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AI is no longer experimental, but rather reshaping how supply chain businesses are prioritizing operational, staffing, and data-centric investments, according to the newly released 2025 Agility Index research study from Epicor and Nucleus Research.

Epicor, a global leader in industry-specific enterprise software, today announced the appointment of Kerrie Jordan as Chief Marketing Officer. With a unique blend of senior product innovation and strategic marketing experience, Jordan will lead Epicor’s global marketing strategy, driving brand growth and customer engagement across the make, move, and sell economy.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader for the second consecutive year in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. A complimentary copy of the report is available here.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced executive appointments supporting the company’s focus in delivering AI-powered cognitive ERP solutions for the make, move, and sell industries worldwide.

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.

According to the 2024 Agility Index research study from Epicor and Nucleus Research, nearly half of surveyed companies across the make, move, and sell industries cited concern over escalating costs as the foremost challenge confronting supply chains, with more than half using artificial intelligence, automation, or machine learning for at least one supply chain management application to address. Notably, a higher percentage of businesses (63 percent) that identify as high-growth – defined by revenue growth of 20 percent or more over the past three years – have already integrated generative AI into their respective supply chain operations to manage cost and operational challenges.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, today announced it has surpassed $1 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR), a milestone that underscores the company’s focus in driving adoption of its subscription-based Industry ERP Cloud portfolio built to meet the needs of its customers across the make, move, and sell industries.

More than half of U.S. manufacturing workers say they would take a pay cut to go work for a more technology-driven factory, while slightly more than four in 10 (43%) plan to leave their job in the next year in pursuit of more paid time off, flexible work schedules, and employers who listen to staff. Results also show declining morale and a reduced commitment by employers to upskilling programs and technology investments.

Nearly seven out of ten business and IT leaders at major retailers across North America see AI as critical to their organization’s ability to improve the customer experience, grow revenue, boost productivity and drive a host of operational efficiencies — but everything from data collection and integrity, to the rapid pace of AI innovation, to organizational resistance is holding them back.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has promoted Joe Ayers to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Over the past quarter, Ayers has served as interim CFO where he took a leading role defining company financial strategy, operations, and execution. As CFO, Ayers will continue driving the company’s fiscal strategy to build and invest in powerful technologies that deliver strong capabilities and value for the make, move, and sell industries, while focusing on profitable growth.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced that for the second time in a row it has been positioned as a Leader in the Nucleus Research Configure Price Quote (CPQ) Technology Value Matrix published in November 2023.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired Elite EXTRA, a leading provider of cloud-based last mile delivery solutions. The acquisition expands Epicor's ability to help its customers across the make, move, and sell industries simplify last mile logistics and compete in a hyper-competitive market more effectively. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, will introduce during next week’s AAPEX 2023 Show in Las Vegas several innovative solutions designed to help automotive businesses capture the “Insight Advantage” powered by the company’s vast set of vehicle, part, and service information and cutting-edge data science capabilities.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, today shared findings from “The Evolving Role of the CFO in 2023,” an IDC InfoBrief sponsored by Epicor. The study revealed more than 80 percent of manufacturing and distribution organizations surveyed agreed that today’s economic uncertainty has “significantly” elevated the importance of the CFO in driving strategy and technology optimization initiatives. Financial performance and growth were cited as the top IT investment drivers in the current economic climate.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, today announced the company has been named a Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises based on completeness of vision and ability to execute. A complimentary copy of the report is available here.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced that for the fourth consecutive year, Nucleus Research has ranked Epicor ECM (DocStar), the company’s content management and business process automation platform, in the “Leader” quadrant in the firm’s annual Content Services and Collaboration (CSC) Technology Value Matrix.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, has announced an agreement with SiriusXM that enables vehicle service businesses using Epicor Service CRM to offer their eligible customers complimentary three-month SiriusXM Platinum Plan trial subscriptions. Epicor Service CRM leverages the power of best-in-class Epicor technologies to help vehicle service businesses attract and retain customers, recapture “drifted away” customers, generate more revenue per vehicle, and enhance their presence on social media and online.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced Vaibhav Vohra has been appointed Chief Product and Technology Officer. With this move, the Product Development and Product Management teams will be unified under Vohra’s leadership, further enabling Epicor to deliver customer-centric SaaS solutions and continued innovation through AI, automation, and design.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired DSPanel, a global provider of cloud-based Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) solutions and existing Epicor ISV partner. The acquisition extends the Epicor portfolio of best-in-class financial management solutions, helping makers, movers, and sellers worldwide streamline and simplify budgeting, planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, and financial reporting. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has been positioned as a Leader in the Nucleus Research Configure Price Quote (CPQ) Technology Value Matrix published in November 2022.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, will discuss the future of the building supply market and how businesses can take advantage of data-driven insights and people-centric technologies to gain a competitive edge during next week’s Epicor Insights for Building Supply customer conference, taking place November 14-16, 2022 at The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired professional services assets from Evron Computer Systems, a Canadian managed IT services provider. The acquisition of Evron’s dedicated Epicor consulting practice and customer experience software expands the Epicor make, move, and sell capabilities to help customers optimize business operations and drive growth. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today introduced a variety of features in its Fall 2022 release for Epicor Kinetic for Manufacturing, part of the Epicor Industry ERP Cloud portfolio. The updates will help manufacturers better compete with deep industry-specific functionality, connected services to integrate and optimize workflows, and deliver a smoother user experience journey.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired eFlex Systems, a provider of cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) technologies. The acquisition expands the Epicor portfolio of Advanced MES capabilities to help manufacturers increase productivity by modernizing their production environments through digital work instructions, advanced process control, and real-time visibility. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, today announced the company has been named a Challenger in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced the hire of a new Chief Marketing Officer, Jenny Victor. In her role, Victor is responsible for overseeing the company’s global marketing strategy, including corporate marketing, field marketing and tele-prospecting.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has been positioned as a Leader in the inaugural Nucleus Research Small and Midsize Business (SMB) ERP Value Matrix published in June 2022.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has acquired Data Interchange, a UK-based provider of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) cloud technologies and managed services. The Data Interchange acquisition expands the reach of Epicor in European markets and adds to the company’s portfolio of B2B integration technologies, empowering customers to connect businesses and trading partners, increase efficiency, and drive value in the supply chain. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software designed to promote business growth, today introduced a variety of new features across the latest release of the Epicor Industry ERP Cloud portfolio, including updates for Epicor Kinetic for manufacturing, Epicor Prophet 21 for distribution, and Epicor BisTrack for building supply.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today introduced Epicor Automation Studio, an integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solution embedded within Epicor Kinetic and Epicor Prophet 21 that empowers citizen integrators to effortlessly connect data and automate workflows both within their Epicor solutions as well as with more than 1,000 applications and databases.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced an agreement with global analytics and business intelligence provider MicroStrategy Incorporated to deploy the new Epicor Predictive Maintenance Assistant (PMA) solution via MicroStrategy’s HyperIntelligence® technology. HyperIntelligence embeds instant, zero-click insights within users’ existing business tools, providing convenient, pervasive access to data at virtually any point of decision.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced it has appointed Lisa Pope as President of the company. Pope will continue to lead overall go-to-market strategy and execution, spearheading the company’s cloud-first, market growth initiatives that empower Epicor customers to drive business value in a complex and dynamic world.

Epicor, a global leader of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced the latest release of Epicor Prophet 21, the cloud-based industry productivity solution for distributors. The new release underscores the company’s continued commitment to build best-in-class Industry Cloud solutions that give distributors even more power to stay ahead of the ever-changing supply chain landscape.