At its annual Private Brand Strategic Vendor Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bon-Ton named ecVision as the Exceptional Service Provider of 2007 citing ecVision’s proven partnership while improving global sourcing and supply chain operations for the leading retailer. ecVision has been working with Bon-Ton since 2006 implementing an online Product Lifecycle Execution™ solution, XpressCommerce®. Bon-Ton Stores Inc., with 280 stores selling hundreds of private and national brands, is utilizing ecVision’s robust order management and tracking system to collaborate with nearly 300 international factories and agents.

Presenting the award, Chuck Gilreath, VP of Sourcing for Bon-Ton, stated that, “ecVision has been an integral part of helping (Bon-Ton) build and develop our Global Sourcing processes.” Gilreath further commented, “When problems pop up at factories located in different countries or continents from the parent company - they have taken the initiative to reach out across the supply chain to make sure the information flows.”

Named the nation’s #1 retailer by Stores Magazine in 2007, the Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. operates department stores under the nameplates of Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s, Parisian (three in the Greater Detroit area), and Younkers with locations in 23 states from the Northeast to the Midwest and the upper Great Plains.

XpressCommerce is a Web-based software solution that delivers the key functions of product lifecycle management (PLM) and supply chain execution (SCE) systems in a single solution. With XpressCommerce, retailers and brand manufacturers achieve;

	greater flexibility with changing consumer trends through improved collaboration with their international supplier network,
	increased margins by broadening the global vendor reach,
	enhanced productivity with greater visibility and reporting capabilities,
	and rapid delivery of products to market through the supply chain tracking   systems.

Learn more about XpressCommerce modules by visiting www.ecvision.com/Products/XpressCommerce.htm.