Sainsbury´s Selects Eqos to Scale Sourcing Operations
Eqos Ltd. (www.eqos.com), provider of on-demand PLM, global
sourcing, and supplier management solutions for the retail supply
chain, today announced that J Sainsbury plc has selected Eqos 4.0 to
support their private label program.
Eqos´ PLM (product lifecycle management), sourcing and supplier
management solution will enable Sainsbury´s to scale its international
sourcing operations for private label (or own-label) general
merchandise, grocery, and apparel.
"We´re extremely pleased to have this opportunity to continue to
support Sainsbury´s corporate growth objectives," said Jane Biddle,
Eqos chief marketing officer. "For more than a decade, we´ve worked in
partnership to strengthen and improve Sainsbury´s supplier management
and KPI (key performance indicator) capabilities for its more than
5,000 suppliers. This new project will extend the Eqos collaborative
platform to include international sourcing operations, agents,
factories, and other supply chain partners."
About J Sainsbury plc.
Sainsbury´s is a leading UK retailer comprising 491 Sainsbury´s
supermarkets, over 300 convenience stores, an internet-based home
delivery service and Sainsbury´s Bank. The company employs nearly
150,000 people. For more information, please visit
www.sainburys.co.uk.
About Eqos, Inc.
Eqos is a leading provider of PLM, global sourcing, and supplier
management solutions for the retail supply chain. Eqos on-demand
software enables retailers to work collaboratively with trading
partners to enhance product innovation, improve supplier performance,
accelerate time-to-market, and ensure product quality and factory
compliance. By layering over existing applications, Eqos facilitates
cross-enterprise, streamlined collaborative processes between
retailers, sourcing offices, agents, factories, suppliers, and third
party service providers. The definitive solution for multi-category
retail segments, including apparel, grocery and general merchandise
segments, Eqos supports millions of transactions daily for 15,000
users, managing more than $50 billion in inventory for the world´s
largest, most recognized global retailers. Customers include Best Buy,
Edcon, H-E-B, Sainsbury´s and Tesco. Founded in 1997, the company has
offices in Boston, London and Hong Kong. More information can be found
at www.eqos.com.