SAN FRANCISCO , May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite SuiteWorld 2012 -- NetSuite Inc., (NYSE:N), the industry's leading provider of cloud -based financials / ERP software suites, today announced that Girl Scouts of the USA , the largest organization for girls in the world, is launching anew nationwide Ecommerce website expected to drive large gains in merchandise sales andbrand awareness atop NetSuite SuiteCommerce , a new commerce-aware platform that provides a central system tomanage all transactions with consumers and other businessesregardless of the touchpoint used, from websites to smartphones,tablets, social media and point of sale. Girl Scouts, founded in 1912 and headquartered in New York City with 2.3 million girl members, 900,000 adult volunteers and nearly59 million alumnae, selected NetSuite to replace their current ERP, warehouse management and Ecommerce software. The new NetSuite-based solution will bemade available to 65 Girl Scout councils who currently maintainon-line shops with the objective of reducing council costs whileenhancing the customer experience and increasing brand awareness.Additionally, about 47 councils without an Ecommerce storefrontwill have one for the first time when the NetSuite-based system isfully implemented. With about 2,500 merchandise SKUs, from uniformsand program resources to collectibles and badges, Girl Scouts hasmade NetSuite Ecommerce central to its strategy to grow its onlinebusiness while delivering a cohesive Web experience for allcustomers. NetSuite's SuiteCommerce platform is at the heart of NetSuiteCommerce as a Service (CaaS), and enables businesses to manageinteractions with other businesses and directly with consumers viaa cloud platform that delivers an enhanced customer experience,through any touchpoint, directly on the core NetSuite ERP/CRMbusiness management application. This technology transcends thelimitations and complexity of first-generation Ecommerce systems todeliver new efficiencies for merchants and a superior experiencefor customers. The new Girl Scouts solution will provide a unified Ecommerce andbrand presence under a single domain name, , with unique customized pages for each of the 112 Girl Scoutcouncils. "We see a huge opportunity to both enhance business atthe council level and reduce expenses. The more retail business thecouncils do, the more wholesale business we do at the nationallevel," said Barry Horowitz , Vice President and General Manager, Girl Scouts Merchandise."It's a win-win." After a rigorous evaluation process, Girl Scouts selected NetSuiteover competing solutions because of its full integration acrossEcommerce, inventory, warehousing, order management, marketing andanalytics, providing Girl Scouts with a central solution forcomplete order management. As a cloud system, NetSuite enables GirlScouts to avoid high capital costs for hardware and software andongoing maintenance expenses, while having scalability on demand asthe business grows. "The biggest draw of NetSuite is that it's fully integrated, fromthe storefront to the back office -- we were definitely in themarket for an all-encompassing solution," Horowitz said. "We caneliminate the unproductive manual work of gathering and reportingon data across disconnected systems and take advantage of onecentralized and uniform data set and targeted marketing andpromotions on a national level." Another appeal of NetSuite SuiteCommerce is the power andflexibility of the platform, which allows the design andimplementation of its new Ecommerce site to be in three flavors --B2C, B2B (for merchandise sales from headquarters to councils andother wholesale customers) and mobile. A new transaction-capablemobile app takes advantage of NetSuite's native support forsmartphones and tablets to enable on-the-go browsing andpurchasing. Leveraging the powerful customization capabilities, thenew site will detect a visitor's IP address and direct them to thecustomized council pages in their geographic area. About NetSuite SuiteCommerce NetSuite SuiteCommerce is at the heart of NetSuite Commerce as aService (CaaS), which enables businesses to manage theirinteractions with consumers via a cloud platform and delivers anydesired customer experience, on any current or future device,directly on the core NetSuite ERP/CRM business managementapplication. For more information about NetSuite SuiteCommerce,please visit /suitecommerce . About Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is the largest organization for girls in the world. Itsmission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character,who make the world a better place. Through activities in scienceand technology, business and economic literacy, and outdoor andenvironmental awareness, Girl Scouting provides girls withopportunities for fun and friendship while fostering thedevelopment of leadership skills and self-esteem. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia , on March 12, 1912 , Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the United States Congress on March 16, 1950 . Girl Scouts has 112 chartered councils nationwide that providedirect services to girls and the volunteers who work with them, andto the communities they serve. Follow NetSuite's Cloud blog , NetSuite's Facebook page and @NetSuite Twitter handle for real-time updates. For more information about NetSuite, please visit . NOTE: NetSuite, the NetSuite logo and SuiteCommerce are servicemarks of NetSuite Inc. Third-party trademarks mentioned are theproperty of their respective owners. The use of the word partnerdoes not imply a partnership relationship between NetSuite and anyother company. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements relating toexpectations, plans, and prospects including expectations relatingto the implementation of the NetSuite SuiteCommerce platform as thenew ecommerce solution for the Girls Scouts of the USA. Theseforward-looking statements are based upon the current expectationsand beliefs of both companies' management teams as of the date ofthis release, and are subject to certain risks and uncertaintiesthat could cause actual results to differ materially from thosedescribed in the forward-looking statements.-? These risks include,without limitation, that the partnership is less successful thancurrently anticipated, delays encountered during implementationincluding the expected product release date, unexpected disruptionsof service that could occur at a NetSuite data center which couldnegatively impact their operations and revenues, and materialdefects or errors in the software or undetected computer virusesthat could arise and impact operations. All forward-lookingstatements in this press release are based on information availableto the Company as of the date hereof, and NetSuite disclaims anyobligation to update these forward-looking statements. (Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090924/SF81218LOGO-b ) SOURCE NetSuite Inc. Copyright 2010 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Stretcher Trolley , Examination Couch, and more. For more , please visit Medical Hospital Beds today!
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