Right Technology Increases Speed-to-delivery
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Blue Yonder’s Cloud services
Tech Stack
- Cloud Computing
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Revenue Growth
Technology Category
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing
Applicable Industries
- Retail
Applicable Functions
- Sales & Marketing
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Inventory Management
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
About The Customer
Hibbett Sports was founded in 1945 with one store in Florence, Alabama. Today the company operates nearly 1,100 stores in 35 states, focusing on delivering premium brands with exceptional customer service. Solely a brick and mortar retailer for 73 years, Hibbett Sports believes e-commerce is going to be a major contributor to their revenue stream and overall growth going forward. With speed-to-delivery being a key component of reaching this success, the omni-channel retailer recognized the need for having the right technology in place. The majority of the product they sell is either seasonal or fashion oriented. Because of this, it’s critical to have the right merchandise in front of the customer, whether it’s on their website or in stores. Due to the high volumes, it’s essential they have the right technology in place to support the speed to market.
The Challenge
Hibbett Sports, a company that operates nearly 1,100 stores in 35 states, was founded in 1945 with one store in Florence, Alabama. For 73 years, Hibbett Sports was solely a brick and mortar retailer. However, the company believes e-commerce is going to be a major contributor to their revenue stream and overall growth going forward. With speed-to-delivery being a key component of reaching this success, the omni-channel retailer recognized the need for having the right technology in place. The majority of the product they sell is either seasonal or fashion oriented. Because of this, it’s critical to have the right merchandise in front of the customer, whether it’s on their website or in stores. Due to the high volumes, it’s essential they have the right technology in place to support the speed to market. To remain competitive in the marketplace, the long-time customer, migrated some of their existing Blue Yonder solutions to the cloud in an effort to grow sales and profits, gain consistent support, increase uptime availability of their systems and the ability to keep up with the latest software upgrades.
The Solution
Blue Yonder’s Cloud services has helped Hibbett Sports increase uptime availability and improve the responsiveness of their systems, including service and performance. This has resulted in improved speed-to-delivery, which is essential to the company’s success. Hibbett Sports has migrated multiple applications to Blue Yonder’s Cloud, the company has achieved scalability and increased productivity. The cloud has also ensured Hibbett Sports stays current with their software. Blue Yonder’s Cloud has also supported Hibbett Sports’ growth and continuous evolution of their apps. For example, the company attributed the short amount of time it took to upgrade their allocation capabilities to the IT staff having the ability and bandwidth to focus on new opportunities instead of upgrade issues. They commented that it took less time than anything the company has ever done on premise.
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