GLOUCESTER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Facts:

“As the lines between apparel brands and retailers blur, companies are looking for ways to use technology to improve and unify shared business processes”

• TradeStone Software, delivering Merchandise Lifecycle Management solutions that unify the design, sourcing, ordering and delivery of private label and branded goods, today announced the Company is the subject of an AMR case study, “A Retailer’s Successful PLM Extension Brings Design Staff Into the Fold” authored by research director Janet Suleski and published May 14, 2010.
• The case study reviews how a leading youth-oriented apparel retailer effectively unified product development and sourcing processes with the implementation of Creative Design, a new component of TradeStone’s PLM for Retail solution. To read the case study in full visit www.tradestonesoftware.com/Resources/library.html.
• Closing the gap between design and sourcing will help the retailer improve the ratio of styles designed to the styles adopted, supporting the delivery of styles most likely to be adopted into assortments.
• The organization expects to achieve substantial cost and time savings by reducing the number of samples required during the product development process.
• Additional anticipated benefits include reduced time to market and improved full-price sell-through as a result of being trend-right and timely in the delivery of new products.

Supporting Quotes:

• “As the lines between apparel brands and retailers blur, companies are looking for ways to use technology to improve and unify shared business processes,” said Janet Suleski, AMR Research Director, in the report. “The adoption of new PLM technology is an appropriate impetus for business process change.”
• “Design innovation in today’s retail industry is critical,” said Ann Diamante, Chief Product Officer, TradeStone Software. “With our Creative Design module, retailers can more efficiently collaborate on the product design and development process enabling them to deliver quality merchandise, reduce cycle times and improve margins. We are proud that our customers are willing to share their successes with the analyst community.”

About TradeStone Software, Inc.

TradeStone Software helps retailers, brand manufacturers and suppliers increase market share and improve margins through the use of Merchandise Lifecycle Management solutions that unify the design, sourcing, ordering and delivery of their private label and branded goods. Organizations including American Eagle Outfitters, Belk, Boots, Guitar Center, Kohl's, Le Chateau, Macy's, NBrown Catalog Company, Pacific Sunwear, Shoprite, The Children's Place, Urban Outfitters and Wilkinson use TradeStone’s solutions to help them bring innovative and highly profitable products to market at record speeds.

TradeStone Software is headquartered in Gloucester, Mass., with offices in Atlanta, New York City, Bangalore, Hong Kong and London. For more information visit can be found on the Web at www.tradestonesoftware.com.