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Software as a Service - SaaS - Sales Dashboard

Wholesale Retail POS 852 Supply Chain

330 7th Avenue NY, NY 10001 212 868 7800 www.skyitgroup.com [email protected]

SKYPAD Provides Insight………. You Deliver ROI

Turnkey Sales Dashboard - All Major ERP Integration

- EDI and Portal Integration

- Any Retail System

- Easy to Use

No Hardware or Software to Buy

- Web Based

- All Services Managed

- Monthly Fee

- Set Up is Easy

Customized to Your Company

- Fast Implementation

- Reporting by Business Function

- Your Requirements Look and Feel

- End to End Visibility

Increase Sales and

Profitability

Optimize Inventory

Track Sell-Though

Performance

Identify Sales

Trends

Reduce Markdowns

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SKYPAD helps G-III optimize its diverse business see Apparel Magazine Nov 09’

Software as a Service - SaaS - Sales Dashboard

Wholesale Retail POS 852 Supply Chain

330 7th Avenue NY, NY 10001 212 868 7800 www.skyitgroup.com [email protected]

SKY IT GROUP QONNECTS LEADING MANUFACTURERS AND

RETAILERS WITH STRATEGIC SALES ANALYSIS POWERED BY

QLIKVIEW

Bernard Chaus, G-III Apparel Group, Theory and other manufacturers and

retailers are improving merchandizing decisions and responding quickly to sales

trends with SKYPAD Business Intelligence solution

In a tight economy, the ability to increase margins — even by a few points — can greatly affect a

retailer’s profitability. That’s why Chaus, G-III Apparel Group, Theory and several other leading

apparel manufacturers and retailers are using SKYPAD Business Intelligence, powered by QlikView.

Integrating timely point-of-sale data directly with production and distribution data in visual dashboards,

SKYPAD enables them to plan, adapt and move goods through the chain faster and better than ever

before. For example, if the sales of a specific dress are high in Detroit and low in Miami, retailers and

their suppliers can immediately react and move or discount the merchandise accordingly — without

missing out on another day of the sales season.

In partnership with QlikTech, the world’s fastest-growing Business Intelligence (BI) software vendor,

Sky IT Group, a privately held technology solution provider specializing in consumer goods, offers the

analysis capabilities to gain merchandising and supply chain efficiencies with SKYPAD. Powered by

QlikView’s visual analysis and data integration capabilities, SKYPAD provides manufacturers and

retailers with KPI analysis and trends surrounding the sales performance of their goods at the retail

point-of-sale level.

―Apparel is one of the most complex sectors within consumer goods. We have to manage thousands

of SKUs according to style, color, size, season, outlet and more – and all within a very limited selling

period. Having our information available visually, with drill downs to the exact item in the exact

location in the product line, store, region or any other variable, allows us not only to be more effective

within our own business, it also makes us a tremendously valuable partner to our retail customers,‖

said Ed Eskew, CTO at Bernard Chaus, Inc.

Like Bernard Chaus, Inc., companies using SKYPAD, powered by QlikView, are able to move

merchandise and replenish merchandise faster, compare profit margins among different retail outlets,

improve promotional programs based on selling trends and gain visibility among hundreds of divisions

and brands. Among them:

 For Bernard Chaus, Inc., which designs, sources and markets an extensive range of women's

career and casual sportswear, principally under the Josephine Chaus trademark, SKYPAD,

powered by QlikView, has enabled the company to reach previously unattainable heights of supply

chain visibility while dramatically enhancing its vendor-managed inventory program. In

immediately identifying slow-selling items, the tool allows the company to more aggressively

Software as a Service - SaaS - Sales Dashboard

Wholesale Retail POS 852 Supply Chain

330 7th Avenue NY, NY 10001 212 868 7800 www.skyitgroup.com [email protected]

discount to ultimately improve sell-through results. Chaus can now monitor hot, swiftly moving

items and replenish them or contact the stores proactively to attempt additional sales. As a result,

inventory turns have greatly improved.

 Theory, a designer and producer of modern clothing for women and men, is using SKYPAD,

powered by QlikView, to analyze sell-through information from their retail customers and from

company-owned stores. Theory sales and merchandise executives compare trends and analyze

the difference in profit margins between clothing sold through each channel. Based on this

intelligence, the company can develop appropriate merchandising plans for the two different types

of outlets and ultimately increase sales.

 G-III Apparel Group, Ltd., a leading manufacturer and distributor of outerwear and sportswear

under brands such as Wilsons Leather, Calvin Klein, Kenneth Cole, IZOD, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi's

and Dockers, is using SKYPAD, powered by QlikView, to recognize and address sales trends

within its various divisions and brands. Through automated, timely and secure distribution of

personalized analysis and dashboards, users have access only to the data and analysis to which

they are authorized. Executive management has a single view of the latest point-of-sale data

across all divisions, enabling them to make better, faster decisions and address any issues

immediately.

―SKYPAD is an ideal solution for retailers that want access to powerful and intuitive software without

the burden of having to manage the underlying infrastructure,‖ said Anthony Deighton, Senior Vice

President of Marketing at QlikTech. ―Sky IT Group is delivering value for organizations at the forefront

of the retail industry with a cost-effective, visual analysis solution that allows them to focus on their

core business.‖

―In today’s challenging economy, retail companies are relying on business intelligence to ensure that

they are merchandising in the most efficient way,‖ said Jay Hakami, President & CEO, Sky IT Group.

―Based on QlikView’s visual analysis capabilities and our retail and apparel manufacturing/distribution

domain expertise, Sky IT Group is able to offer solutions that are quick to deploy, easy to use and

empower retailers with the ability to make better business decisions. Moreover, we’ve found it to

afford significant competitive advantage as a solution provider.‖

About Sky IT Group

Located on Fashion Avenue in New York City, Sky IT Group specializes in providing business

intelligence solutions to the apparel manufacturing and retail industries. Since 1997, customers,

including brands like Tory Burch, Hugo Boss, Garan, Michael Kors, Nautica, Prada (USA), Under

Armour Performance Apparel, Valentino and a host of others, have benefited from the company's

solutions that optimize IT investment and produce significant bottom-line benefits. For more

information, please visit www.skyitgroup.com.