The BlueCherry suite provides end-to-end supply chain management capabilities for apparel, footwear and consumer lifestyle brands. In the last year, more than 20 leading brands, including Surf Line, Boohoo, Creative Home Fashions and Levy Group, chose BlueCherry for its proven solutions and industry expertise, adding more than 10,000 new users. Many of the existing customers also added complementary solutions within the BlueCherry portfolio. BlueCherry solutions include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Shop Floor Control, Merchandise Planning, B2B eCommerce and Warehouse Management.
In May, CGS acquired the Montreal-based fashion software company, Visual Next, bringing the best end-to-end workflow, from sourcing materials to sales, to the customers of both organisations. Also, in October, CGS announced expansion to the UK market with a focus on delivering comprehensive technology solutions to the company’s growing list of global brands.
In 2019, the company released over 100 major enhancements and updates to the BlueCherry Enterprise Suite, and since the acquisition of Visual Next, has completed 65 major enhancements. Nearly 80 per cent of the enhancements were a result of direct feedback from the user community.
“With our extensive experience, CGS understands the unique needs of fashion, apparel, footwear and consumer lifestyle products brands, and the market trends that affect their businesses,” said Paul Magel, president, business applications and technology outsourcing division, CGS. “It’s been an exciting year for CGS and our customers – from combining the best of fashion solutions with Visual Next, expanding into the UK market to welcoming so many prominent brands to the BlueCherry community.”
With a focus on the needs of high-growth organisations operating in consumer lifestyle products, retail and apparel, BlueCherry is a unified platform that provides supply chain visibility with the latest digital technologies. The BlueCherry Suite addresses the needs of the end-to-end supply chain, from planning and product development to manufacturing and sales.
CGS is a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (PC)