(Haarlem/Netherlands, 14 February 2012) Piazza Italia recently selected iShopShape as the partner of choice for their project to modernize and professionalize the retail planning and Visual Merchandising process. It has been announced during the annual Piazza Italia convention which was held in Naples, Italy.

The New York based company Madison88 Ltd, have selected Fast React Systems as their sourcing solutions provider by implementing Vision.

In the latest instalment of his weekly column, our Editor, Ben Hanson rounds up the best of WhichPLM from the past seven days. Alongside the launch of the WhichPLM Events Calendar our NRF coverage continues (with the second of our supplier interviews), and WhichPLM continues to play host to the latest announcements and developments from across the industry.

(Paris, February 16, 2012) Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics, and composite materials—is pleased to announce the nomination of Laurent Alt as the new director of its Software R&D department.

In his second interview from NRF 2012, Ben Hanson speaks to Donny Askin (President of Software Solutions), Bill Brewster (Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing) and Peter Bambridge (Director of Software Solutions for Northern Europe) of Gerber Technology about PLM’s place in retail, their thoughts on the last year, and the company’s plans for the next twelve months.

As part of our continued commitment to our growing readership, this week sees the launch of the brand new WhichPLM Events Calendar – an online resource collecting the most important apparel industry fixtures for the coming year and beyond, with something for everybody.