{"id":6449,"date":"2022-01-14T10:19:16","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T10:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/?p=6449"},"modified":"2023-03-31T13:24:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T13:24:51","slug":"3-brands-smashing-the-competition-after-ditching-aging-erps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/blog\/3-brands-smashing-the-competition-after-ditching-aging-erps","title":{"rendered":"3 Brands Smashing the Competition After Ditching Aging ERPs"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s never easy to break free from tech that\u2019s become part of the furniture, but that\u2019s exactly what brands who are signed up with ERPs and other outdated operating systems are currently doing \u2014 and they\u2019re reaping the rewards.<\/span>
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The truth is that ERPs have had their day. They <\/span>were built for the age of e-commerce when people logged on to desktop computers to buy things – not for the <\/span>Hyper-Scalable Era<\/span><\/a> where consumers want to shop where they hang out, in newly-formed \u2018digital neighborhoods\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, ERPs <\/span>and other monolithic architecture is so inflexible, difficult to scale and ill-suited to modern commerce that many leading brands now admit that their ERP is getting in the way of their success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ERPs are holding brands back<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our research revealed that 65% of UK brands turning over \u00a35-50M and 56% turning over \u00a350M above agreed that being locked into their current ERP makes it nearly impossible to integrate new, better e-commerce technology at the pace they’d like. In the US, 71% of those turning over $5-50M and 52% of those bringing in $50M+ said the same thing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even more shockingly, 71% of UK brands with a \u00a35-50M revenue 56% of those with a revenue of more than \u00a350M say the approach to e-commerce from their \u2019single vendor\u2019 limits their ability to quickly deploy better shopping experiences, keep up with customer expectations and sell more. In the US, 89% of businesses turning over $5-50M and 72% of those with a revenue of $50M+ agreed with this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Brands that break free from the shackles of their ERP and instead opt for a flexible, built-for-retail operating system are smashing their goals and enjoying their best ever success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at three examples\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u00a0Snap Supply<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Online appliance parts specialist <\/span>Snap Supply<\/span><\/a> ditched clunky ERP Microsoft Nav after getting fed up with its slow, manual workflows and even slower approach to adding new features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    The brand switched to Brightpearl for a purpose-built ROS that has hyper-scalability at its heart. Here are a few of the benefits that happened as a result\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n