Sports Authority picks Inovis for connectivity excellence
30 Aug '05
3 min read
"They are focused on providing customers like The Sports Authority with a robust, integrated suite of business-to-business solutions and services that deliver revenue and profitability through trading community management," said Sean Feeney, President and CEO of Inovis. "By providing one point of contact for the software and the network, they are helping their customers work more efficiently in the global trading community and remain competitive in today's retail marketplace."
The Sports Authority, headquartered in Englewood, CO, is one of the nation's largest full-line sporting goods retailers offering a comprehensive high-quality assortment of brand name sporting apparel and equipment at competitive prices. As of April 30, 2005, The Sports Authority operated 393 stores in 45 states under The Sports Authority, Gart Sports, Sportmart and Oshman's names. The Company's e-tailing websites, located at thesportsauthority.com, gartsports.com, sportmart.com and oshmans.com, are operated by GSI Commerce Inc under license and e-commerce agreements. In addition, a joint venture with AEON Co., Ltd. operates "The Sports Authority" stores in Japan under a licensing agreement.
Inovis is a leading provider of business-to-business solutions for global trading relationships. With more than 20 years of experience, Inovis enables collaborative business processes and solves the complete B2B integration challenge for more than 20,000 customers and their trading partners. The company's comprehensive line of B2B software and managed services help companies speed transaction flows, synchronize product information and improve supply chain processes.