PRESS RELEASE

Back to Press Releases

Leading specialist apparel and textile systems vendor XeBusiness (XeB), based in Manchester UK announces a partnership with Leeds based ecommerce and ebusiness solutions vendor Shopcreator.

The partnership will provide fully hosted and secure e-business functionality to enable XeB's clients to begin selling products online and to provide tracking and logistics information to key customers, manufacturing partners and raw materials suppliers, providing optimum sourcing visibility for the entire supply chain.

This initiative is in line with XeB's strategy of aligning with complimentary "best of breed" solution providers to provide simple, secure and resilient collaborative solutions that solve the extended supply chain challenges faced by apparel and textile suppliers in today's global marketplace.

Commenting on the partnership, David Cullis, Chief Executive of XeBusiness said:

"We are keen to work with Shopcreator to provide our clients - particularly SME's - with the means of moving their websites from being merely a digital company brochure, to a strategic tool capable of effectively attracting and transacting business and playing a key customer service role in fulfilling that business."

Shopcreator Managing Director, Andy Kitchener, added:

"Our partnership with XeB provides specialist apparel and textile businesses, of any size, with simple access to proven, integrated e-business supply chain technology. We are looking forward to offering value to the sector through providing solutions that deliver improved efficiencies, reduced operating costs, increased revenues and enhanced service levels, through a scalable platform that will nurture future business growth."

About XeBusiness

XeBusiness supplies computer based supply chain solutions for quick response and cost reduction - simply and economically. The company is a leading business to business provider of supply chain solutions to the textile and apparel sector that allow client companies to automate their in-house functional processes and to integrate these with systems in use at their customers, suppliers and business partners to improve service levels and reduce operating cost.

For further information, please contact:

David Cullis, Chief Executive, at XeBusiness Ltd Tel: 0161 869 0430 or email: david.cullis@xebusiness.com

About Shopcreator

Shopcreator is a leading provider of e-business and portal solutions, ranging from simple transactional web sites to fully integrated e-business supply chain solutions. Clients include Sainsbury's, the Co-Operative Group, Safeway, Floors-2-Go, Alexandra, the Science Museum, Girl Guiding Association and Guardian Newspapers Ltd. In addition to providing award-winning, fully scalable e-commerce, e-business and portal solutions the company also offers a range of supporting services which include; education and training, consultancy, system engineering, bespoke software, graphic design and full project management. Shopcreator is listed as one of the Sunday Times/ARM Tech Track 100 fastest growing unquoted technology companies, and is also ranked by Deloitte & Touche as one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies in the UK.

For further information, please visit www.shopcreator.com or contact:

Alison Chapel, Head of Marketing, Tel: 0161 869 0430 or email: alisonc@shopcreator.com