ANT USA Inc Announces Availability of Buyer's Toolbox Academic Lite Merchandise Planning Software.Business/Technology Editors ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2001 ANT USA, the developer of the Buyer's Toolbox See toolkit and toolbar. (TM) family of Merchandise and Assortment Planning Assortment Planning is a mission critical function for retailers. This is the place where the retailer meets the customer. The place where the retailer must buy exactly what their customers will buy. software, is pleased to announce the immediate availability of advanced tools for teaching Merchandise Planning Merchandise Planning is a strategic and systematic approach used by retailers, particularly in fashion and non-food areas. It is aimed at maximising return on investment, through planning and monitoring sales, margins and inventory in order to increase profitability. and Open-To-Buy methods and techniques. The software/workbook package was developed in collaboration with Dr. Irene Foster, Professor of Retail Merchandising at Framingham State College Framingham State College, at Framingham, Mass.; chartered 1838, opened 1839 at Lexington, moved to Framingham 1853, a normal school until 1930. Formerly known as the Massachusetts State Teachers College, it adopted its present name in 1960. . It has been designed to provide real-world retail planning skills to the students of Retail Technologies, based on the retail planning methods and applications used in the industry today. The Academic Lite(TM) solution combines ease of use, interactive planning tools, sample student plans, and in-class teaching tools and methods, and supports footwear and apparel, gifts and toys, furniture and home decor, sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport , software, hospitality and other retail segments. "We are excited to be able to extend our work with Dr. Foster and her leading program of Retail Planning and Technology classes. Our corporate strategy from the beginning has been based on bringing the power of professional Merchandise Planning out of the esoteric es·o·ter·ic adj. 1. a. Intended for or understood by only a particular group: an esoteric cult. See Synonyms at mysterious. b. and into the hands of the majority of retail professionals," said Dmitry Goykhman (dmitry@antusa.com) CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ANT USA Inc. "Here at Framingham State College, we are focused on preparing our students to enter their chosen industries with solid applied backgrounds in methods, theory, technology, and working ethics of the professional marketplace. The simplicity of the software design and operation, as well as the power to quickly develop detailed location and chain-level merchandise plans were the key considerations for us in selecting the software." said Dr. Irene Foster (ifoster@frc.mass.edu), Professor at Framingham State College. ANT USA Inc. is the leading provider of Buyer's Toolbox(TM)Client/Server Merchandise Planning, Assortment Planning, Store Planning and Merchandise Reporting solutions. Buyer's Toolbox(TM)is currently in use in hundreds of retail chains in the US and abroad. Framingham State College has grown to become an institution with a strong liberal arts liberal arts, term originally used to designate the arts or studies suited to freemen. It was applied in the Middle Ages to seven branches of learning, the trivium of grammar, logic, and rhetoric, and the quadrivium of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. focus and a rich history of academic innovation. The Retail Merchandising Program leads the way in educating and placing retail professionals, with an enrollment in several hundred students, and close links with local and national retailers. For more information about the Buyer's Toolbox(TM), contact Ron Fleischer, (978) 635-0877 x 105, or visit www.assortment.com For more information about Framingham State College, contact Peter Chisolm, (508) 626-4025, or visit www.framingham.edu |
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