Meyyappan Ramanathan, VP Enterprise Applications, discusses how S/4HANA Fashion was utilized to address issues faced by a European Sportswear brand in our brand-new webcast series, Insights from the Field.

With SAP AFS support ending in 2027, most customers are wondering - when not if - they will implement S/4HANA. In this blog, we look at how a fashion company made the move, along with what new capabilities S/4HANA delivers to meet the new demands of the digital economy.

The transition to SAP S/4HANA poses difficulties and issues that may be handled with careful planning. It's worth the effort since switching to the new system gives your company several choices for increasing the digital value-added for your operations and activities. The time has come to act and prepare for the digital revolution.

This discussion with Umer Zeeshan (SAP Solution Architect, Principal Consultant at attune consulting) with Belinda deJesus from SAP’s Adoption & Customer Engagement, and Sheldon Edelstein, product expert from SAP S/4HANA Regional Implementation Group will be a worthwhile investment of your time.

The fashion industry is among those hit hardest by the coronavirus outbreak. With shops closed, production ramped down and consumers all but completing the shift to digital channels, the aftermath has seen numerous retailers and department stores filing for bankruptcy. Which fashion companies fared best during these troubling times? And how can those struggling bounce back, correct their course, and ready themselves to address future disruptions?

We spoke to Dr. Christoph Schröder (Global Vice President, Industry Business Unit Retail – SAP SE), who provided us with his insights and observations about the last twelve months and a look ahead.

As a leading apparel solutions provider to global brands, Hela Clothing has in recent years been investing in digitization initiatives to strengthen its capabilities in order to innovate faster and better service global clients. 

Hear attune's Harin Nanayakkara (Chief Sales and Marketing Officer) and Kim MacIntosh (SVP & General Manager - Americas) together with our colleagues from Rizing - Brian Cederborg (SVP - CI) & Martin Stenzig (CTO) talk about - "The Future of Fashion Tech: Dressing The Industry for Success" with Bonnie D. Graham on Technology Revolution: The Future of Now broadcast via Voice America.

Since the launch in 2017, we have helped customers adopt S/4HANA technology. But for many, the complexity of the migration has made them hesitant and uncertain about the business drivers and justifications.

The pressures facing the fashion industry point to digital transformation being necessary, rather than optional. Certainly, there is a good reason for the pandemic being called “fashion’s biggest reset”. It serves as an undeniable affirmation that e-commerce is not just a privilege brands can choose whether to partake in. It is an indisputable business model that retailers and luxury labels should adopt not only to survive but to emerge better positioned for the future.

How do you consolidate a central DC with the flexibility to handle unpredictable demand across all sales channels? Although the omnichannel model is now relatively well established, a challenge that retailers continued to grapple with is how to reconfigure their supply networks to achieve better alignment between delivery responsiveness, product variety, and convenience.

The transition of an existing version of SAP S/4HANA to a newer version must be done meticulously, depending on your business and industry's requirements.