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For years, WhichPLM has provided the industry with RFA news, articles and insight. Whilst we cover the retail, footwear and apparel market exclusively, below you’ll find those posts which directly cover small businesses.

With more and more small businesses adopting PLM and other technologies (as reported in our annual editions) software vendors are focusing their efforts here, offering exclusive small business PLM models.

Specific ‘PLM for small business’ products are still being developed, so check back here for updates.

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The Impact of AI on Small, Independent Businesses

21st October 2021 Lydia Mageean

In her latest piece for WhichPLM, Emma Hayes, womenswear customer fit expert and Founder of At Last, shares her thoughts on potential use of fit technology when it comes to small, independent retailers.

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“Bricks & Clicks”; Virtual and Real World Business in a Post-Covid World

16th March 2021 Lydia Mageean

Anthony Bamford shares his latest piece for WhichPLM. Anthony MBA MRICS is a UK based senior leader specialising in strategic management and transformation and change with a professional background in real estate. He has worldwide contacts in the corporate, commercial and public sectors.

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Rapid Recovery: How Any Business Can Build A Bridge From PLM To Production

1st September 2020 Lydia Mageean

For both near-term survival and post-pandemic recovery, data-driven visibility from design through to production will be essential. Here, Gary Thompson, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships & Alliances for Coats Digital explains how they plan to put that power in the hands of even small brands and manufacturers.

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How Small Retailers Can Refocus for Covid-19

14th April 2020 Lydia Mageean

Here, Dakota Murphey follows up her very successful data science piece, with some advice to (UK) businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic – specifically, small retailers. Dakota has more than a decade of experience in business growth, working independently as a business consultant for a number of years.

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Learning to be Small Again

14th March 2018 Lydia Mageean

Here, Elizabeth Shobert, Director of Marketing & Digital Strategy for StyleSage, hits us again with some sage (pun intended) advice. Drawing on her own experience with StyleSage, Elizabeth shares the creative power behind “startup thinking”. Checking in at the three-month mark of 2018, do you feel like you’re in a better or worse place than […]

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The Value of PLM on Small Businesses

13th February 2017 Lydia Mageean

In their first guest article for WhichPLM, Manner Solutions explores the value of PLM for small businesses; Michael S. Robinson and Amy Hockenbrock share their thoughts on where to begin, the challenges, and how to overcome them. Manner Solutions provides clients with strategic business process efficiencies, database applications, and specialized change management counsel for apparel […]

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Centric Software’s success story video with Ackermans

28th December 2016 Lydia Mageean

Campbell, Calif., Dec 27, 2016- Centric is delighted to announce the release of its success story with its renowned partner and customer Ackermans Ackermans, the leading South African value retailer, chose Centric PLM as they looked to synchronize company information globally, clear out paper and adopt a digital transformation and have immediate access to business-critical […]

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Centric Software’s success story video with Crocs

20th December 2016 Lydia Mageean

Campbell, Calif., Dec 20, 2016 – Centric is proud to release its success story video with its trusted customer and partner Crocs. Crocs, the American footwear giant chose Centric PLM to optimize their footwear collections with Centric Software. Long after the go-live, Crocs and Centric continue to work well together. Discover how Centric 8 PLM helps Crocs improve cross-team collaboration, time […]

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Centric Signs Twentieth Chinese Customer In Two Years

15th December 2016 Lydia Mageean

Pantyhose brand Manzi chooses Centric Software PLM after intense decision process CAMPBELL, Calif., December 15, 2016 – Manzi, the luxury Chinese pantyhose company, has selected Centric Software to provide its PLM solution. Centric is the leading product lifecycle management (PLM) solution for fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor and consumer goods companies. Manzi, founded in 1997 and […]

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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Centric Software as the Global Customer Value Leader in the Retail, Apparel, and Fashion Market

8th December 2016 Lydia Mageean

Happy customers and innovative PLM solutions are the cornerstone of a successful worldwide growth strategy Campbell, Calif., Dec. 8, 2016 – Frost & Sullivan has awarded its 2016 Customer Value Leadership Award in PLM for Retail, Apparel and Fashion to Centric Software. Centric Software is the leading Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution for fashion, retail, luxury, […]

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