Ernsting’s Family Chooses Centric Software’s Full PLM Team Support

Optimizing internal and external processes with a true partnership 

CAMPBELL, Calif., September 20, 2022 – Centric Software® is delighted to announce the release of a success story about its customer, Ernsting’s family. 

Ernsting’s family was founded in 1967 by Kurt Ernsting in Coesfeld-Lette, Germany where the headquarters still are. It grew to become one of the largest cross-channel providers in the German textile retail sector. Ernsting’s family offers clothing, lingerie, accessories and home & lifestyle products for the whole family. They sport seven brands at affordable prices across 1,900+ stores across Germany and Austria and an online site. 

After a successful Centric PLM™ implementation in 2017, Ernsting’s family decided to take their partnership with Centric Software one step further. Ernsting’s family enlisted Centric Application Management Services (CAMS), a structured approach personalized to the unique requirements of each company.  

“We feel very strongly supported by the Centric CAMS support team. Any time we have an issue, we can get an answer immediately,” says Jyrina Volmer, IT Coordinator for Product Development and Software Engineering Manager at Ernsting’s family. “We have the support when we need it. It is the greatest benefit, I think!”   

CAMS brings in consultancy and Centric PLM-configuration expertise as well as industry best-practices to the business, specific ways of working or other special needs, especially as the company (and processes or partners) evolves over time.  

Since their PLM implementation and recent CAMS experience, Ernsting’s has optimized processes, received industry best-practices support, been freed up to focus on product and business development, and seamlessly connected PLM to other programs and platforms.  

Find out more details in the success story! 

Read the Success Story    

Request a Demo 

About Ernsting’s family (www.ernstings-family.de)  

Ernsting’s family, with approximately 1,800 branches, has a successful online presence and more than 12,000 employees making us one of the largest cross-channel providers in the German textile retail sector. Based in Coesfeld, the company was founded in 1968 by Kurt Ernsting and offers clothing, linen, accessories and home and lifestyle products for the whole family. 

About Centric Software (centric-staging.com)  

From its headquarters in Silicon Valley, Centric Software® provides a Product Concept to Consumer Digital Transformation Platform for fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor, consumer electronics and consumer goods including cosmetics and personal care and food and beverage. Centric’s flagship Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform, Centric PLM™, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, quality and product portfolio optimization innovations specifically for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric Visual Innovation Platform (CVIP) offers highly visual digital board experiences for collaboration and decision-making. Centric Retail Planning is an innovative, cloud-native solution powered by Armonica Retail S.R.L., that delivers an end-to-end retail planning process designed to maximize retail business performance. Centric Software pioneered mobility, introducing the first mobile apps for PLM, and is widely known for connectivity to dozens of other enterprise systems including ERP, DAM, PIM, e-com, planning and more as well as creative tools such as Adobe® Illustrator and a host of 3D CAD connectors. Centric’s innovations are 100% market-driven with the highest user adoption rate and fastest time to value in the industry. All Centric innovations shorten time to market, boost product innovation and reduce costs.   

Centric Software is majority-owned by Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the world leader in 3D design software, 3D digital mock-up and PLM solutions.  

Centric Software has received multiple industry awards and recognition, including being named by Red Herring to its Top 100 Global list in 2013, 2015 and 2016. Centric also received various excellence awards from Frost & Sullivan in 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2021.  

Centric Software is a registered trademark of Centric Software Inc. All other brands and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.