Cabela’s Partners with Edifice to Provide Expanded Set of POS and Supply Chain Data and Analysis to Its Suppliers
Improved collaboration will enable the retailer and its suppliers to uncover more opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and improving margins
RIVERDALE, NJ - Sep. 23, 2009 - Edifice Information Management, an information services company specializing in improving the ability of retailers and suppliers to collaborate on point-of-sale (POS) and supply-chain data, today announced that it has partnered with Cabela’s to provide suppliers with an expanded set of POS data, reporting and analysis. Effective immediately, suppliers to Cabela’s will be able to receive Web-based dashboards, decision-ready Excel reports, or data extracts directly from Edifice.
Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, is engaging suppliers in this level of collaboration to better align business strategies and improve mutual business results. By collaborating on the enhanced information and analysis provided through Edifice, the retailer and its suppliers will improve their abilities to localize assortments to the store level, track and modify new product launches, monitor and adjust promotional activities, better manage stock and sales plans and optimize replenishment programs.
“The tremendous amount of detail contained in the Edifice reports and analysis will enable us to work more closely with our suppliers so we can jointly discover opportunities for increasing sales, reducing inventory and improving margins,” said Roger Verhulst, Cabela’s vice president of merchandise planning and replenishment. “Edifice’s proven track record and commitment to the outdoor and sports channel made them the clear choice as we look to collaborate better with our suppliers on improving our entire supply chain in a challenging economy.”
“We are honored to have Cabela’s as a retailer partner,” said Stephen Cornwell, vice president of marketing, Edifice Information Management. “We have been working with many of their key suppliers for many years, and they are all very excited to now be able to receive a robust set of sales and inventory data from one of their most strategic accounts.”
About Cabela’s Incorporated
Cabela’s Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Nebraska, is the world’s largest direct marketer, and a leading specialty retailer, of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor merchandise. Since the Company’s founding in 1961, Cabela’s® has grown to become one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world, and has long been recognized as the World’s Foremost Outfitter®. Through Cabela’s growing number of retail stores and its well-established direct business, it offers a wide and distinctive selection of high-quality outdoor products at competitive prices while providing superior customer service. Cabela’s also issues the Cabela’s CLUB® Visa credit card, which serves as its primary customer loyalty rewards program. Cabela’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CAB”.
About Edifice Information Management
Edifice is an information services company specializing in improving the ability of retailers and suppliers to collaborate on point-of-sale (POS) and supply-chain data. Through our data sharing, reporting and analysis, and support services, we enable retailers and suppliers to work from a common data set to identify opportunities for increasing sales, optimizing inventory and reducing costs. Our service is free for retailers and affordable for all suppliers — small and large — and our fully hosted model means that our customers don’t have to invest in additional hardware, software or systems. To learn more about Edifice, visit www.EdificeInfo.com.