Lectra has announced that Gloria Jeans Corporation has chosen Lectra's PLM offering for the fashion industry. Some 100 users will work with Lectra Fashion PLM on a day-to-day basis to speed up Gloria Jeans Corporation's collection development and ensure total control of the denim fabrics as well as non-denim product sourcing in China.
Gloria Jeans: a giant's change-over in full swing - Gloria Jeans is a privately held Russian company that designs, manufactures and markets childrenswear and teenwear under the Gloria Jeans and Gee Jay brands. With its expansion in high gear, the company network includes over 15,000 people who manufacture and market 20 million garments a year.
Collection planning and merchandising details are born and developed at the Rostov-On-Don headquarters in Russia. Denim product design, development and manufacturing are conducted on the Novoshakhtinsk and Shakty factory sites. The Shanghai office is devoted to quality assurance, design, trend development and sourcing via Asia based sub-contractors.
“Our objective is to extend our product offerings to our customer by significantly increasing the number of denim and non-denim lifestyle products, and to provide a wider range of both styles and value added fabrics. Our goal is to further develop our growing wholly owned retail and wholesale distribution network”, commented J. Carlos Samper, senior Vice President, Gloria Jeans Supply Chain Operations.
“Our 3-year corporate development plan is very ambitious. Our management team is doing everything it can to ensure we identify and select best in class providers to assist us in reaching our goals. We selected Lectra and its Lectra Fashion PLM offering because we believe it is necessary to collaborate with a business partner with significant experience in the apparel and retail industry”, stated J. Carlos Samper.