Epicor Acquires Solenium Group and Visual SKUs for PIM and DAM Solutions for the Automotive Aftermarket
October 01 2024 - 9:28PM
Business Wire
Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software
to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired
Solenium Group Inc. and its sister company Visual SKUs Inc., both
long-standing Epicor partners and leading providers of Product
Information Management (PIM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM)
solutions for the Automotive Aftermarket. This dual acquisition
strengthens Epicor’s leadership as a Catalog and eCommerce provider
in the Automotive Aftermarket, establishing a strategic role as the
most comprehensive provider of industry-standard catalog content in
North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.
“The acquisition of Solenium and Visual SKUs strengthens
Epicor’s leadership in the Automotive Aftermarket helping
manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and retailers expand revenue
opportunities by getting the right parts, to the right place, at
the right time,” said Epicor CEO Steve Murphy. “Epicor continues to
invest in providing the digital foundation that powers the growth
of the global make, move, and sell economy, and the addition of
Solenium and Visual SKUs accelerates our mission to help our
customers capitalize on revenue generating opportunities in a
highly dynamic marketplace.”
The dynamic Automotive Aftermarket is fueled by the increasing
need for replacement parts and accessories. As vehicle components
become more complex and product variations increase, businesses
face significant challenges in managing product content
effectively. For parts manufacturers, distributors and retailers,
getting products to market faster is essential to sell more parts
and grow both existing and new product lines.
With this acquisition, Epicor will now be the premier digital
catalog provider offering customers a PIM and DAM suite
purpose-built for the Automotive Aftermarket. This will allow
suppliers and retailers to create, manage, and distribute product,
fitment information, and all digital assets including product
images in a single centralized and flexible system.
By sourcing data directly from parts suppliers and converting it
into Aftermarket Catalog Exchange Standard (ACES) and Product
Information Exchange Standard (PIES) format, Epicor streamlines the
process and accelerates the integration of compliant vehicle
application and product data into the company’s next-generation
Epicor Catalog. This helps customers maximize sales and revenue,
drive efficiency, and enable effective collaboration with various
aftermarket channels. Additional benefits include:
- Drive revenue with faster, compliant parts content:
Parts suppliers will be able to partner directly with Epicor to map
their data into ACES and PIES-compliant product content and
seamlessly integrate it with the premier industry Epicor Catalog
and other marketplaces. Time to market is critical for sales, and
Epicor accelerates revenue.
- Automate the digital asset management lifecycle: From
production to sales and support, parts manufacturers will be able
to transform data into rich digital content that sells more parts,
reduces return costs, and increases sales revenue.
“As we embark on this new chapter, our commitment to deliver
unparalleled PIM and DAM solutions remains unwavering,” said CEO of
Solenium and Visual SKUs, Claudio Di Sano. “By joining forces with
Epicor, we are poised to leverage their extensive resources,
advanced technologies, and global reach to continue to drive
unprecedented innovation in the automotive aftermarket
industry.”
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About Epicor
Epicor Software Corporation equips hard-working businesses with
enterprise solutions that keep the world turning. For more than 50
years, Epicor customers in the automotive, building supply,
distribution, manufacturing, and retail industries have trusted
Epicor to help them do business better. Innovative Epicor solution
sets are carefully curated to fit customer needs and built to
flexibly respond to their fast-changing reality. With deep industry
knowledge and experience, Epicor accelerates its customers’
ambitions, whether to grow and transform, or simply become more
productive and effective. Visit www.epicor.com for more
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