Island Pacific Merchandising Suite Implementation
06 January 2011 - 1:30AM
Business Wire
Island Pacific, a division of 3Q Holdings (ASX: TQH), today
advised that the Company had signed an agreement to implement its
new and innovative core merchandising software suite, Island
Pacific SmartRetail, at YM Inc. (Sales), a North American retailer
that sells under the banners Stitches, Sirens, Urban Planet,
Siblings, Bluenotes, and Suzy Shier.
Island Pacific SmartRetail is a key product in the suite of 3Q
Holdings’ wholly owned US and European based subsidiary, Island
Pacific. Island Pacific will be implementing several new features
included in its SmartRetail suite including a ground breaking Web
2.0 user interface and a powerful rules-based Purchasing system
that will deliver significant benefits and cost savings to the YM
organization managing Blockouts and Purchase Orders.
A unique feature of Island Pacific’s philosophy and a part of
the Island Pacific tradition which is exemplified by this
implementation is collaboration between a software vendor and its
customers. Island Pacific SmartRetail is built using extensible
Service Oriented Architecture and Island Pacific is simultaneously
implementing its base product while YM is gaining the knowledge to
be able to build their own components using this framework.
Davy Rosen, Chief Executive Officer of Island Pacific commented,
“We see YM as much more than a valued customer; we see Island
Pacific and YM as one team, and we are delighted to be partnering
in such an exciting and significant project for both of our
companies. The YM contribution of resources and contributions of
ideas for the features which result in a better application are
appreciated. Using Agile development techniques, we are tracking to
an aggressive timeline by which YM will rollout phase one of the
implementation by Summer 2011.”
Brooke Miller, Sr. EVP Administration & CIO at YM said, “I
have had the pleasure of working with Island Pacific for several
years and very much appreciate the honest, straightforward, and
down to earth approach that comes through loud and clear with
Island Pacific’s new, yet old, philosophy for building customer
relationships. We feel very confident that we can count on Island
Pacific to assist with our continued growth as well as Island
Pacific’s commitment to supporting us going forward. We also know
that Island Pacific values our input and contribution in building
this outstanding product which is an intrinsic asset to our
strategic planning.”
Island Pacific continues to develop and deploy high value and
innovative software solutions that enable retailers to manage the
entire scope of their operations and to understand, create, manage,
and fulfill consumer demand. These operations include core
merchandising, point-of-sale, customer relationship management,
vendor relationship management, demand forecasting, planning,
replenishment, allocation, promotional and event planning.
About YM Inc., (Sales)
YM Inc. (Sales) operates as an apparel retailer under the
banners Stitches, Sirens, Urban Planet, Siblings, Bluenotes, and
Suzy Shier. YM appeals to both genders and a wide array of
lifestyles in the Youth and Young Adult demographics with
consumer-targeted concepts. Its credibility as a fashion-forward
and value-priced retail organization has been firmly established.
It also offers accessories, including jewelry, accessories, make-up
and bath, and beauty products. The company was founded in 1975 and
is based in Toronto, Canada. It operates over 640 stores in Canada
and the United States.
About Island Pacific
Island Pacific is a global leader in retail merchandising and
store operations software solutions. For 30 years, Island Pacific
has been a thought leader in retail software solutions, and has
developed a reputation for delivering high-quality,
high-reliability software to the retail industry. As a result,
Island Pacific is a leading resource for scalable, flexible and
affordable solutions for retailers around the world.
Island Pacific, a division of 3Q Holdings Limited
(www.threeq.com.au) was founded in 1978. The company is
headquartered in Irvine, California, and has offices in the United
States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
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