Perry Ellis International is Dressed for Success with Business Objects
SAN JOSE, Calif. - July 14, 2004 - Perry Ellis International leads the way in determining the latest fashion trends. Now the company is part of a hot technology trend - using Business Objects to improve business performance and inventory management across the enterprise. With Business Objects, (Nasdaq: BOBJ; Euronext Paris ISIN code FR0004026250-BOB), the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, Perry Ellis International pulls information from multiple systems, including its Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases, to gain a unified view of inventory levels and track customer orders. By tracking and reporting on sales and merchandize availability, Perry Ellis International improves customer service and company profitability.
Perry Ellis International is a leading licensor, designer and marketer of high quality menswear. The company owns or licenses dozens of brand names including Perry Ellis®, John Henry®, PING® COLLECTION, as well as Jantzen®, Nike® and Tommy Hilfiger® for swimwear and swimwear accessories. With divisions located across the U.S., it is critical that employees know the location and availability of specific items at any given time in order to better serve customers. Using Business Objects solutions, Perry Ellis builds reports nightly so hundreds of employees who access an intranet the next morning will have the latest information on top selling items, open sales orders, order status, and available inventory. For example, using Business Objects software, Perry Ellis managers know the minute an order is placed, down to the second the requested item is shipped for delivery.
“Business Objects eases the way our employees access and look at information, and we can make decisions more quickly to satisfy customer demand,” said Luis Paez, CIO at Perry Ellis. “In the retail industry, fashion trends change quickly. With Business Objects, Perry Ellis management has the tools they need to monitor the business at all times, stay closer to customer buying patterns, and manage inventory accordingly.”
“By managing inventory requirements on a daily basis, Perry Ellis reduces capital costs and achieves their objective of providing new fashions to the consumer with a speed to market approach,” said Russ Hill, director of worldwide retail and CPG marketing at Business Objects. “Inventory is the largest financial asset in retailing, and for Perry Ellis, having the right product in the right store at the right time is crucial to their success. We are glad that this global leader in fashion relies on Business Objects to achieve their inventory management objectives.”
About Perry Ellis International Inc.
Perry Ellis International Inc. (PEI) is a leading designer, distributor and licensor of a broad line of high quality men's and women's apparel, accessories, and fragrances, including dress and casual shirts, golf sportswear, sweaters, dress and casual pants and shorts, jeans wear, active wear and men's and women's swimwear to all major levels of retail distribution. PEI, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns or licenses a portfolio of brands that includes 25 of the leading names in fashion such as Perry Ellis(R), Jantzen(R), Munsingwear(R), John Henry(R), Grand Slam(R), Natural Issue(R), Cubavera(R), Mondo di Marco(R), Original Penguin(R), Redsand(R), Ping(R) golf apparel, the Havanera Co.(R), Axis(R), and Tricots St. Raphael(R). Additional information on PEI is available at http://www.pery.com.
About Business Objects
Business Objects is the world's leading business intelligence (BI) software company. With more than 35,000 customers worldwide, including over 80 percent of the Fortune 500, Business Objects helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improve decision making, and optimize enterprise performance. The company's business intelligence platform, BusinessObjects™ XI, offers the BI industry's most complete and trusted platform for performance management, planning, reporting, query and analysis, and data integration. BusinessObjects XI includes Crystal Reports®, the industry standard for enterprise reporting. Business Objects has built the industry's strongest and most diverse partner community, and also offers consulting and education services to help customers effectively deploy their business intelligence projects.
Business Objects has dual headquarters in San Jose, Calif., and Paris, France. The company's stock is traded on both the Nasdaq (BOBJ) and Euronext Paris (ISIN: FR0004026250 - BOB) stock exchanges. More information about Business Objects can be found at www.businessobjects.com.
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