LandscapeHub and Epicor Announce Intent to Form
Strategic Alliance to Streamline Supply Chain of Nurseries, Retail Garden
Centers, and Landscapers
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January 08, 2020 08:10 AM Eastern Standard
Time
CHICAGO & AUSTIN,
Texas--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--LandscapeHub, the
digital marketplace for the landscaping, nursery, and retail garden center
industry, and Epicor Software Corporation,
a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth,
today announced they are working to form a strategic alliance to drive retail
efficiency and business growth. With this agreement, retailers running Epicor
retail solutions in nearly 8,000 locations can streamline their plant
purchasing and selling through a seamless integration linking the two company’s
systems.
“As an Epicor
customer, this relationship will give me an easy way to access information
across both systems to make my business and other garden center businesses more
profitable and operate more efficiently”
“LandscapeHub has
created the industry’s first standardized plant database, which we expect to
help our customers bridge the gap between landscape businesses and retail
stores and take advantage of the digital supply chain. Our work and alliance
with LandscapeHub are designed to allow Epicor retail customers to enhance
their plant purchasing and selling processes and provides an added benefit to
leverage the company’s plant and purchasing data,” said Sam Kirkland, strategic
relationship manager from Epicor.
With the increasing
popularity of its marketplace, thousands of landscape and nursery professionals
across the country are turning to LandscapeHub to source, estimate and order
plants and landscape materials from hundreds of available suppliers. Through a
partnership with Epicor, LandscapeHub will be able to further expand its user
base, and provide Epicor users with the convenience of being a part of a digital
supply chain for green goods, driving greater supply chain visibility, better
pricing for landscape retailers and faster procurement of goods and services.
“Professionals around
the world have embraced Epicor to power the way they manage their businesses,”
said Lisa Fiore, CEO and co-founder of LandscapeHub. “We are excited about and
expect our partnership with Epicor will make it easier than ever to collaborate
seamlessly across the two platforms, giving the nursery and landscape industry
the ability to get more done.”
“As an Epicor
customer, this relationship will give me an easy way to access information
across both systems to make my business and other garden center businesses more
profitable and operate more efficiently,” stated Brian Riddle, President, Homestead Gardens and
proud Epicor customer for 40 years. “I’m looking forward to having the ability
to access LandscapeHub’s plant database and ordering capabilities from within
my Epicor solution.”
Working together,
Epicor and LandscapeHub expect to produce powerful market insights to benefit
their shared user base and retail industry. The parties expect their
integration availability plans will be released later in 2020.
About LandscapeHub,
Inc.
LandscapeHub is
streamlining the procurement process in the green industry. The Chicago-based
technology company’s digital, wholesale marketplace connects landscape and
nursery buyers with a network of trusted suppliers on one platform. To learn
more, visit www.landscapehub.com.
About Epicor Software
Corporation
Epicor Software
Corporation drives business growth. We provide flexible, industry-specific
software designed to fit the precise needs of our manufacturing, distribution,
retail, and service industry customers. More than 45 years of experience with
our customers’ unique business processes and operational requirements are built
into every solution―in the cloud or on premises. With this deep understanding
of your industry, Epicor solutions dramatically improve performance and
profitability while easing complexity so you can focus on growth. For more
information, connect with Epicor or
visit www.epicor.com.