Overview

pOne of today's most popular Spanish clothing brands, Desigual is known for their unique fashion and their environmental and social responsibility. Since 1984, Desigual has believed in fashion that celebrates diversity. Also, since their inception they have expressed their passion of being environmentally responsible through choosing the right raw materials and using ethical processes./p

Supernova Award Category

Next Generation Customer Experience

The Problem

pDesigual’s main challenge was leveraging the latest technology to create an unlimited shopping experience. The company needed a single vision of its customers, product catalog, and stock, to eliminate pain points, improve customer relationships, and inject surprise and intrigue into the shopping experience. "We wanted to have any product available at anytime, anywhere, and on any device. We wanted to provide easy access to our products, unlock our full line to clients, and deliver it as they want," says Eduard Ponce, architecture coordinator. Desigual also wanted to increase its geographic locations, extend services to third parties, and expand digital channel capabilities. Standing in the way was an extremely complex technical environment in which new systems and platforms were constantly being added to fulfill business needs. The company's point-to-point architecture was preventing it from achieving a 360-degree view of stock and customers./p

The Solution

pThe IT team created DSOUL, an innovative application that enables staff to check all catalogs and see customers' purchase history in a single view. "In just the first three months of having TIBCO BusinessWorks™ Container Edition, we now have the capacity to take on a large number of calls without impacting the service. At peak times, we can change configuration or duplicate containers and provide service in a quick and agile manner." "With TIBCO, we empower the staff to be nearer to the customer so they can create a great shopping experience. With TIBCO BusinessWorks, we have managed to offer available stock in real time on all our direct sales channels. With a simple set of rules, we orchestrate to keep many systems updated in real time, like product stock and customer information, both critical for our business. Now, all of our stock and customer information is in one system for easy accessibility by the staff."/p

The results

pDesigual's digital platforms are now able to handle large volumes of requests (e.g. Black Friday). "TIBCO moves the information between our WMS and the automated warehouse robot giving super-fast answers for decision-making." TIBCO BusinessWorks Container Edition helped give Desigual a scalable infrastructure, flexible deployment, and an easier continuous integration/continuous deployment model. With TIBCO's help, Desigual introduced creative new ways of upselling. The first is an assisted shopping program that makes suggestions to staff of items to recommend based on the customer's preferences and shopping history. The second is the Smart Fitting Room application that uses RFID to detect the article of clothing the customer has taken into the fitting room, displays on a screen which sizes and colors are available in store, and alerts the staff so they can bring another size into the fitting room at the right time. Desigual's innovations are having a real impact on the business. /p

Metrics

pThanks to TIBCO, Desigual was able to deploy 10 swarm stacks in just the first three months after implementation. Within the first year, Desigual was able to credit 2% of in-store sales in four separate markets to the TIBCO implementation. /p

The Technology

pTIBCO BusinessWorks Container Edition is a product that helps companies quickly transition into the cloud. It helps take away the complex integration work of applications and microservices and does it through automation./p

Disruptive Factor

pFor Desigual, IT is no longer just a service, it is a business enabler. Now business and IT work more closely than ever. With TIBCO's help, this clothing company has buttoned up its systems and enabled staff to more personally cater to customers on every channel—and Desigual customers can more readily express themselves through their clothing./p

Shining Moment

pNot only was TIBCO able to help increase sales and lower loses, we were able to help Desigual transition to the cloud and stay ahead of others in the industry that are slow in the transition, giving them a competitive advantage./p