Author: tony parkinson

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a great software concept for managing complex supply chains, stock and sales simultaneously. By unifying different databases and combining them with real-time feedback and remote control software, ERP allows...

Consumers will always need high quality, stylish clothes and footwear, even during periods of economic challenge, but the dynamics of the fashion industry have changed considerably in recent years. An increase in the number of fashion seasons and...

Effective warehouse management is the beating heart of an efficient, well-oiled fashion business. In the cut-throat world of online clothing sales, the loss of customer loyalty can be the price of poor service. It’s important to meet demand on-time,...

Inventory management is a central part of business for clothing companies of all sizes. Without an efficient tool, keeping track and maintaining stock levels is challenging and can lead to gaps in product lines or accumulations of surplus stock. A...

In manufacturing, your apparel enterprise resource planning (ERP) application is your essential business toolkit, but risk is inherent in continuing to use a system that is out-of-date. Productivity and customer satisfaction are key benchmarks that...

US-based firm SoftWear Automation has announced trials of a machine that can make up to 1,142 Tee Shirts in an 8 hour shift, as many as 17 human line workers. And of course machines such as these can work 24-hours a day, do not need breaks and...

Every week brings news of more store closures, as retailers struggle to maintain profitability of their bricks and mortar stores in the face of competition from e-commerce. Several Department Stores including M&S, Debenhams, Mothercare, Waitrose,...

Geo-blocking is to be outlawed in the EU, which means that you will have to treat consumers in all 28 EU member states as local purchasers of your product, you won’t be able to discriminate based on their location. However, you’ll be under no...

If you haven’t changed your computer systems recently, you’ll probably be quite surprised (and hopefully pleased) by some of the features that are considered standard these days. Modern software has evolved to keep up with changes in hardware,...