ATLANTA, Sept. 20, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bill Wood, chief information officer for Brookstone, was recently honored by RIS News in the 2011 CIO of the Year Awards as "RIS Retail CIO Rookie of the Year." Bill is a supply chain visionary and a key Manhattan Associates (Nasdaq:MANH) customer.
Brookstone is supported by Manhattan's Warehouse Management solution from the Manhattan SCOPE® supply chain portfolio, designed for optimal collaboration and communication with an extensive network of suppliers and partners while optimizing every component — space, people, inventory and equipment — in a company's distribution facilities.
"Bill Wood is a prime example of a supply chain leader — an innovative executive who leverages the supply chain to improve their company's overall business processes," said Jeff Mitchell, executive vice president, Americas, Manhattan Associates.
Judges for the awards included Robert Fort, vice president of technology for Guitar Center; Greg Girard, program director for IDC Retail Insights; Eric Olson,
vice president of education strategies for the National Retail Federation (NRF); and Lynn Olson, CEO of The Innovation Group, along with the editors of RIS News.
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About Brookstone
Brookstone, Inc., www.brookstone.com, is an innovative product development company and specialty retailer of unique gifts. Brookstone operates 300 stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Typically located in high-traffic regional shopping malls and airports, the stores feature unique and innovative consumer products. The Company also operates a Direct Marketing business that includes an e-commerce Web site at Brookstone.com and the Brookstone catalog. Find Brookstone on Facebook and Twitter.
About Manhattan Associates, Inc.
Manhattan Associates continues to deliver on its 21-year heritage of providing global supply chain excellence to more than 1,200 customers worldwide that consider supply chain optimization core to their strategic market leadership. The company's supply chain innovations include: Manhattan SCOPE®, a portfolio of software solutions and technology that leverages a Supply Chain Process Platform to help organizations optimize their supply chains from planning through execution; Manhattan SCALE™, a portfolio of distribution management and transportation management solutions built on Microsoft .NET technology; and Manhattan Carrier™, a suite of supply chain solutions specifically addressing the needs of the motor carrier industry. For more information, please visit www.manh.com.