Central Garden & Pet Selects Acorn Systems
January 13 2009 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Acorn Systems, the preeminent resource for profitability and
cost management solutions, and Central Garden & Pet Company
(NASDAQ:CENT), a leading provider of Lawn and Garden and Pet
supplies, today jointly announced the selection of Acorn
Performance Analyzer. After an evaluation of leading profitability
systems, Central Garden & Pet selected Acorn Systems because of
its expertise in profitability management and their ability to
provide a flexible, scalable and elegant platform for customer and
item profitability analytics.
�The scale and complexity of our business means that we need to
have a clear understanding of our true profitability to inform
strategic decisions related to pricing, SKU management, and overall
business performance,� said John Casella, Chief Information
Officer, Central Garden & Pet. �Acorn enables us to identify
the opportunities and required actions within our business units to
maximize our financial results.�
Acorn�s trademarked technology and proven methodology will build
off of Central Garden & Pet�s own systems to create new and
actionable intelligence. By providing fresh insight into the true
net profit of a business in a detailed and multidimensional way,
Acorn�s solutions leverage a company�s existing IT infrastructure
to draw data directly from existing operational and financial
systems and current transaction reports.
�With over 50,000 products, 17,000 customers and 60,000 ship-to
locations, Central Garden & Pet needed a performance management
system that could help the company effectively analyze this scope
of data without overburdening its resources,� said J. Alex
Fernandez, President and Chief Operating Officer, Acorn. �We�re
excited to help Central Garden & Pet successfully execute on
one of their top strategic initiatives and contribute to their
on-going leadership in the Pet and Garden supplies
marketplace.�
About Acorn
Acorn (www.acornsys.com) is the leading provider of profit
improvement solutions for growing revenues profitably, reducing
costs, and improving operational efficiencies. Over the past 12
years, Acorn has delivered profit improvement results for Global
2000 companies in the Financial Services, Retail, Consumer
Products, Manufacturing, Distribution, Logistics and Services
sectors. Utilizing a trademarked technology and proven methodology,
Acorn reveals profit opportunities across the enterprise, including
customers, channels, segments, products, vendors, and processes.
Acorn�s unique approach enables clients to make continuous,
fact-based decisions to improve their bottom line and Earnings per
Share (EPS), yielding over $5 billion in profit improvements and
creating billions in new shareholder value.
About Central Garden & Pet
Central Garden & Pet Company is a leading innovator,
marketer and producer of quality branded products for the lawn
& garden and pet supplies markets. Committed to new product
innovation, our products are sold to specialty independent and mass
retailers in the following categories: Lawn & Garden: Grass
seed including the brands PENNINGTON(R) and THE REBELS(TM); wild
bird feed and the brands PENNINGTON(R) and KAYTEE(R); weed and
insect control and the brands AMDRO(R), SEVIN(R), IRONITE(R) and
Over 'N Out and; decorative outdoor patio products and the brands
NORCAL(R), NEW ENGLAND POTTERY(R) and MATTHEWS FOUR SEASONS(TM). We
also provide a host of other regional and application-specific
garden brands and supplies. Pet categories include: Animal health
and the brands ADAMS(TM) and ZODIAC(R); aquatics and reptile and
the brands OCEANIC(R), AQUEON(TM) and RZILLA(TM); bird & small
animal and the brands KAYTEE(R), SUPER PET(R) and CRITTER TRAIL(R);
dog & cat and the brands TFH(TM) / NYLABONE(R), FOUR PAWS(R),
PINNACLE(R) and Avoderm and; equine and the brands FARNAM(R),
BRONCO(R) and SUPER MASK(R). We also provide a host of other
application-specific pet brands and supplies. Central Garden &
Pet is based in Walnut Creek, California, and has approximately
5,000 employees, primarily in North America and Europe. For
additional information on Central Garden & Pet, including
access to the Company's SEC filings, please visit the Company's
website at http://www.central.com/.
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