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Hood By Air, ApparelMagic client, nominated for CFDA

Shane Oliver’s Hood By Air has been nominated by the Council of Fashion Designers of America for the Swarovski Award for Menswear, an award given to the most promising names in men’s fashion.

Hood By Air, an ApparelMagic Cloud user, has taken the fashion world by storm, having swept over street style blogs, worn by Kanye West and Rihanna, and even featured by Vogue. Darling of the fashion cognoscenti, Hood By Air also received a Special Mention at the 2014 LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers.

For over 30 years, ApparelMagic, the leading apparel management software, has been at the forefront of technology and the cutting edge of fashion in the industry, helping businesses manage styles, customers, sales, inventory and accounting.

ApparelMagic Cloud gives its users the power of a fully integrated PLM/ERP/CRM system with optional accounting and manufacturing with the convenience and ease of a browser based solution. Accessible from Windows, Mac, iPad and Android, ApparelMagic Cloud is the future of apparel management.

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ApparelMagic client Krochet Kids makes a difference

Krochet Kids is a California based non-profit that is helping empower the women of Uganda and Peru. All of Krochet Kids’ products are hand made and signed by the person who made them. Along with employing the impoverished women of Uganda and Peru, Krochet Kids also runs program to help these women escape poverty and the need for government aid.

On November 19th Krochet Kids ran a 24 hour campaign called “Name Your Price, Define Your Impact”. The promotion allowed customers to choose how much they wanted to pay for their products and enabled them to “discover how shoppers value a product when they can know who made it and how the purchase impacts a person’s life”.

Read an article on Krochet Kids:
http://www.apparelnews.net/news/2014/nov/19/krochet-kids-creating-transparency-supply-chain-wh/

Learn more about the impact Krochet Kids makes at:
http://www.krochetkids.org

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Amanda Uprichard celebrates its third year with ApparelMagic

Amanda Uprichard, the New-York based contemporary fashion label, has experienced impressive growth over the last decade, creating sophisticated designs for the working woman. Amanda Uprichard’s designs have been spotted on celebrities including Jessica Alba, Paris Hilton, Lupita Nyong’o and Emma Roberts, and the brand continues to grow in popularity.

Featured in retail stores nationwide and internationally, Amanda Uprichard wanted a way to manage their increased demand and growth with efficiency, ease and simplicity. After talking with industry contacts from several different brands and doing independent research, Amanda Uprichard chose ApparelMagic.

Ayesha Attah of Amanda Uprichard, explains how ApparelMagic stands out as the “easy-to-use apparel production program.”

“Our company was growing and we needed an efficient way to organize and process our orders. We also wanted a program that could handle many aspects of our business—order processing, production, shipping, etc.”

According to Attah, the relational nature of the program ensures efficiency by keeping all of their information in one place. “We’ve become more efficient to meet deadlines without glitches. Our different departments can liaise better because ApparelMagic connects all the various aspects of our production.”

Attah also noted the rich reports available to them. “ApparelMagic’s reports are great for showing us how we do on a monthly and yearly basis. Also, the links between the customer, order, and production modules help us avoid errors; we can easily trace every step of the process.”

She noted the total solution aspects as well. “We manage a roster of clients, enter our customer orders, control our apparel production, and handle shipping all through ApparelMagic. We also use it to create reports to monitor sales.”  Unique to the system is the ApparelMagic Plus module, which allows users to create custom reports, forms and scripts that are preserved even when an ApparelMagic update is installed.

By using ApparelMagic, Amanda Uprichard continues their successful growth, without compromising quality or delivery.  “We have been able to take on more orders, with much less manual work,” Attah said. “Also, we’re able to ship out more orders in a timely manner, especially to our larger customers, because of ApparelMagic’s extensive integrations. It’s been a great partnership.”

About ApparelMagic: Since 1984, ApparelMagic has provided powerful business solutions to apparel companies around the globe. With clients on 5 continents and over a quarter century of experience, ApparelMagic is the industry’s first choice in delivering state-of-the-art software, training and support. www.apparelmagic.com  Reach us at sales@apparelmagic.com

About Amanda Uprichard: Amanda Uprichard launched her clothing line in 2003. Her designs are for sophisticated, working women who want to look feminine. Her designs are worn by Jessica Alba, Lupita Nyong’o, Paris Hilton, Emma Roberts, among others. www.amandauprichard.com

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ApparelMagic Cloud offers fashion companies integrated PLM, ERP, Sales & Accounting, plus 3rd party expansion

ApparelMagic, a leading supplier of fashion ERP software, has introduced ApparelMagic Cloud, an affordable web-based service providing integrated PLM, ERP, order management and accounting. The service is accessible anywhere via the Web, and features zero-installation, no startup fees and no long-term commitments

ApparelMagic Cloud’s extensive integrations provide ecommerce, credit card processing, shipping and 3PL logistics. Current partners include UPS, Authorize.net, Hilldun Factors, and Statco Warehouse, with more on the way.

“Your apparel brand can tailor ApparelMagic Cloud to work best for you,” ApparelMagic’s John Murphy explains. “By connecting your cloud service with our partner network, your label can grow faster every day.”

Core features of ApparelMagic Cloud include unlimited brand divisions, unlimited warehouses, multi-currency transaction features, and integration with key B2C and B2B order management. Customers and reps can place online orders, from individualized product lines, controlled by the client.

“We’re constantly expanding our partner network,” says Murphy. “Upcoming integrations are planned for Xero, Lightspeed POS and SalesForce. And through our open API, we can work with virtually any type of provider that the apparel industry needs.”

About ApparelMagic
Since 1984, ApparelMagic has provided powerful business solutions to apparel companies around the globe. With clients on 5 continents and over a quarter century of experience, ApparelMagic is the industry’s first choice in delivering state-of-the-art software, training and support.

www.apparelmagic.com || sales@apparelmagic.com

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KELTEK selects ApparelMagic as its ERP solution

KELTEK Safety Apparel, a division of Kelsey Sportswear Ltd. chose ApparelMagic as its full ERP system. KELTEK has been an ApparelMagic client since 2005 and recently upgraded to the latest version of the system.

The Canadian company operates two manufacturing facilities and a distribution center, shipping garments all across North America.

“It has become key for us to follow production from raw to finished goods,” COO Ian McDonald said. “Order driven forecasting for production has been a huge help.”

KELTEK Safety Apparel relies on its high level manufacturing facilities to be able to respond to its clients’  varied needs for specialty or customized garments promptly and to ensure that no compromises are made during the development, design and production. KELTEK uses only the highest quality CGSB FR compliant components available, such as Indura® and Indura Ultrasoft® from Westex™Inc., Dupont’s™ Nomex IIIA®, zippers from YKK™ and reflective trim from 3M™.

Manufacturing safety wear to meet the highest quality control standards, requires tracking manufacturing properly from start to finish. That’s why KELTEK chose ApparelMagic.  And KELTEK appreciates the high level of customer care that they have received as they upgraded.

“It has been fantastic working with support,” McDonald said.

McDonald explained he had worked with other systems that simply couldn’t meet their needs.

“In particular, other systems couldn’t handle our manufacturing components,” McDonald said.

McDonald concluded that he appreciates the support and great user experience.

About KELTEK
KELTEK and Kelsey Sportswear are known for top garment quality, comfort and durability.  Founded in 1968, KELTEK and Kelsey have gained a worldwide reputation for garments of quality, comfort and durability. Kelsey Sportswear has offered quality outdoor apparel and safety wear for over 40 years and now proudly features a full line of safety apparel for Industry. E xperience, research and product testing make for fine garments that meet or exceed current industry standards. keltek.ca

About ApparelMagic
Since 1984, ApparelMagic has provided powerful business solutions to apparel companies around the globe. With clients on 5 continents and over a quarter century of experience, ApparelMagic is the industry’s first choice in delivering state-of-the-art software, training and support. apparelmagic.com

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ApparelMagic streamlines Mustard Pie’s ordering

Mustard Pie Clothing, the popular baby and young girls’ clothing manufacturer, selected ApparelMagic for its transparency and ease of use.

“ApparelMagic has created solid transparency for the whole company,” Scott Rihm said in a February 2014 interview. “From our factory in India to New York to Chicago, anyone is able to pull up a ticket, an invoice, etc. and see it instantly.”

Rihm touted ApparelMagic’s ease of use as a primary factor in their decision. “It has made life much easier,” Rihm said. “What was formerly a 30-day process of faxing and excel spreadsheets,” is now eliminated.

About Mustard Pie Clothing
Mustard Pie, baby and girls’ clothing, seeks to make children feel unique and one of a kind. The designer’s hope is to help children express their creative imaginations through what they choose to wear. Mustard Pie Clothing was created in 2008 in the interest of every daydreamer, twirling princess and butterfly catcher wandering the earth. Available in over 500 stores, Mustard Pie’s soft cottons and kaleidoscope of colors are sure to delight. mustardpieclothing.com

About ApparelMagic
Since 1984, ApparelMagic has provided powerful business solutions to apparel companies around the globe. With clients on 5 continents and over a quarter century of experience, ApparelMagic is the industry’s first choice in delivering state-of-the-art software, training and support. apparelmagic.com

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Industrial Revolution II selects ApparelMagic to support Haiti revitalization

Innovative manufacturing company, Industrial Revolution II (IRII) is taking crucial steps in Haiti’s revitalization with the introduction of high-end manufacturing. The project creates direct employment for low-income Haitians and heightens the skill level of Haitian apparel workers.

IRII’s Founding Partners include Joelle Berdugo Adler (of Diesel Canada Inc), Richard Coles (of Multiwear SA), Rob Broggi (formerly with Tudor Investment Corp.) and Matt Damon (actor and philanthropist). Its local management includes Lenz Balan, CFO, and Kristen Reinhardt, overseeing US Operations. These important industry leaders are promoting Haitian economy regeneration with selective apparel enterprises.

IRII plans to include flexible manufacturing and digital printing, allowing IRII to produce a wide range of knit garments at competitive prices, and 50% of the profits will continuously fund programs for employees, their families and the local community (irii.com).

IRII has selected ApparelMagic as a key tool in its mission to prompt social advancement and offer high quality products and services.

ApparelMagic provides the premier ERP solution to apparel importers, distributors, and manufacturers. Industry leaders everywhere rely on ApparelMagic daily, helping them integrate web marketing, sales, purchasing and production, inventory, and accounting.

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Jill Stuart, Badgley Mischka get logistics boost from ApparelMagic & Statco

Jill Stuart and Badgley Mischka recently launched their Spring 2014 collections at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center. They have distinguished themselves for their stunning fashions and trend setting designs. Running a fashion business requires more than great designs, it also requires the right partners for managing your information and logistics. Badgley Mischka and Jill Stuart use ApparelMagic ERP and Statco Warehousing and Logistics to ensure that their businesses run properly.

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ApparelMagic and Statco have recently completed an exciting integration between their two services to ensure that user experience is easier than ever. ApparelMagic developers worked with Statco’s Jose Merino to complete the integration.

“Providing a link between ApparelMagic and Statco will allow our customers to easily and efficiently exchange information, allowing orders to be processed faster than ever before. I’m excited to see our clients use the new integration as a core component of their business,” according to John Murphy of ApparelMagic.

About ApparelMagic: Since 1984, ApparelMagic has provided powerful business solutions to apparel companies around the globe. With clients on 5 continents and over a quarter century of experience, ApparelMagic is the industry’s first choice in delivering state-of-the-art software, training and support.

About Statco: Statco Inc. operates a warehouse facility with over 600,000 square feet of Pick and Pack space and services major and minor manufacturers of soft and hard goods. Statco Warehouse comes fully equipped with a customized order processing system along with proficient EDI administrators to accommodate your warehouse needs. Full automation is possible through a custom order processing application and facilities have multiple scanning stations to ensure accuracy. Wireless picking is incorporated directly into packing. A Special Services department offers garment ticketing, garment hanging, odor removal, steaming, cleaning, pressing and mending. Web Access allows customers to track orders, verify inventory status and display inventory history.

About Jill Stuart: Jill Stuart has become a fashion best-seller with over 500 freestanding stores around the world. Jill Stuart sold her first collection to Bloomingdales at the age of 15 and the Jill Stuart Collection began in 1993. Jill Stuart designs have had booming international appeal since, with enthusiasts such as Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Jennifer Aniston, Anne Hathaway, Scarlett Johansson and Megan Fox.

About Badgley Mischka: Badgley Mischka graces the covers of magazines like Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily. Vogue has named the duo one of “The Top 10 American Designers.” Favorites of Hollywood stylists and fashion icons alike, their designs are always the highlight of the red carpet and continue to inspire trends. Badgley Mischka has become instrumental in the fashion of Hollywood and society, dressing Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner, and presidential daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush, among others. Most recently, Helen Mirren and Queen Latifah chose Badgley Mischka at this year’s Oscars. Katrina Bowden, Anna Chlumsky and Jane Lynch wore Badgley at the Emmys.

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