To address these needs, Equestrian Collections turned to Everest Software to help the company migrate to a single platform. "When choosing a solution, it was important that this was the beginning of a long-term partnership, and not just a standalone purchase of a box off-the-shelf," said Duggan. "We made two visits to Everest's offices and collaborated with them throughout the implementation process."

With the back-end, open architecture of Everest's cost-effective, all-in-one solution, Everest Advanced, Equestrian Collections was able to easily import its legacy e-commerce site product information directly into the new system.

By having access to the source code, and unfiltered access to the core database through Microsoft SQL to create new procedures, business logic, and solutions, Everest Advanced allowed Equestrian Collections to rapidly migrate its legacy site, which included the 32,000 pages in Google, to the new e-commerce engine, as well as have systems and solutions that rapidly manage the product management of matrices. Furthermore, the company is now able to have feeds out to various marketing channels for a single point-of-click advertising management.

"Everest Advanced also gives us the ability to submit data feeds to major shopping comparison sites," said Duggan. "We did not have this option with our former, non-integrated system."

In addition, Everest Advanced allows Equestrian Collections to do regular product availability look-ups with its major inventory vendors which, according to Duggan "is vital to our business model and was impossible before implementation of the Everest system."

"With Everest, we now have the ability to compete as equals with our two largest competitors," added Duggan. "In fact, we have been chosen as one of the primary 'link-to's' on our industry's upcoming shopping comparison site, linking top equestrian brands to retailers."

The Result

Integrated entire operations under one system Increased efficiency and accuracy of data management and business processes Facilitated real-time and more comprehensive data reporting Ability to drill-down from high- level to specific detail Enhanced ability to manage Website content and keep it up-to-date, ensuring product availability by limiting unplanned out-of-stock orders, and thereby enhancing customer satisfaction Increased productivity and improved customer service by enabling information sharing throughout the organization

There is a host of other benefits in Everest. To learn more about Everest Advanced and how it integrates with the rest of your business, request a no-obligation FREE consultation.