Strategic Partners, Leading Designer of Medical and School Uniforms, Implements NGC’s Fashion PLM Software
to Drive Business Growth
NGC Software today announced that Strategic Partners, a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality uniforms,
footwear and accessories, has implemented NGC’s Fashion
PLM and Supply Chain Management software, including NGC solutions such as Testing and Compliance and Advanced Quality
Module.
Strategic Partners designs, sources, markets and distributes high-quality uniforms, footwear and accessories to various types of
omnichannel retailers, with its products available in over 50 countries, as well as online. Strategic Partners is the leading
provider of medical scrubs sold through retail to healthcare personnel, with several of the industry's most recognized brands, and
is a leading licensing partner for uniforms. The company’s brands are consistently recognized as market leaders in quality,
comfort and innovation.
Strategic Partners selected NGC’s software as a platform for business growth and to help manage its rapidly expanding family of
brands. NGC’s apparel software solutions have given Strategic
Partners a new level of transparency throughout all departments, with benefits that include cost reduction, shorter timelines,
improved delivery and vast improvements in both internal and external communications.
"Strategic Partners has earned a reputation as a market leader, and NGC’s solutions are helping them further widen their lead in
customer service, innovative designs and product quality," said Mark Burstein, president of sales, marketing and R&D, NGC
Software. "We look forward to working with Strategic Partners and continuing to build on our relationship.”
About Strategic Partners, Inc.
Established in 1995, Strategic Partners, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes high-quality, fashion-inspired medical
uniforms under the Cherokee, Dickies, HeartSoul, Code Happy, Sapphire Scrubs, Careisma and Disney brands, as well as Dickies Chef
apparel and Classroom school uniforms. The company also manufactures and/or distributes footwear and medical accessories.
Strategic Partners serves a diverse base of retailers across multiple channels and has dealers in more than 50 countries. The
company is headquartered in Chatsworth, California and manages operations through a centralized distribution center
in Dallas, Texas. The combination of its geographic footprint and expansive item profile enables Strategic Partners to quickly
and efficiently meet the needs of its customers. For more information, visit www.strategicpartners.net.
About NGC
NGC Software is a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM), supply chain management (SCM), apparel ERP
and shop floor control software and services for brands, retailers and consumer products companies. NGC solutions help optimize
lead times, increase profitability, reduce costs, improve product quality, and manage compliance and testing. NGC was recognized as
a leader in 34 categories in the 2015 RIS News Software Leaderboard and has received top rankings by leading
industry analysts and other media.
NGC customers include Billabong, Canada Goose, Carter’s, Destination XL, Foot Locker, Nicole Miller, Rocky Brands, Spanx, Sport
Obermeyer, VF Corporation, Williamson-Dickie and many others. NGC has offices in Miami, New York, Los Angeles, Canada, China,
India, Mexico, and El Salvador and is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Software Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSWA), named one of the 100
Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Forbes. For more information, visit www.ngcsoftware.com.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to substantial risks
and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by
statements made herein. These factors include, but are not limited to, continuing U.S. and global economic uncertainty, the timing
and degree of business recovery, unpredictability and the irregular pattern of future revenues, dependence on particular market
segments or customers, competitive pressures, delays, product liability and warranty claims and other risks associated with new
product development, undetected software errors, market acceptance of the Company’s products, technological complexity, the
challenges and risks associated with integration of acquired product lines, companies and services, as well as a number of other
risk factors that could affect the Company’s future performance. For further information about risks the Company and American
Software could experience as well as other information, please refer to American Software, Inc.’s current Form 10-K and other
reports and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information about risks the Company
could face as well as other information, contact Vincent C. Klinges, Chief Financial Officer, American Software, Inc., 470 East
Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 261-9777. FAX: (404) 264-5206 INTERNET: www.amsoftware.com.
NGC Software
Marisol Gomez, 305-556-9122
Director of Marketing
mgomez@ngcsoftware.com
or
Ketner Group (for NGC)
Jeff Ketner, 512-794-8876
jeff@ketnergroup.com
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