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Centric Software to Showcase AI-Powered Product Concept to Shelf Retail Solutions at NRF 2025

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Unique Platform Combines Planning, PLM, Pricing & Inventory Optimization and Competitive Market Intelligence with Visual Boards to drive margins and speed time to market

CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Centric Software® is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at NRF 2025—Retail’s Big Show, the premier event for retail innovation, at the Javits Center in New York City, from January 11 – 15. Centric drives go-to-market innovation and value creation for consumer goods retailers, brands and manufacturers. Centric Software provides the most innovative enterprise solutions to plan, design, develop, source, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products such as fashion, outdoor, luxury, multi-category retail, grocery, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and consumer electronics to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.

Our team is excited to show retailers at NRF 2025 why the AI-powered Centric suite of solutions is unique in the industry.

As consumers become more discerning and retail assortment (SKU) optimization evolves in real time, companies must adopt cutting-edge, market-driven technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) to maximize margins, enhance efficiency and optimize product offerings, including new product introductions (NPI). Dedicated to serving the consumer goods and retail industries, Centric Software’s solutions power end-to-end product go-to-market strategies—from Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP) to product ideation, development, sourcing, pricing, lifecycle management and inventory control.

Centric Software’s flagship platform, Centric PLM™, drives impressive results—speeding time to market by as much as 60%, lowering costs by up to 15%, reducing inventory by as much as 30%, increasing gross margins by up to 15%, boosting productivity by as much as 50%, all while promoting sustainability. Recognized several times by the Just Style Excellence Awards, the most recent win announcement states, “Centric PLM particularly stands out in the market as the only Product Lifecycle Management solution capable of managing multi brands, multi categories and multi processes for consumer goods brands, retailers and manufacturers of any size. The solution brings cost savings, reduces time to market and improves efficiencies for thousands of companies around the world.”

These impressive results are echoed by Centric’s global customer base, who have experienced firsthand the transformative impact of Centric PLM on their operations. Billy Murray, Group VP Enterprise Systems at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. says, “As part of our ongoing digital revolution at Abercrombie & Fitch Co., we’re focused on implementing tools that allow us to get the right products to the right places around the world as efficiently as possible. With that, we’re looking forward to partnering with Centric to provide an innovative end-to-end solution to speed time to market and support communication and visibility across multiple global functions.”

Geertje Bastiaans, Packaging Development Manager at Aviko, Europe’s largest potato products processor says, “Centric PLM will give us the opportunity to improve end-to-end packaging development. The system holds all relevant labeling information for specific regions and channels to ensure quick generation of compliant labeling briefs.”

Centric Software is the only company offering exclusive, AI-powered solutions that seamlessly manage the entire retail process—from pre-season planning through in-season execution and replenishment to post-season analysis. Regularly featured by leading industry analysts, including Gartner, Forrester and IDC, Centric PlanningTM is an innovative, cloud-native, AI solution delivering end-to-end planning capabilities to maximize retail and wholesale business performance, including SKU optimization, resulting in an up to 110% increase in margins. Centric Pricing & Inventory™, the leading AI-powered tool for price and stock optimization, expertly balances demand and supply throughout a product’s lifecycle to drive margins and boost revenues by up to 18%. “Combining Centric PLM, Centric Planning and Centric Pricing & Inventory is essential for a company, because now you have a full end-to-end solution.” says Julien Jacotey, Head of Planning & Allocation at Guess Europe.

Centric Visual Boards™ is a visual platform connecting people and systems driving informed decision-making and execution across merchandising, design, buying, product development, sourcing and more. “With Centric Visual Boards, we aim to increase the garment portfolio by 75% to 90% at our Colombian and Mexican factories,” says Liliana Díaz, Product Development and Innovation Manager at Permoda.

Nicole Kaluzne, Manager of Design and Merchandising Systems at Eileen Fisher says, “Centric Visual Boards has allowed us to envision and plan the whole line in a more efficient way with the visual tools and ability to make real-time changes immediately accessible across our teams.”

Rounding out the suite is Centric Market Intelligence™, is an AI-driven platform giving insights into consumer trends, competitor offers and pricing to boost competitivity and get closer to the consumer, with an up to 12% increase in average initial price point. Jordan Pious, VP, Neiman Marcus Performance & Growth states, “I see Centric Market Intelligence as a useful tool to streamline how we view and operate the business as it relates to our positioning competitively—from an assortment standpoint, a pricing standpoint, finding those whitespace opportunities and really knowing when and how to react to business trends.”

On a recent call, an industry analyst observed, “With the integration of Centric Software’s PLM, Planning, Market Intelligence and Visual Boards solutions, there is now a comprehensive offer that captures the wide-ranging needs of users across the entire product lifecycle, from concept to replenishment. The AI-powered market intelligence tools enable retailers to gain insight into consumer behaviors and effectively track market trends.”

Centric Software serves 18,000 brands and boasts a 100% go-live rate. Centric solutions are key to optimizing retail strategy, resulting in faster market entry and seamless seasonal transitions. Nearly 15% of new projects this year have integrated multiple Centric solutions, highlighting the undeniable value of seamlessly connecting pre-season and in-season processes.

“We are the leaders in retail technology, with the market responding strongly to our end-to-end platforms.” says Chris Groves, CEO of Centric Software. “Our team is excited to show retailers at NRF 2025 why the AI-powered Centric suite of solutions is unique in the industry. It covers the entire concept-to-replenishment product lifecycle to drive the efficiency that is critical for retail in today’s competitive environment.”

Visit Booth #6257, Level 3 to meet our industry experts. Learn how to stay in sync with consumers and ahead of varying market conditions. Make an appointment to reserve your time. See you at the show!

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Siemon Introduces Bundled Fiber Trunks for Faster, More Efficient Network Deployments

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The Siemon Company, a global leader in network infrastructure solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its new Bundled Fiber Trunks. Designed to streamline fiber optic network installations and reduce deployment time, Siemon Bundled Fiber Trunks offer a cost-effective and reliable option for a variety of projects.

WATERTOWN, Conn., Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Siemon Company, a global leader in network infrastructure solutions, is proud to announce the launch of its new Bundled Fiber Trunks. Designed to streamline fiber optic network installations and reduce deployment time, Siemon Bundled Fiber Trunks offer a cost-effective and reliable option for a variety of projects.

Siemon Bundled Fiber Trunks are a game-changer for network installations. By simplifying the process and reducing installation time, we’re empowering our customers to achieve their project goals more efficiently and effectively.

Siemon Bundled Fiber Trunks combine high-performance fiber cables into a single, easy-to-manage bundle, optimizing pathway fill and significantly accelerating installation. With up to a 50% faster deployment rate, this innovative solution helps businesses and organizations reduce project costs and time-to-market.

“Siemon Bundled Fiber Trunks are a game-changer for network installations,” said Tony Walker, Siemon Fiber Product Marketing Manager. “By simplifying the process and reducing installation time, we’re empowering our customers to achieve their project goals more efficiently and effectively.”

Key features of Siemon Bundled Fiber Trunks include:

Streamlined installation: Reduced pathway fill and faster deploymentExceptional performance: Equivalent to single-jacket fiberDurability: Robust construction for reliable performanceVersatility: Available in a wide range of configurations

For more information about Siemon Bundled Fiber Trunks and other Siemon products, please visit www.siemon.com.

About Siemon

Established in 1903, Siemon is an industry leader specializing in the design and manufacture of high-quality, high-performance IT infrastructure solutions and services for Data Centers, LANs, and Intelligent Buildings. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, with global sales, technical, and logistics expertise spanning 150 countries, Siemon offers the most comprehensive suites of copper and optical fiber cabling systems, racks, cable management, and Intelligent Infrastructure Management solutions. With more than 400 patents specific to structured cabling, Siemon Labs invests heavily in R&D and the development of Industry Standards, underlining the company’s long-standing commitment to its customers and the industry. Through an ongoing commitment to waste and energy reduction, Siemon’s environmental sustainability benchmarks are unparalleled in the industry.

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Oberon Securities Advises Keens Steakhouse in Sale Transaction

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Oberon Securities acted as exclusive advisor to Keens Steakhouse in the sale transaction.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Oberon Securities, a New York-based middle market investment banking firm, acted as exclusive advisor to Keens Steakhouse in the sale transaction announced yesterday.

With more than 70 senior bankers serving businesses across the country and around the world, Oberon is one of the fastest growing New York City based middle-market investment banking firms. Its clients benefit from the market credibility associated with the firm’s longstanding relationships with many of the nation’s largest and most prestigious institutional investors. Oberon’s approach has generated numerous long-term, multi-transaction client engagements and attracted investment bankers who have spent their careers working with middle-market companies.

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Steven Alschuler, Oberon Securities, 1 917-647-2151, steve@alschulerpr.com, https://oberonsecurities.com/

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Specified Technologies Inc. Unveils Firestop Clash Management and Locator Updates

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SOMERVILLE, N.J., Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Specified Technologies Inc. has announced their latest Firestop Clash Management (FCM) and Firestop Locator (FSL) releases. FCM automates the process of locating and assigning firestop solutions to conditions within Autodesk® Revit®, enabling firestop novices to find firestop solutions like a firestop expert. In this latest release, STI has further expanded the capabilities of FCM by integrating it with their firestop documentation and compliance tool, Firestop Locator (FSL). FSL enables contractors and facilities’ teams to document the status, location, and products used for any and all fire life safety services across a building.

In the latest update for FSL, teams can now create custom items to track any service on their project beyond the base six (Penetration, Joint, Extinguisher, Door, Damper, and Barrier). Teams can also modify the base six items to include project specific inspection and maintenance requirements and any other details that they would like to be tracked.

With this new integration, decisions made during the design phase of a building using FCM are seamlessly passed into FSL during the construction phase, giving implementation teams a jump start on work to be done. This integration also improves data integrity and eliminates the guesswork in the field of determining what firestop systems and products are to be used where.

“We’re proud of the latest releases of FCM and FSL and look forward to continuing to support the fire life safety community,” says Justin Pine, Sr. Manager of Software & Services.

Specified Technologies Inc. promotes life and building safety by developing innovative fire protection systems and accompanying digital tools that help stop the spread of fire, smoke, and hot gases. Our SpecSeal® and EZ Path® product lines are engineered for easy installation and deliver powerful performance, often resulting in lower installed costs. Since firestopping is our only business, we concentrate all our resources on providing the highest quality, fully tested, innovative firestopping solutions.

Contact: Jess Bern; jbern@stifirestop.com

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