U.S.-based fashion manufacturer selects Lawson QuickStep Fashion to help
support business growth
Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) today announced that Alternative Apparel,
a U.S.-based manufacturer of apparel and accessories, has signed a
contract to implement Lawson
QuickStep Fashion, including Lawson
e-Sales and Lawson
Business Intelligence. The Lawson system will help Alternative
Apparel meet its growth objectives by helping to consolidate many
business processes into a single, integrated system. The contract was
signed during Lawson’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2009, which ended May
31, 2009.
Alternative Apparel is a lifestyle apparel brand for men, women and
babies/toddlers across the U.S. as well as Canada, Italy, Germany,
Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom.
The current business software in use at Alternative Apparel could no
longer support new value-adding business processes, such as flexible
inventory allocation and improved collaboration with customers and
suppliers. The company needed more timely and accurate information for
improved decision making.
“We needed to find a standard, industry-tailored solution along with
people with fashion industry expertise to implement it,” said Evan
Toporek, president and COO for Alternative Apparel. “We chose Lawson
because we felt a great cultural fit between our organizations and have
appreciated the Lawson team’s dedication. Lawson QuickStep Fashion will
help bring support and transparency throughout our supply chain, from
product concept to market.”
“Lawson QuickStep Fashion combines industry-specific content with
built-in business tools based on Lawson's experience and knowledge of
the fashion industry,” said Andrew Dalziel, global marketing director
for Fashion
at Lawson. “With more than 350 fashion customers globally, Lawson can
offer businesses industry knowledge and industry-specific functionality
that help fashion companies with a complex supply chain and pressured
time-to-market achieve their goals."
Downloadable
images from Alternative Apparel, including product shots and
warehouse images are available in the Lawson online pressroom (www.lawson.com/pressroom).
Images can be found in the pressroom’s Image
Library.
About Lawson Software
Lawson Software provides software and
service solutions to 4,500 customers in equipment service management and
rental, fashion, food & beverage, healthcare, manufacturing &
distribution, public sector (United States), service industries, and
strategic human capital management across 40 countries.
