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OPSM Group Chooses Integrated Merchandise Planning Platform from SAS 

SYDNEY, Australia  (27 Jul 2006)  –  SAS, the leader in business intelligence, announced today that it will provide the OPSM Group with a retail software solution that delivers an integrated Merchandise Planning Platform.

The SAS software will be used by OPSM buyers, merchandise planners and merchandising executives for pre-season planning; in-season and open-to-buy decision-making; and post-season sales analysis.

OPSM is a leader in eyewear with more than 800 retail outlets in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region. In addition to its eponymous OPSM range, the company’s brands include Laubman & Prank, Budget Eyewear and Sunglass Hut.

Announcing this new business, Mark Jeffery, general manager of SAS Australia’s Customer Intelligence Practice, said the Merchandise Planning Platform will meet OPSM’s objectives of:

  • Better planning of the individual products to be stocked, store-by-store
  • Faster identification of and reaction to buying trends, both fashion and seasonal
  • Tighter in-store inventory holdings and reduced markdowns
  • More meaningful merchandise reporting to drive the bottom line.

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