News | January 11, 2011

American Eagle Outfitters, Hudson's Bay Trading Company, Guitar Center Executives Speak To Building Private Label Success At NRF 2011

TradeStone CEO to Moderate Retail Panel Monday, January 10 at 1:45 pm.

  • TradeStone Software, NRF (Booth 1465), delivering Merchandise Lifecycle Management (MLM) solutions that unify the design, sourcing, ordering and delivery of private label and globally branded goods, recently announced TradeStone Software CEO Sue Welch is moderating a retail executive panel featuring senior executives from American Eagle Outfitters, Hudson's Bay Trading Company and Guitar Center.
  • The Retail Executive Panel, "Building Private Label Success: Three Distinct Views" will feature the following speakers: Fritz Winans, President and COO, Specialty Retail & Global Sourcing, Hudson's Bay Trading Company, Steve Kitay, Vice President of Product Development, Guitar Center and Ed Lares, Director of IT, American Eagle Outfitters.
  • This special NRF Breakout Session will be held Monday, January 10, 2011 from 1:45-2:45 pm in Room Hall E, 1E 07/08. There is no pre-registration needed, attendance is on a first come, first serve basis.
  • Attendees of this session will receive some unique perspectives on where these retailers see that innovation comes from, how have they implemented change, how does speed to market play into cycle time reductions, where did the inspiration and idea for a unified approach to managing their merchandise come from and where do they see the merchandise mix heading.
  • Attendees will also learn these executives' thoughts on the growing private label market and how they feel it has helped each one of them in their respective segments (hardlines, department store, specialty apparel).

About TradeStone Software, Inc.
TradeStone Software, an IBM Business Partner, helps retailers, brand manufacturers and suppliers increase market share and improve margins through the use of Merchandise Lifecycle Management solutions that unify the design, sourcing, ordering and delivery of their private label and branded goods. Organizations including American Eagle Outfitters, Belk, Boots, Guitar Center, Kohl's, Le Chateau, Macy's, NBrown Catalog Company, Pacific Sunwear, Shoprite, The Children's Place, Urban Outfitters and Wilkinson use TradeStone's solutions to help them bring innovative and highly profitable products to market at record speeds.

TradeStone Software is headquartered in Gloucester, Mass., with offices in Atlanta, Bangalore, Hong Kong and London. For more information, visit www.tradestonesoftware.com.

SOURCE: TradeStone Software, Inc.