Revolutionizing Retail: Unlocking Efficiency, Innovation, and Sustainability

Unlocking the Future of Retail: PTC’s Innovative Solutions Take Center Stage

This week, the National Retail Federation’s “Big Show” is set to take over the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Amidst the excitement, PTC’s Retail Business Unit is gearing up to unveil the latest release of its industry-leading product life cycle management solution, FlexPLM.

Streamlining Product Design and Development

At the heart of FlexPLM lies Flex Boards, a game-changing feature designed to boost efficiency for product designers, merchandisers, and other users. By capturing inspirations, concepts, trends, and feedback in one place, Flex Boards jump-starts the ideation process, enabling users to create documents and assets that set the creative direction for products, placeholders, or seasons. This innovative tool also allows for seamless presentation-building, using products and colorways for internal decisions and external presentations.

Simplifying Licensee and Partner Management

Another significant upgrade is FlexPLM Licensee, which empowers businesses to manage the design and approval process for licensee and partner-developed products at scale. This feature eliminates complexity, ensuring a smoother collaboration experience.

Data-Driven Decision Making with Flex Insights

PTC’s Flex Insights takes data analysis to the next level by connecting data across enterprise systems and applying AI capabilities. This powerful tool enables brands and retailers to make faster, better business and product decisions, including real-time insights into product, material, and supplier data to support sustainability and CSR goals. With easy-to-use tools to support certification and compliance requirements, Flex Insights is a game-changer for the retail industry.

Experience the Future of Retail at NRF 2025

“We’re thrilled to showcase the full scope of our industry-leading Retail PLM solutions at NRF,” says Kyle Marden, general manager of PTC’s Retail Business Unit. “From interactive demonstrations to best practices and unique insights, visitors to our booth will discover how to reduce development time, improve global collaboration, meet sustainability goals, and make better, data-driven decisions, faster.”

Join the Conversation at NRF 2025

As part of its interactive experience at NRF, PTC invites visitors to explore how its solutions are being used by top brands and retailers to gain a competitive edge. With NRF convening the brightest minds in the industry, PTC is proud to be part of the conversation, showcasing its Retail PLM and other solutions that stand out for their usability, scalability, security, and ability to manage complex supply chains and product categories.

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