Multimedia Release -- Manhattan Associates Supports Wacoal's Valentine's Day Fulfillment

ATLANTA, Feb. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wacoal is a worldwide leader in designer intimate apparel, known in the United States, Europe and across Asia for its best-fitting and high-quality bras, panties, camisoles, slips and shapewear. In 2009, Wacoal launched a new brand, b.tempt'd by Wacoal--a sophisticated, romantic lingerie line designed specifically for the young-minded woman--to be sold direct to consumers by Wacoal as well as by retail partners including Dillard's and Macy's. This month will mark the first Valentine's Day season that b.tempt'd by Wacoal will be sold online via Wacoal-America.com and btemptd.com, leveraging processes that have been recently upgraded with support from Manhattan Associates' (Nasdaq:MANH) Warehouse Management (WMS) solution. Manhattan's WMS helps Wacoal fulfill orders quickly and accurately while saving parcel postage, queuing up orders and corresponding carton sizes, providing automatic pick waves, and tracking order history.

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"Today's retail customers are more knowledgeable and demanding than ever before and expect the same level of service across every retail channel," said Cathryn Hondros, vice president, Information Systems, Wacoal America. "The robust, scalable distribution capabilities of the Manhattan WMS make us very confident about our e-commerce processes as we enter our first online Valentine's Day season for b.tempt'd by Wacoal."

In addition to supporting its online fulfillment processes, the Manhattan WMS has provided Wacoal significant distribution benefits for several years*. The number of outbound shipments has reached 45K cartons per month, while simultaneously decreasing staffing levels within the Wacoal distribution center. Order processing speed has continually increased, with orders currently fulfilled and distributed within hours of placement.