Eqos Thought Leadership
RSR PLM Squared: Product Lifecycle Management Powers Private Label Merchandise
Private label merchandise continues to have top of mind awareness in the retail ecosystem. Any potential recessionary trend only exacerbates the need to grow this portion of the merchandise mix. On the flip side, 2007 brought a sharp rise in the number of product recalls, and dramatic loss of life and productivity caused by inadequate controls on product development. We conducted a survey similar to another done in 2006 to understand how these circumstances have changed retailers' and other brand managers' point of view of Product Lifecycle Management and supporting technologies.
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Chris Foulkes, co-founder and Eqos chief product officer discusses how leading retailers are deploying best practices for global sourcing
Retailers are acutely aware of consumers’ increasing demands for ethically-sourced, safe products. Sourcing from low-cost countries is today’s obvious choice; retailers are finding that an evolving global landscape and regulatory requirements present new opportunities for growing brands and revenues, meeting consumer demands, and gaining the competitive advantage. But realizing and optimizing these possibilities requires leveraging strategies and tools that improve visibility, control, collaboration and accountability throughout the entire global supply network. For full details on this thought provoking discussion click here to read the recent press release.
If global sourcing, ethically and safely, is a hot topic in your organization and you would like to schedule a call with Chris Foulkes please include your contact details in an email to info@eqos.com.
