Time Retail Insights & Innovation. Watch the official event video to experience the highlights of Centric Connect Paris 2024! Our clients, partners, and keynote speakers shared valuable insights on Real-Time Retail.

Centric Product Lifecycle Management streamlines product development for beverage industries by enhancing collaboration, ensuring compliance, and providing real time data insights to optimize innovation and efficiency.

We empower beauty brands to thrive with innovative solutions for product development and collaboration. Watch the video now to see how Centric Software® helps cosmetic manufacturers stay ahead of trends and meet consumer demands while streamlining processes for a competitive edge.

Discover how Centric Software is revolutionizing sustainability in retail by empowering brands to tackle sustainability regulations, optimize their product offerings and achieve ESG compliance. With AI-driven insights and collaborative tools, Centric solutions enable real-time adaptability and transparency compliance, fostering innovation and progress in the retail industry.

THEILMA, a South Korean fashion brand expanding into new B2B and D2C markets, is transforming how it operates with Centric PLM™. The Global Business President shares how streamlined processes, accurate data and optimized Bill of Materials (BOM) through Centric PLM help THEILMA gain a competitive edge, refine pricing strategies and achieve greater profitability while expanding globally.

Discover how Wild Foods, a rapidly growing Chilean health food company, uses Centric PLM™ to focus R&D on achieving greater efficiency, transparency, and speed in innovation.

Delta Galil, a global leader in private label and branded products, drives digital transformation with Centric PLM™. Vice President of Information Technology, explains how Centric PLM aligns teams, improves vendor collaboration and boosts operational efficiency. Learn how Centric PLM reduces costs, increases transparency and supports Delta Galil’s growth and market leadership.

Hear from Farooq Adam, Co-Founder and CEO of Fynd, as he shares his vision for revolutionizing product concept to shelf for brand partners across fashion, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and grocery. With Centric Software’s AI-powered PLM, Planning, Pricing, Inventory, Market Intelligence and gen-AI Fashion Inspiration solutions, Fynd drives faster decision-making, standardization and agility to respond to emerging consumer trends.

Your business is growing. But what if it unexpectedly takes a giant leap forward?

Clean data and talented teams are key for fashion brands, retailers and manufacturers but these are only part of the equation for retail success. With the scale, speed and complexity of today’s fashion landscape it’s no longer humanly possible to effectively optimize decisions around products, assortments, pricing and inventory for thousands of SKUs across multi-categories, multi-markets and multi-channels.

Shape: Use Cases & Functionality Learn more about creating and updating a Shape Master, associating a Shape to styles, and utilizing size chart evaluations at the Shape level.

American Textile Company joins Centric Software at the Sourcing Journal Fall Summit to explore their journey from a single production facility to a global supply chain spanning 15+ countries—all while honoring nearly 100 years of heritage. Discover how they leveraged cutting-edge technology to streamline operations, boost agility and succeed in today’s rapidly evolving market. Gain actionable strategies to eliminate inefficiencies, drive growth and future-proof your business.

Discover the key moments from Centric Connect 2024 in the iconic landscape of Oktoberfest! This event brings together top industry leaders, innovators, and forward-thinking professionals for groundbreaking insights, thought leadership, and unparalleled networking opportunities. Tune in for valuable insights and inspiration!

As the activewear market evolves, retail leaders face increasing challenges: shifting consumer preferences, complex pricing landscapes and the need to maintain a competitive edge while managing costs. How can brands respond strategically to these pressures and ensure sustainable growth?

Are you tired of outdated processes, manual data entry, and scattered tools slowing down your team’s ability to plan and deliver successful assortments? Centric Visual Boards™ for  SMB is here to transform the way you work.

Unlock your retail potential with Centric Planning™! Discover how our AI-powered solution optimizes inventory management, enhances decision-making, and boosts profitability—all while reducing planning cycles by up to 75%. Say goodbye to discounting and hello to smarter retail success!

Learn how a high-end fashion jewelry brand was able to achieve 99% time saving creating business-critical presentations with Centric Visual Whiteboard™, the latest addition to the false family of connected digital boards already adopted by many leading brands and retailers worldwide.

Hear why Nexon Omniverse’s fashion brands, Style Union and Ethnicity entrusted Centric Planning™ to power their growth strategy. By replacing spreadsheets, both fashion brands continue to expand their market reach across India, driving more targeted and accurate assortments.

Discover how Rafael Sanchez, Chief Innovation Officer, revolutionized Blue Star Group’s retail planning processes with Centric Planning™. From managing complex global operations to enhancing product portfolio management, learn how intuitive technology and strategic insights took Blue Star Group to new heights, streamlining operations and improving market responsiveness.

Experience the highlights of Centric Connect 2024 at Ferrari Museum, Modena. See industry leaders discuss innovation, customer satisfaction, and future trends in PLM, planning, pricing, inventory, market intelligence and retail!

Product Development Process in PLM: Style, Color, Material using Centric’s Adobe Illustrator plugin Learn more about creating and updating a style, assigning Artboard to Image Intent tags, and Canvas Building for additional presentation capabilities.

The inaugural Centric Software® retail planning and execution events in Paris & NY created a dynamic and insightful gathering of over 100+ industry leaders. With a focus on merchandise planning, assortment localization, omni-channel growth strategies and in-season pricing optimization, Centric Connect provides a valuable platform for sharing expertise and exploring opportunities for collaboration and growth.

Centric Software’s inaugural retail planning and execution summit in Paris was a dynamic and insightful gathering of over 75 industry leaders. With a focus on merchandise planning, assortment localization, omni-channel growth strategies and in-season pricing optimization, Centric Connect provides a valuable platform for sharing expertise and exploring opportunities for collaboration and growth.

NRF Asia 2024 was a blast! Hear from our passionate team as they share how retailers and brands can benefit from Centric’s AI-powered product concept to replenishment solutions, all in one platform.

Migration Prep & What to Expect Explore migrations, UAT, customer vs. Centric responsibilities during a migration, and the scheduled timeline for this year’s version migration.

Hear how ASOS powers data-driven decision-making, strengthens relations between product teams and senior management and streamlines strategic decision-making with Centric Market Intelligence™.

Discover why leading outdoor clothing, footwear and equipment brand Trespass partnered with Centric Software® to revolutionize its merchandising operations. With end-to-end AI-powered retail planning provision, advanced analytics and user-intuitive features, Centric Planning™ enables Trespass to streamline processes, boost collaboration and drive growth.

Discover the interview of Lara Ponti, CEO of Ponti, at the Grocery Forum in Italy, and how Centric PLM™ is playing a pivotal role in Ponti’s digital transformation journey as they focus on enhancing its operational efficiency.

Discover how Guess achieved significant profit growth through markdown optimization with Centric Planning™. By leveraging data-driven insights and forecasting future demand, Guess streamlined their discount strategies across diverse product categories and countries, maximizing profitability.

Learn how Centric’s strong partnership and continuous innovation have empowered GUESS to improve their strategic focus and efficiency in retail planning. Discover the impact of this long-term collaboration and how it has positioned the renowned brand for sustained success in the highly competitive fashion industry.

Discover how Guess revolutionized their retail planning strategy with Centric Software. Join Paola Frigeria, Project Manager at Guess, as she shares valuable insights into the seamless implementation process, the transformative impact on strategic decision-making, and the intuitive user experience that has empowered Guess teams to excel in retail planning.

Discover how integrating PLM, demand planning, and inventory management can revolutionize your retail business. Find out how Guess leverages this integration for seamless operations, optimal decision-making, and strong customer relationships. Learn more about their powerful end-to-end solution and the benefits it brings to profitability.

Discover how Guess transformed their assortment planning process by harnessing the power of AI technology and waving goodbye to Excel spreadsheets. Learn how Centric Planning™ has empowered Guess to become more efficient and make data-driven decisions for their retail stores worldwide.

Calendar & WBS Learn how to define and track tasks through calendars, create flexible calendars without rigid restrictions and use workflows to manage lifecycles of samples and other business critical items.

Dudley Stephen’s shares their journey through the transformative impact of Centric PLM™ Software. Discover how Centric PLM eliminated human errors, ensured product consistency, and seamlessly connected teams. Learn how transparency and integrated systems are key to their growth and customer satisfaction. Experience the Centric difference!

Library: Color, Color Palette, Prints Learn about color & print codes for SKU convention and how autogenerated color & print codes can be used to feed into Style SKUs. Additionally, review color palette basics: seasonality attributing in color palette and color allocation to materials using color palette.

Is your product development process manual and slowing down your business? It’s time to transform your growing brand into a powerhouse of productivity and efficiency! Join us for an exclusive webinar where you’ll see a live demo of Centric PLM™, the #1 PLM for Consumer Goods brands and retailers. Discover the cloud-based solution used by 18,000+ brands around the world with a rapid implementation time of just a few weeks.

Discover how Charlie Hall, Product Operations Director at Merrell, revolutionized their business processes with Centric Software®. From managing complex global operations to enhancing product development, learn how intuitive technology and strategic insights took Merrell to new heights, streamlining operations and improving market responsiveness.

In the competitive world of footwear, executives are keenly aware of the need to stay ahead of market trends and manage resources effectively.

Europe’s largest producer of potato products partners with Centric Software® for market-specific product data and regulatory requirements. Discover how Centric’s solution supports AVIKO with their global growth strategy and managing product specifications for their ever-extending product.

Clean data and talented teams are key for fashion brands, retailers and manufacturers but these are only part of the equation for retail success. With the scale, speed and complexity of today’s fashion landscape it’s no longer humanly possible to effectively optimize decisions around products, assortments, pricing and inventory for thousands of SKUs across multi-categories, multi-markets and multi-channels.

Discover how Ciele Athletics, a leader in running wear since 2014, adopted Centric PLM™ to boost growth and efficiency. The Montreal-based brand began with a single cap and now boasts over 400 SKUs globally.

Today’s challenging retail landscape leaves little room for pricing errors. Economic disruption, the supply chain crunch and more brands offering exponentially more products at increasingly lower prices make for a volatile environment. 

100-year-old fashion and ski wear company increases visibility to marketing and sales data with Centric PLM.

Outdoor Research, the Seattle based and globally distributed outdoor gear and accessory company, chose Centric PLM™ because of its usability and configurability. Centralizing data in one single source of truth now allows them to spend more time and attention on what’s important: products!

Discover how Daniel Boutay, Vice President at Guess, revolutionized inventory management with Centric Planning. From combatting excess inventory to improving operational efficiencies, learn how intuitive technology and strategic planning took Guess to new heights, reducing delivery times and doubling operating profits.

Bombas expanded from socks to a wider apparel range with Centric PLM™ enhancing product development and market growth.

Lands’ End’s innovative journey into 3D design and the integration of a centralized Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution.

Swimwear brand arena accelerates time-to-market and empowers product innovation, cross-departmental collaboration and sustainability efforts with Centric PLM™.

Feel like you’re running on a never-ending hamster wheel of product adjustments? It’s a sign your legacy PLM system needs an upgrade. Nearly half of all product development projects are delayed — with a well-chosen PLM, these risks are significantly mitigated.

Have you heard stories about failed implementations that led to wasted time and money?

40% of orgs plan to ramp up their sustainability efforts in 2023 and beyond*

The ability to visualize product assortments faster, better and smarter has a critical impact on how your assortments perform at retail.

In the fiercely competitive consumer electronics sector, product portfolio management plays a key role in your business strategy for success. But fluctuating market conditions, inefficient processes or lack of transparency can all contribute to sub-optimal portfolios.  

Still using outdated spreadsheets, disconnected systems and email file sharing to execute go-to-market strategies?

Understanding how next-generation technology like Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) specifically benefits your business can be tough. You know the right tech is what your company needs. It’s important to keep pace with the accelerated speed of the industry and tackle market challenges head-on. But how does it work, exactly?  

Stop doing research website by website, loading incomplete data into spreadsheets and trying to make sense of it all! You can no longer develop pricing strategies in a vacuum.

These are headlines impacting branding and retailing strategies as we enter 2023. What are you doing about it and how will you and your teams do it?

Meet the only PLM solution to provide a single platform that  allows you to ✓ streamline data exchange, ✓ eliminate redundant tasks ✓ improve vendor collaboration ✓ speed time to market by creating a 3D digital foundation. 

Implementing a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution can seem daunting. Especially when you need answers to a myriad of questions like: 

Innovation is the name of the game for the cosmetics and personal care industry. Businesses are constantly under pressure to innovate to meet consumer demands and changing regulations. And balancing developing new products, switching up formulation, sourcing more sustainable packaging or managing artwork and labeling to meet new trends on time is no easy task, especially when you’re not working with a comprehensive tech foundation like Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). 

“How can we get all the information we need to the people that need to have it in the most up-to-date form possible? Emails, Excel and Word docs just weren’t cutting it.” -Ryan Thorpe, Director of Design, Catoma

You may already have an engineering PLM, but that’s just for your engineering teams. What about the rest of your business?

The supply chain has never faced more stress. Factory shutdowns and delays, shifts in consumer demand, labor shortages, and rising costs have created a challenging ripple effect. With weeks added to your production calendar, how can you regain control over the supply chain?

Planning, merchandising, buying, supply chain and executive teams at fashion icon Guess® were at breaking point. With a myriad of complexities, thousands of SKUs, a chaos of spreadsheets and historical data that no longer made sense – the old ways of assortment planning were dead.

When it comes to developing and updating products, packaging is often a complex process that requires high levels of organization, accuracy and collaboration. And if anything goes awry, the risk of serious consequences is huge.

When developing new products, and updating existing SKUs, nothing is more important than specification management. Businesses must ensure product specification accuracy throughout every stage of the product lifecycle while developing and implementing best practices and sharing specifications data with Product Development teams and stakeholders.

At Rothy’s, sustainability is woven through every sourcing, materials and technology choice the fashion brand makes to bring their popular shoes and bags to market.

When developing new products, and updating existing SKUs, nothing is more important than specification management. From ensuring accuracy of product specifications for every stage of the product lifecycle to developing and implementing best practices to share specifications data with Product Development teams and stakeholders.

Are you increasingly under pressure to bring new products to market faster while capitalizing on the right consumer trends? Now is the time to streamline NPD by optimizing collaboration on all fronts.

Join this digital event with Centric Software media partner Drapers to discover the challenges and opportunities in setting sustainability goals, tracking progress, and achieving sustainable change.

Optimizing assortments, merchandising and managing internal buys across multiple regions, channels and stores is a complex process. The lack of real-time, visual product information only makes the process harder and informed decision-making impossible.

Centric Software are delighted to unite with leading experts to discuss the pressure on the fashion and apparel industry to reduce its environmental impact and meet global climate commitments.

The UN’s Climate Conference, COP26 may be over, but we know the real work to slow down global warming is just beginning.

While apparel companies, both large and small, progress towards being sustainable enterprises, they all face the same challenge: managing change while meeting their sustainability objectives.

It’s crunch time for food and beverage businesses to embrace digital technology. In an age where remote collaboration is here to stay, fast paced is the new normal and business agility is fundamental, digitalization is key to future-proofing business.

Are your retail planning and product development teams disconnected, working from out-of-date systems and spreadsheets, or finding it difficult to make sense out of huge amounts of data? Inefficient teams lead to high levels of approximation while being slow to react to market changes, causing missed product sales, excess products and demotivated staff.

Are you working with contract manufacturers to respond better and faster to ever-changing consumer trends? Is your communication with them a sea of emails, spreadsheets and shared drives? It’s time to move to a next-gen Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to improve your vendor collaboration and speed time to market.

Learn how Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) streamlined complex design, development, and manufacturing processes across global operations for two leading apparel companies.

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Are you using a modern visual collaboration platform to accelerate line planning and data sharing?

Private label has increasingly found favor among consumers over the years. 2020 pushed this trend even further with dollar sales increasing over the past five years from $131 billion in 2016 to close to $160 billion in 20201. And with 52% of consumers stating that they will continue to buy store brands after the pandemic is over2, private label is definitely on the rise.

4% of greenhouse gas emissions come from the textile industry. With consumers showing increased interest in environmental topics, how companies act makes a difference. Customers favor those that are authentic and transparent—not just doing it to check off a box. The good news? Many brands are accelerating actions to improve sustainability while considering the holistic impact on both ROI and social responsibility.

Want to learn how Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) can drive digital transformation for your cosmetic or personal care business?

Why do some businesses navigate industry changes and complexities effectively while others struggle to shift gears and keep up? 

Decisions, decisions. The big ones are hard to make. If you choose incorrectly, you’ve got to deal with the consequences. Without a crystal ball on hand, it’s tough to know if you’ve picked a winner. For those retailers, brands or producers considering an investment in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) technology, the decision-making process becomes that much more difficult. Pick the wrong solution, and it could spell disaster. 

Hear how Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions make collaboration and supply chain transparency a top priority — and how that helps manufacturers stay competitive in 2021 with Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) and Mr. Alex Luu, Sales Manager of Centric Software.

Food and beverage brands, retailers and producers face constant pressure to get new products and line extensions to market faster, and more profitably, than ever before. But how can you optimize costs while also driving new product development, fast? The answer’s as simple as P-L-M.

Watch our webinar replay with our media partner Drapers to discover the key trends that should be driving your fashion business’s sustainability strategy.

In this Trend Talk webinar replay, you’ll watch an exclusive interview with sportswear and lifestyle giant Gymshark. Justine McCarthy, Development Director, and Annalisa Savio, Head of Development, offered their tips for seamless remote working, plus give exclusive insight into how digital tools such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) revolutionised remote collaboration for Gymshark teams.

Food & Beverage Retailers and Producers – are you struggling to find a PLM that ticks all of these boxes? 

Are you feeling stuck in spreadsheets and manual changes? Costing is often a challenging part of your process and efficiency is critical. If you’re dealing with inaccurate costing from suppliers, lack of visibility into costing of raw materials, and inefficient processes, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is right for you!

Imagine being able to reduce dependency on physical samples; cut back on the associated costs; speed up time to market; facilitate better communication with your supply chain AND positively impact your sustainability targets…

Webinar Replay: PLM Basics for Food and Beverage Retailers and Producers

Webinar replay: The Essential PLM for Food & Beverage Retailers and Producers

From apparel to product design, with lockdown restrictions in place, finding new creative inspiration is an increasing challenge. With fashion shows and trade events cancelled; more teams working remotely with less physical collaboration; and a dramatic change in consumption habits, it has never been more important for designers to think outside the box! 

As a steward of some of the most revered brands in golf, Acushnet Holdings Corp. has always strived to perfect its product-development game. The 88-year-old company is steadfast in its commitment to innovation—whether by creating the best golf ball or shoe, or embracing digital transformation to fuel its growth.

Since the global pandemic emerged, many industry sectors have been adversely affected. The garment manufacturing sector was no different. Retail demand has collapsed along with lockdowns around the world, while customers are turning to ecommerce and prioritising home wear over fast fashion, causing a shift in fashion tides.

Since the global pandemic emerged, many industry sectors have been adversely affected. The garment manufacturing sector was no different. Retail demand has collapsed along with lockdowns around the world, while customers are turning to e-commerce and prioritising home wear over fast fashion, causing a shift in fashion tides.

Retailers, manufacturers, businesses big and small, were all in the same boat when the world shut down due to COVID-19. Some were able to switch to their ‘backup generator’ immediately, while others struggled to stay afloat. Why?

With factories springing back to life after coronavirus lockdowns, global apparel manufacturers have shifted their focus towards technology as they embrace a new normal. Inefficient manual processes are swiftly replaced by team collaboration software, while product life cycle management is digitally integrated to accelerate time-to-market.

The outbreak of the coronavirus has affected the global economy and business operations largely. Manufacturers have been facing and dealing with postponement & cancellation of orders from brands and retailers resulting in cash tight position. Moreover, with factory shutdowns and labours not returning to work amidst health fear has been hampering the overall supply chain. For brands, late deliveries of the spring-summer collection, store closures and stay-at-home cultures will be pushing e-commerce. Consumer behaviour will be affected permanently even after this crisis. Empowering digital transformation in manufacturing and retail is the key to staying ahead of the competition.

Is your business ready to meet the needs of the fast-growing denim market? 

With the Coronavirus outbreak disrupting every area of our lives, the biggest fashion and retail brands are responding by fast-tracking digital transformation and making data-driven decisions. How can your business think outside the box to navigate the challenges that lie ahead?

Market disruptions happen to the best of us, but amid the coronavirus outbreak, today’s global environment is even more unpredictable

Leverage innovations such as 3D, AI, mobile apps, centralized, visual information and more to pivot in the face of disruption.

Are you still managing your business with emails and spreadsheets hoping you can pull through today’s market disruption?

According to Mckinsey & Company, “Companies that were already using cutting-edge tools such as 3D product design, virtual sampling, and digital material libraries…have fared better than their peers during the [global health] crisis.” And, there’s no doubt that these same technologies are the ones that will enable fashion, retail & luxury businesses to thrive in post-pandemic times! 

Struggling to quickly create and manage collections, optimize assortments and meet financial goals across all channels and regions? Are your teams lost in a maze of emails, spreadsheets, foam core boards and print outs?

Supply chain agility depends on many factors including centralizing all data in a single, accessible location. This sets the foundation to launch your company on a digital transformation journey of efficiency – to work smarter, faster, better and more collaboratively!

The industry has expanded exponentially over the past decade. In the UK alone, the home décor and furnishings sector went from 10.8 billion to 13.6 billion British pounds by 2018, and it looks like this growth trend is here to stay! 

false is top of mind for fashion and retail professionals all around the globe. The recent G7 meeting in Biarritz — where 32 fashion and textile companies signed the Fashion Pact promising to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 — is just one of the many events taking place that are pressuring the industry to make drastic changes. 

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Implementing Centric requires several simultaneous workstreams including adapting Centric functionality to your business and teaching users new ways of performing job functions..  This can be challenging when you’re also trying to maintain a disciplined implementation cadence. As a result companies limit the scope of their initial implementation to essential functions. Frequently, companies do not go back later to improve beyond this.

Do you want to streamline your product development process and boost overall efficiency? Are small steps failing to provide the big results you need in today’s competitive market?

Are you looking for ways to speed up product development and accelerate time to market? Are you struggling to maintain high-quality standards that Italian design is known for, while still answering to consumer demands for trend-right, right-now products? 

Gone are the days when products are developed by one single team in one single office in one single location. Quite the opposite!

Do you still rely on spreadsheets…until you just can’t? Is it taking too much time to rummage through your inbox looking for yet another email with the right information to add to a tech pack?

Want to take a deep dive into vendor management capabilities in Centric 8?

Want to take a deep dive into vendor management capabilities in Centric 8?

Wasted time can seriously hinder success. With little room for error, fashion, apparel and retail companies like yours must work efficiently to keep up with today’s demands.

Tired of chasing outdated spreadsheets, searching for the email attachment someone sent you last week that you need for your meeting today or playing phone tag with your colleague in a different time zone?

Are your profit margins suffering from increased product development costs? How can you ensure the same profit margins and speedier production without compromising quality? Are your systems and processes truly allowing your teams to focus on what they’re good at? 

Are you struggling to meet tighter and tighter deadlines while keeping costs low? Is your current way of communicating with suppliers slowing you down? 

Are you struggling to manage thousands of different SKUs? Are you experiencing too much back-and-forth, leading to errors and miscommunication when forecasting product costs, margins, and line plans?

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) drives product development and all associated activities from concept to design to production to retail. It anchors critical information in one place – a single source of the truth – so that you and your colleagues can access vital data in the office or on-the-go.

Wish there was a more accurate way to share information between departments, external partners and suppliers?  Need a more efficient process to move products along the supply chain without comprising on quality or cost?

Heard of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) but not sure if it’s the right solution for your business?

Do you have a love/hate relationship with spreadsheets? Is everything smooth-sailing until you find yourself rummaging through your inbox looking for a single email that will impact your entire tech pack?

Are you relying on outdated systems, spreadsheets and emails to support your business? Companies must harness the power of technology to drive innovation and customer engagement.

Watch our webinar replay presented by the false to learn more about tentree, an environmentally progressive, outdoor lifestyle apparel brand that plants ten trees for every item purchased, and how they leverage Centric’s Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution to develop a competitive edge while still supporting sustainability initiatives.

Tired of chasing outdated spreadsheets, searching for the email attachment someone sent you last week that you need for your meeting today or playing phone tag with your colleague in a different time zone?

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Watch the webinar replay hosted by the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and featuring Oregon-based KEEN Footwear to find out how this leading outdoor brand revamped their entire planning process making the latest product data available to all departments alike – a single source of the truth. Early advantages include slashing reporting time in one department by 50%.

Sporting giant Mizuno struggled to manage their product development processes. Product status visibility was lacking, updating information was time-consuming and data was often lost. How did Centric PLM step in?

Need to learn more about Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and how it can drive business results? Get the facts and hear the voice of real-world experience.

Is the ever-shorter product lifecycle forcing you to reduce your development time? Looking to optimize your margins while profitability per product is at its lowest level? Lost in an ocean of obsolete data that prevents you from being more creative and responsive in order to come up with innovative products?

Trying to get your head above the data madness while product lines and collections are constantly increasing? Would you like an easy way to manage product information that doesn’t involve spreadsheets and makes data entry 80% faster than before? Discover Centric PLM!

Making great products with spreadsheets and email is time consuming, tedious and stressful. There is a better way – it’s called Centric SMB! Available on a subscription basis (SaaS), Centric SMB is designed to speed product development, reduce product costs and increase responsiveness. With access to the same proven technologies and industry know-how as big players, successful emerging brands can set the foundation for future growth.

You’ve decided to take last season’s bestseller and relaunch it this year but everyone is struggling to decide if it should have a revamp? Time to prepare for multiple meetings, follow ups, design sketches and samples… Sound familiar?

Looking for a more efficient way to share product information between your internal teams, customers and suppliers? Need to better track products along the supply chain and plan effectively, so tight customer deadlines don’t get missed?

Thinking of upgrading your current PLM system but questioning if it’s really the right fit for your business anymore? Has your business evolved but it’s not quite keeping up with your new demands?

Factory audits shouldn’t have to depend on paper, emails and Excel. How often does data get lost before it gets transferred back in the office, or entered inaccurately? Are you tired of misplacing important audit documents, waiting for accurate reports from teams on-site and running the risk of having non-compliant factories?

Is your brand assurance quality still paper-based causing potential delays and putting your brand reputation at risk? How do you ensure your products meet quality objectives prior to acceptance of ownership of goods? Or are you just tired of defects and poor quality?

Factory audits shouldn’t have to depend on paper, emails and Excel. How often does data get lost before it gets transferred back in the office, or entered inaccurately? Are you tired of misplacing important audit documents, waiting for accurate reports from teams on-site and running the risk of having non-compliant factories?

Finding it difficult to maintain consistent branding, merchandising, promotions and policies across multiple stores? Tired of spending hours at your desk entering your store review notes into spreadsheets and emails

Everyone’s talking about digital innovation! Wondering if it’s time for your brand to take the step?

All intimates and swimwear brands today face fierce competition not just from other industry players but from other apparel companies expanding into the swim and intimates category like J Crew and H&M.

Do you have a special notebook in your bag that you carry around full of your handwritten notes and sketches-an inspiration handbook- that you would be lost without? Do you come back from every vendor visit with your luggage full of paper files and a phone full of photos to combine later, type up and send to your team?

Are you struggling to get products to market on time? Do your teams waste valuable time and energy chasing up-to-date information in spreadsheets and emails, rather than focusing on designing and making great products?

Wish there was a more accurate way to share information between departments, external partners and suppliers?  Need a more efficient process to move products along the supply chain without comprising on quality or cost?

Do you have a special notebook in your bag that you carry around full of your handwritten notes and sketches-an inspiration handbook- that you would be lost without? Do you come back from every vendor visit with your luggage full of paper files and a phone full of photos to combine later, type up and send to your team?

Tired of having to transfer your design ideas from Adobe® to a spreadsheet for technical designers and the merchandising team? Spending too much time in meetings and reading through emails trying keep track of the latest product innovation? Wish there was an easier way to coordinate product updates with the design team?

Do you find yourself asking questions like, “What steps do I need to take to get my company PLM ready? What does my company need to know before we proceed?”

Developing products requires information from many sources and many teams located across different locations; design, retail, merchandising, development, fit, quality, production, logistics, sales and more. Making great products with spreadsheets and email is time consuming, tedious and stressful. There is a better way! It’s called PLM!

Developing products requires information from many sources and teams located across different locations; design, retail, merchandising, development, fit, quality, production, logistics, sales and more. PLM is the backbone technology that drives all product related activities from design to retail including expansion and omnichannel strategies. PLM improves collaboration, reduces costs and speeds time to market resulting in streamlined operations, higher profitability and an easier way of working.