Billabong Selects JustEnough Solutions to Consolidate, Automate and Streamline Omni-Channel Planning and Replenishment
August 04 2015 - 9:50AM
Business Wire
JustEnough Software Corporation, a leading provider of demand
management solutions for retail, wholesale and direct-to-consumer
businesses worldwide, today announced that Billabong International
Ltd (ASX: BBG) has selected JustEnough’s Merchandise Financial
Planning, Demand Forecasting, Inventory Planning, Replenishment
Planning and Allocation to help transform its planning and
replenishment processes across all its brands worldwide.
Billabong is a global company that is transitioning from
planning regionally using manual, spreadsheet-based processes to
using one demand planning system globally. JustEnough’s retail
planning suite will be rolled out across the action sports company
to consolidate, automate and streamline planning across its
wholesale, retail and ecommerce channels.
"Creating a true omni-channel experience is one of the seven
strategic pillars in our transformation strategy”, said Kadima
Longi, CTO, Billabong. “We have high expectations of our strategic
partners in line with our approach of undertaking major structural
changes once and doing them right. We look forward to working with
JustEnough to build an industry leading global planning platform
that optimizes our inventory across all our channels.”
“We selected JustEnough as a best-in-class solution to augment
our NetSuite ERP system based on its intuitive, easy to use user
interface, ability to scale, OnSite and OnCloud deployment options
and impressive customer community”, Longi added.
JustEnough will provide a robust and flexible solution enabling
Billabong to:
- Increase inventory turns and
visibility
- Improve customer service levels while
minimizing inventory
- Programmatically move inventory
- Enhance planner productivity with
exception-driven planning
“We are very pleased that Billabong selected JustEnough’s retail
planning suite to drive greater omni-channel inventory efficiencies
across the globe”, said Malcolm Buxton, president and CEO,
JustEnough. “JustEnough is providing Billabong a scalable,
configurable solution that will enable it to offer a broader and
deeper product offering to its customers while controlling
inventory.”
About Billabong
Billabong International Limited's core business is the
marketing, distribution, wholesaling and retailing of apparel,
accessories, eyewear, wetsuits and hard goods in the board sports
sector under the Billabong, RVCA, Element, Von Zipper, Honolua Surf
Company, Kustom, Palmers Surf, Xcel, Sector 9 and Tigerlilly
brands.
The company has approximately 4,000 staff worldwide and its
shares are publicly listed on the Australian Securities
Exchange.
Billabong International's products are licensed and distributed
in more than 100 countries and are available in approximately
10,000 doors worldwide. Products are distributed through
specialized board sports retailers and through the Company's own
branded retail outlets.
The Company's brands are marketed and promoted internationally
through association with high profile professional athletes, junior
athletes and events.
About JustEnough
JustEnough® is a leading provider of Demand Management solutions
for retail, wholesale and direct-to-consumer businesses and is
serving the planning needs of many of the world’s leading brands.
Available OnSite and OnCloud, JustEnough’s innovative solutions
help companies to forecast customer demand; plan assortments,
allocations and inventory; shape demand with markdowns and
promotions and then execute on those plans. To learn more about
JustEnough, visit www.justenough.com or
email info@justenough.com. Follow JustEnough on Twitter,
Facebook and LinkedIn.
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