Cavender’s Boot City adds Jesta I.S.’s Vision Financials to its suite of Vision Solutions

November 20, 2009 by Leslie · Leave a Comment
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New York, NY – November 19, 2009 – Jesta I.S., a leading supplier of business solutions for the soft goods and specialty markets, announced today that, Cavender’s Boot City, a leading western wear and footwear retailer operating more than 50 stores primarily within the state of Texas has successfully gone live on Vision Financials.

 

Vision Financials is part of the Vision Suite and enables organization to reduce the number of vendors, opting for a more affordable and integrated solution from a single vendor. Cavender’s Boot City, also counts on Vision Merchandising and Vision Planning to run their business The integrated retail offering ensures that data is unified across the enterprise so that meaningful and accurate decisions can be made while strengthening corporate and fiscal discipline.

 

“As a long-time Jesta I.S. customer and Vision Merchandising and Vision Planning user, Cavender’s was well positioned to take advantage of the integrated Vision Suite by deciding to roll out Vision Financials. With Vision Financials, we are able to reduce processing time for month-end calculations and simplify the accounts payable processing cycle, creating a more predictable cash flow. We can see additional benefits including a clear reduction in manual tasks that allow our team to function more efficiently,” added Jim Thompson, CFO for Cavender’s Boot City

 

Cavender’s can maximize invoice processing and invoice with or without a Purchase Order, match against the PO and Receipt, release within preset tolerance limits, and include notes and attachments to all transactions. Accounts Payable module offers Cavender’s with flexible payment processing, a simple yet robust means of managing vendors, simplified bank reconciliation, import/export abilities including built in formulas for optional export of data to Microsoft Excel.

 

Cavender’s is able to improve decision making by taking advantage of the systems on screen flexible General Ledger inquires and drill-down right to the source transaction of the inquiry. Another time saver is the accelerated data entry with templates and recurring journal entries.

 

“Jesta I.S. has a long standing relationship with Cavender’s Boot City and we are very happy to announce their go-live on another Vision product. We are confident that as retailers, especially in the current climate, continue to evaluate their enterprise systems and IT spend, will start to reconsider the best-of-breed approach to systems. Cavender’s like many of our customers have realized the cost savings associated with reducing the number of software vendors. We like to say that we offer tier 1 functionality at a tier 3 price which Jesta I.S. can do compared to the larger enterprises,” added Leslie Belcher, President of Jesta I.S.

 

 

 

About Cavender’s Boot City

Based in Tyler, Texas, Cavender’s Boot City is the largest western wear retail chain in the United States, operating retail stores as well as a popular Web store featuring western boots, accessories and apparel for men, women and children. Cavender’s Boot City and Cavender’s Western Outfitters have become synonymous with western fashion. Additional information is available at www.cavenders.com

 

 

 

About Jesta I.S.

 

Jesta I.S. is a leading supplier of business solutions leveraging more than 40 years of expertise in supply chain management systems for manufacturers, distributors and retailers primarily in the soft goods and specialty industries worldwide. Jesta I.S. is recognized for its expertise, innovative products and services and its commitment to evolving business solutions in today’s rapidly changing business world. Jesta I.S.’ solutions process essential business management information for well known industry leaders including Perry Ellis International (NASDAQ: PERY), PUMA (German: PUM), Genesco Inc. (NYSE: GCO), Town Shoes Limited, Cole Haan, Haggar Clothing Co., Cavender’s Boot City and DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) as well as many others. Additional information is available at www.jestais.com

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Dean Street Group, live in 3 months on Vision Merchandising and Vision Financials

July 2, 2009 by Leslie · Leave a Comment
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Dean Street Group Successfully Deploys Jesta I.S. Retail ERP Suite

Newly established firm achieves go-live in just three months

New York, NY, July 2nd, 2009 – Jesta I.S., a leading supplier of business solutions for the soft goods and specialty markets, announced today that Dean Street Group LLC has successfully implemented Jesta I.S.’ Vision Merchandising and Vision Financials applications.

Englewood, NJ-based Dean Street Group LLC is an importer and retailer of affordable footwear. Founded in 2008, its’ principals bring many years of successful product development and retailing from the branded, and make up channels of the footwear business.

Dean Street Group operates as a “shop in a shop” and manages the entire footwear business at 840 Rite Aid Pharmacy locations on the west coast of the United States. Dean Street Group is responsible for all footwear assortment and merchandise planning, procurement and fulfillment.

An important factor in Dean Street Group selecting the Vision Suite was Jesta I.S.’ proven expertise in footwear. The Vision Suite’s ease of use, breadth of functionality, and rapid implementation methodology also played a pivotal role in the selection process. Dean Street Group was confident that Jesta I.S. experience and business model could get the organization live in just three (3) months time.

“We are delighted to welcome Dean Street Group to our user community. Jesta I.S. continues to strive to meet our client’s expectations by offering solutions that have a solid upgrade path to meet future growth or expansion. Jesta I.S.’ ability to successfully get Dean Street Group’s business up and running in a mere ninety days proves that our rapid implementation methodology works,” commented Leslie Belcher, President of Jesta I.S.

“From our initial meeting through successful go-live the Jesta I.S. team has proven to be a valuable and professional partner that understands our business requirements. There are many reasons why Jesta I.S. was identified as the right partner for Dean Street, however rich functionality and speed to go-live were the two of major factors.” added William Lenich, President for Dean Street Group Inc.

“We have been able to quickly reap the benefits of the Vision Suite. This integrated offering eliminates the need for rekeying information and will provide management with great visibility. Vision Merchandising is now running our business allowing us to focus our time on critical management decisions. We expect to be live on Vision Planning in the coming months and look forward to even greater rewards from this integrated suite,” added Margaret Reed, COO for Dean Street Group Inc. Read more

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Jesta I.S. Announces the Signing of Taryn Rose International

June 25, 2009 by Leslie · Leave a Comment
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Taryn Rose International Sees Enterprise System as a Key Differentiator

Luxury footwear firm to implement Jesta I.S.’ Vision Suite of Solutions

New York, NY, June 25, 2009 – Jesta I.S. a leading supplier of business solutions for the soft goods and specialty markets announced today that a leading luxury fashion footwear brand, Taryn Rose International, has selected the Vision Suite of solutions as its new enterprise platform. The suite of Vision products provides Taryn Rose International with an end-to-end enterprise solution which includes; Vision Sourcing and Demand Management, Vision Financials, Vision Merchandising, Vision Planning and Vision Store.

Taryn Rose International’s management team identified business systems as a key driver in their goal to strengthen brand awareness and increase market share. “Understanding the competitive advantages gained from the right business system, our team recognized Jesta I.S. as an important vendor in our industry that was able to demonstrate its strength in both wholesale and retail,” stated Bob Meers, Chief Executive Officer for Taryn Rose International.

The Vision Suite will enable Taryn Rose to execute their strategy while optimizing business operations with an integrated solution, increasing its visibility into critical business processes from concept to check-out.

Leslie Belcher, President of Jesta I.S. added, “The Vision Suite has been designed to meet the needs of organizations like Taryn Rose International. Offering a single source, modular solution, for both retail and wholesale, makes the suite more appealing for today’s self-sourcing retailer. Jesta believes that the breadth of our solutions enable organizations to reduce total cost of ownership and benefit from a single IT partner. Our goal is to continue to evolve with the market demands and work with forward thinking organizations like Taryn Rose International.”

“Taryn Rose International prides itself on its ability to seek out new technologies and breakthroughs in areas of design, marketing, manufacturing methods, and branding strategies. With the Jesta I.S. team on our side, we are confident that our business is in good hands. Their team is very experienced and knowledgeable in the footwear market, both retail and wholesale which was a critical part of the decision to partner with Jesta I.S,” stated Mr. Meers. Read more

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