21 March, 2016

Centric Software experiences massive growth in China

LOS GATOS, Calif., March 22 2016 – Eighteen months after opening its office in Shanghai, China, Centric Software reached its 15th customer milestone, becoming the PLM leader in the Greater China region.

“With an unprecedented number of new customers in China, Centric Software has clearly earned its position of market leader in the region,” says Chris Groves, CEO of Centric Software. Centric’s customers in China range from sportswear to lingerie to premium fashion brands and include global sports equipment brand 361° Sports, leading lingerie brand in China Aimer, retail giant Bestseller and vertically integrated shirt specialist Luthai.

“In this shifting and competitive marketplace, companies face constant business transformation challenges. Through innovation, expertise and mobility, we help our customers meet these challenges so they can stay one step ahead of competition,” explains Mr. Lv Shiying, Sales Director of Centric China.

“We choose Centric 8 PLM to achieve better transparency, collaboration and control in development, quality, cost and sample development. Since first implementing Centric 8 in 2014, the benefits have been so impressive that we recently decided to expand the software to all of our apparel development teams,” explains Mr. Zhang Wenbo, Deputy General Manager of Regina Miracle, ODM manufacturer of the world famous underwear brands and sports shoe brands.

“Our mission is constant innovation,” says Mr. Qin Mingyao, Technical Director of Centric China. “This implies not only innovation in our solutions, but also being innovative in our Agile Deployment approach to implementation and in customer service.”

“The increasing number of Chinese companies that have chosen Centric 8 reflects the trusted and clear leadership position that Centric earned in this market,” says Chris Groves, CEO of Centric Software, “We are very honored and proud.”

Centric Software, Inc. (www.centricsoftware.com)

From its headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices in trend capitals around the world, Centric Software builds technologies for the most prestigious names in fashion, retail, footwear, luxury and consumer goods. Its flagship product lifecycle management (PLM) platform, Centric 8, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, business planning, quality and collection management functionality tailored for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric Cloud packages extended PLM including innovative technology and key industry learnings tailored for small businesses.

Centric Software has received multiple industry awards, including the Frost & Sullivan Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award in Retail, Fashion and Apparel PLM. Red Herring named Centric to its Top 100 Global list in 2013 and 2015.

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