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Edcon to deliver high fashion across SA using the Eqos sourcing solution
31 Jul '06
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Eqos Ltd, a leading provider of global sourcing solutions today announced that Edgars Consolidated Stores Limited (Edcon), the leading retail group in southern Africa for clothing, footwear, and textiles, has selected the Eqos global sourcing solution to improve supplier collaboration, support the expansion of its retail supply chain, deliver the latest fashions to consumers, and boost bottom line profitability.
The solution will be implemented by a joint Eqos and Accenture team working closely with the Edcon merchants.
Operating as Edgars department store since 1929, Edcon today offers ten retail brands (including Edgars, Jet, CNA, Red Square, Boardmans, Legit, Jet Shoes, Temptations, Prato and JetMart) through its approximately one thousand stores across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho.
Edcon's selection of Eqos was a strategic decision, enabling this major retailer to "respond quickly to market trends and minimize stockouts and markdowns," according to Jeannine de Chaud, General Manager for Jet -Softlines. "Through the Eqos solution, we will have the ability to implement standardized best practices and business processes, enabling us to improve both speed-to-market and supplier collaboration."
Mike Quinn, CEO, Eqos, explains, "I am pleased to welcome Edcon to the growing list of Eqos customers and appreciate this opportunity to deliver market leading solutions to this vibrant retail supply network. Edcon will leverage Eqos capabilities across its extended retail supply chain, from product conception and design, through managing a multitude of supplier relationships, and ultimately delivering fashion items to retail shelves for its millions of customers across southern Africa."
The solution will be implemented by a joint Eqos and Accenture team working closely with the Edcon merchants.
Operating as Edgars department store since 1929, Edcon today offers ten retail brands (including Edgars, Jet, CNA, Red Square, Boardmans, Legit, Jet Shoes, Temptations, Prato and JetMart) through its approximately one thousand stores across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland and Lesotho.
Edcon's selection of Eqos was a strategic decision, enabling this major retailer to "respond quickly to market trends and minimize stockouts and markdowns," according to Jeannine de Chaud, General Manager for Jet -Softlines. "Through the Eqos solution, we will have the ability to implement standardized best practices and business processes, enabling us to improve both speed-to-market and supplier collaboration."
Mike Quinn, CEO, Eqos, explains, "I am pleased to welcome Edcon to the growing list of Eqos customers and appreciate this opportunity to deliver market leading solutions to this vibrant retail supply network. Edcon will leverage Eqos capabilities across its extended retail supply chain, from product conception and design, through managing a multitude of supplier relationships, and ultimately delivering fashion items to retail shelves for its millions of customers across southern Africa."
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