AMO Toys - The PIM system opened the door to our new online B2B platform and webshop

At AMO Toys, a new B2B portal and webshop based on the uCommerce platform is now automatically fed with product data from the PIM system, so that customers can rely on always getting the right prices, information, pictures, user manuals, etc.

AMO Toys Scandinavia A/S is a young company, which has grown explosively during its first years. The product range and the amount of product information have increased tenfold.

The company’s challenge was to maintain product data in the suppliers' many different Excel spreadsheets. It was time consuming to standardize the spreadsheets in order to collect data in one price list. At the same time, it was difficult to gather data on specific items for a customer and to keep an overview of missing data. A consistent structure was needed, also in the Microsoft Dynamics AX ERP system. With the existing data structure, it was impossible for AMO Toys to offer the online B2B platform and webshop demanded by the customers.

FULLY INTEGRATED PIM, DYNAMICS AX AND INDESIGN

Today, AMO Toys' master data and all other product information is available in the Perfion PIM system as Perfion is fully integrated with Dynamics AX. The same applies to the InDesign templates used for price lists.

When product data changes in Perfion, the price lists are automatically updated with the new data. If customers need product data on specifically selected goods, this specific data can easily and quickly be exported in the desired format.

B2B PLATFORM AND WEBSHOP WITH PERFECT PRODUCT DATA

Additionally, a new B2B portal and webshop based on the uCommerce platform is automatically fed with product data from the PIM system, so that customers can rely on always getting the right prices, information, pictures, user manuals, etc. The new shop gives customers a much better overview of the entire product range and the optimal product information encourages purchase. Consequently, the amount of orders increases all the time.

Product Manager Steffan Schjødt Christensen, explains:

"Without a PIM system to manage all the product data that cannot be stored in an ERP system, it had not been possible to create our new B2B webshop. We can also see that the number of orders in the webshop increases steadily as we import more and more detailed product information, images and other data into Perfion. The more products we present optimally in the webshop, the more we sell."

At AMO Toys, Perfion handles four currencies as well as product information in four different languages.

EMPLOYEES APPRECIATE THE USER-FRIENDLINESS

In addition to customer satisfaction, Product Manager Steffan Schjødt Christensen experiences that his and his colleagues' work is now much easier to manage:

"The best about Perfion is its ease of use. I can add new things myself, and the system sets no limits. I have no IT education or other special qualifications, but after a brief introduction, I was able to use the system because of its logic. Our salespeople are happy about Perfion too because they now have access to all information and can assist their customers themselves."

OPTIMIZED WORK PROCESSES
Suppliers’ Excel sheets with new product data are easily read in to Perfion, so changes don’t have to be entered manually. Because the PIM system provides AMO Toys a complete overview of all product information, new products are now created with all the necessary data right from the beginning. It has also become easy for employees to seek information across various suppliers and create the necessary reports.

MORE ABOUT AMO TOYS

AMO Toys Scandinavia A/S is an independent distributor of toys, and licensed products for children.

The company markets and distributes a range of carefully selected toy products and brands to the Scandinavian market. All with very high standards of play-value, quality and safety. The range includes some of the leading toy brands and licenses, as well as a market-leading range of private labels.

MORE ABOUT PERFION

Perfion is the world’s only 100% standard Product Information Management (PIM) solution for companies with a large number of product variants and parts and/or need for multi-channel, multi-language communication.

With Perfion you get a single source of truth for product information which gives you full control of all product data from day one wherever it is applied (e.g. webshops, websites, supplier portals, smart phone apps, printed catalogues, fact sheets, social media, direct mails, newsletters…).

Perfion is the easiest and fastest PIM solution to implement. It is open to integrate with your existing IT-platform and handles continuous changes in requirements without extra cost.

Perfion integrates easily with existing ERP systems and 100% into Microsoft Dynamics NAV, AX, GP and SL as well as SAP, Oracle, Infor, Movex plus Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, EPiServer Commerce, Sana Commerce, Dynamicweb, Magento and OXID eSales.

Perfion has a documented ROI of less than a year.

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