ATLANTA, June 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global supply chain commerce provider Manhattan Associates (Nasdaq:MANH) announced today that it is the exclusive sponsor of the Retail Chains track at the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition, which is taking place June 4-7 in Chicago. Manhattan Associates' experience in helping leading retailers increase sales and improve margins through its omni-channel software solutions will be the focus of the company's presence at the show.
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Manhattan's Order Management (OM) solution suite supports seamless, omni-channel retail sales and execution, offering benefits in network inventory availability, order orchestration, distributed selling and enterprise-wide returns management. The suite enables retailers to make customer shopping preferences the centerpiece of their selling strategy, enabling collaboration across channels to make the sale and build brand loyalty. Among other features, the latest release includes integration adapters for Demandware Commerce.
"Our customers see Manhattan Order Management as the operating system for omni-channel commerce," said Brian Kinsella, vice president, order management, Manhattan Associates. "Giving your customers the opportunity to purchase any item in your network through any touchpoint of their choice is the critical element of modern selling infrastructures. Retailers are using OM to craft seamless customer experiences, resulting in increased sales and customer loyalty."
Manhattan's Store Inventory & Fulfillment (SI&F) suite enables store associates to execute pick-up-in-store, ship-from-store and store-to-store transfer tasks entirely on a mobile device, while interacting with customers on the store floor. In addition, the suite provides reporting and visibility components purpose-built for the omni-channel store manager.
"By enabling retailers to sell any item anywhere, have that item fulfilled from anywhere, and returned anywhere, Manhattan solutions have become central to omni-channel initiatives at the most innovative companies," continued Kinsella.
For more information on Manhattan's solutions, please visit www.manh.com. To learn more about Supply Chain Commerce, view the video She's in Your Stuff, called "The best user conference video of the season" by Nikki Baird of RSR Research.
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About IRCE 2013
Billed as America's largest eCommerce event, IRCE 2013 is being held at Chicago's McCormick Place West June 4 – 7. The ninth annual event is themed around the topic Breaking Barriers Toward A New Retail Economy, and is expected to draw nearly 10,000 e-retailing executives who attend the event to learn the latest practices and tools for connecting with the 21st Century consumer via in-depth examinations of such topics as social media, mobile commerce, eMarketing, web merchandising, improving back-end operations, boosting conversions and profitability, and much more. For more information, please click here.
About Manhattan Associates, Inc.
Manhattan Associates continues to deliver on its 23-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.