NetSuite for Apparel, Footwear, & Accessories

Simplify & transform your apparel and footwear business with NetSuite AFA edition.
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Folio3 - Top choice as an implementation partner for AFA businesses

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Folio3 won 2024 Alliance Partner Spotlight Award for the Apparel, Footwear, and Accessories industry for successfully delivering AFA implementation for Rebag. We help companies switch to NetSuite, so businesses can get all the data under one robust ERP.
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What are the most common AFA businesses challenges that are solved by NetSuite AFA implementation?

Running an apparel, footwear, or accessories business isn’t easy. Apparel businesses encounter challenges that can slow them down or hurt their profits. NetSuite helps convert these challenges into opportunities. It provides tools for fashion businesses to work faster, stay organized, and gain an edge over competitors.

Challenge

Demand changes as seasons shift and fashion trends evolve. Manual forecasting often leads to costly mistakes like unsold winter coats taking up warehouse space in spring or missing out on sales during peak demand periods.

NetSuite Solution:

  • Analyze historical sales data
  • Analyze market trends to predict optimal inventory levels for each season
  • Automatically schedule markdowns as seasons end
  • Set dynamic reorder points that adjust to your seasonal calendar
  • Keeping your inventory fresh and capital flowing.

Challenge

Managing thousands of SKUs in different sizes, colors, and styles makes inventory tracking difficult. This leads to stockouts of bestsellers and unsold slow movers.

NetSuite Solution:

  • Get granular control and visibility of your inventory with a size-color-style matrix
  • Easily identify which combinations sell best and set item-specific stocking rules.
  • Get automated suggestions for optimal distribution of sizes and colors based on location-specific sales patterns.

Challenge

Expanding product lines and introducing new variations are essential to stay competitive, but each new SKU adds supply chain complexity and increases carrying costs. Without proper systems, product proliferation quickly becomes unmanageable.

NetSuite Solution:

  • Manage product lifecycles from concept to clearance.
  • Track performance metrics for each SKU to make data-driven decisions about which items to expand, maintain, or discontinue.
  • Organize growing product catalogs while maintaining efficient picking and packing operations.

Challenge

You need to sell wherever your customers shop, but managing inventory, pricing, and fulfillment across channels creates disconnects that frustrate customers and create operational inefficiencies.

NetSuite Solution:

  • Synchronize inventory, orders, and customer data across all channels in real-time.
  • Get seamless experiences like buying online and returning in-store,
  • Maintain consistent brand presentation and pricing across all touchpoints.

Challenge

With globally distributed suppliers and manufacturers, you struggle to maintain visibility into production timelines, quality issues, and accurate landed costs.This leads to surprise delays and budget overruns.

NetSuite Solution:

  • Real-time tracking of production milestones, quality inspection results, and comprehensive landed cost calculations.
  • Get an exact overview of where your products are in the production cycle and when they'll be ready for sale.
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Folio3 NetSuite ERP architecture for AFA businesses

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Streamline your cut, make, and trim processes with a unified apparel ERP.

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NetSuite modules for apparel, footwear & accessories business

The apparel, footwear, and accessories (AFA) industry often faces problems like tracking inventory, predicting seasonal demand, managing the supply chain, handling custom orders, and training staff. Folio3 helps solve these issues with NetSuite services made just for AFA businesses.

Customer Relationship Management

NetSuite CRM makes “running an AFA business” easier. It helps manage customer relationships, track sales, handle orders, and automate marketing and support. It also includes tools for setting prices, rewards, and sales commissions to boost profits. With CPQ features, businesses can design styles, manage artwork, and offer custom options more easily.

SuiteCommerce

NetSuite Commerce gives AFA businesses a complete online store solution. With SuiteCommerce, brands can easily run both B2B and B2C sales. It keeps inventory, orders, and finances updated in real time. SuiteCommerce Advanced also lets you customize your store’s look and features.This gives you more flexibility and creates a better shopping experience for your customers

Supply Chain Management

For clothing, footwear, and accessory (AFA) businesses, NetSuite’s Supply Chain Management helps them better plan production and inventory. It ensures that products are available on time by improving the way orders are tracked, supplies are bought, and demand is predicted. It helps keep the right mix of products in stock, simplifies daily tasks, and gives a clearer view of costs.

Warehouse Management

For AFA companies, NetSuite’s Warehouse Management makes running a warehouse easier. It uses automation for picking, packing, shipping, barcode scanning, and tracking inventory. This reduces mistakes and saves time. With real-time updates, businesses can manage stock better, deliver orders on time, and handle returns smoothly.
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Top NetSuite features for apparel, footwear, and accessories businesses

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Financials & Reporting

Maximize productivity by timely capture of financial transactions and getting real-time reports on financial performance.

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Inventory Management

Manage stock better and avoid stockouts by gaining complete visibility across all channels.

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Supply Chain Management

Maximize efficiency in operations and gain a clear view of your bottom line across channels.

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Order Management

Improve order to cash cycle and minimize holding costs by combining key sales and fulfillment functions.

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Production Management

Track various stages of In-house and outsourced production processes with Cut-Make-Trim NStitch solution.

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CRM

Gain a complete view of customer interactions across all business channels while tracking sales and marketing performance.

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POS

Drive sales and provide a delightful shopping experience by enabling your sales reps to gain a 360 view of your customers.

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eCommerce

Grow your business by maximizing your web presence using a single robust eCommerce platform.

Omnichannel

Service both B2C and B2B customers with ease by managing operations using a single unified platform.

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NetSuite and NStitch make the perfect duo for your AFA business

NStitch is a custom-tailored manufacturing solution built on top of NetSuite by Folio3. The duo acts as your ultimate Cut Make & Trim (CMT) manufacturing solution to simplify AFA production processes. You can track various stages of in-house and outsourced production processes, and get full visibility and control across different functions.

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Connect your ERP systems with other platforms

Connect NetSuite ERP with any external platform you use to run your apparel, footwear, and accessory business. Our pre-built integrations help you sync every part of your operations from fabric sourcing and design to production, inventory, and sales—all in one unified ERP system.
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NetSuite Implementation

AFA Standard enhanced financial reporting, inventory management, vendor management, and reports generation.

AFA Standard

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Facilitated visibility and time on different manufacturing stages (cutting, sewing, embroidery, etc) with a unified platform.

AFA Standard

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Helped them manage their operational data from a single control panel to be more efficient and productive.

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AFA businesses trust us as their NetSuite implementation partner

Hear directly from our clients who have transformed their AFA operations with our NetSuite implementation expertise.

We appreciate the proactivity of the Folio3 team. The team communicated with us so well & got everyone involved throughout the implementation process. Every time we faced any technical issue with our systems, Folio3 team was very good at putting plans into action.

Paola Keller
Client Support Manager
Bermuda Sand Apparel

Folio3 Team has been great in helping us resolve issues & worked diligently with the team during the weekend, as our issue was very critical for delayed shipping on 400 orders which had to get fixed & shipped to our clients

Kamelia Kaviani
Chief Financial Officer
Naked Wardrobe

Folio3 quickly provided excellent BI resources to solve complex business issues integrating data from our CRM and Netsuite for important business reporting continuity in our Tableau Software reporting tool. The team’s dedication and tireless iterations resulted in finding the right solution for our reporting needs. 

Justin Carter
CEO, Bank & Vogue
Beyond Retro
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Folio3 is your go-to partner for successful AFA implementation

Apparel & Footwear Expertise

Our consultants understand the ins and outs of unique AFA processes.

Customizations

Offer NetSuite customization according to your business workflows.

Faster Go-Live

We ensure quick deployments without compromising performance.

Post Go-live Support

Our team stays with you every step of the way, even after ERP implementation.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the key challenges that NetSuite AFA addresses in the apparel industry?
NetSuite AFA edition helps businesses manage different product styles, sizes, and colors with ease. It tracks inventory across many locations and sales channels. With real-time updates and demand forecasting tools, it helps you keep the right stock and quickly respond to changing trends.
NetSuite AFA Implementation helps businesses manage both B2B and B2C sales in one place. It connects all sales channels so pricing, inventory, and customer info stay the same everywhere. It also automates orders, shipping, and tracking, making work easier and customers happier.
Yes, NetSuite AFA Implementation helps you handle returns and exchanges automatically. It updates inventory and processes refunds quickly, making customers trust and like your business more.
NetSuite Apparel, Footwear, and Accessories edition connects your finances with other parts of your business. This integration allows for detailed tracking of revenue, expenses, and profitability by product lines and sales channels.
It supports multi-site, multi-country operations with one account, hosting B2B and B2C web stores on the same platform, and enabling customized payment terms, promotions, and pricing.
NetSuite AFA facilitates global order fulfillment by providing a centralized, automated system that optimizes inventory and order management across multiple subsidiaries, locations, and sales channels worldwide.
The typical implementation cost for NetSuite ranges widely depending on company size, complexity, and customization needs. Generally, businesses can expect to invest between $25,000 and $150,000 for implementation. Smaller companies with straightforward processes may be at the lower end ($25,000–$50,000), while larger enterprises requiring extensive customizations and integrations may incur costs closer to $100,000 or more. For detailed pricing, reach out to Folio3.
NetSuite helps AFA businesses know what people will buy, so the stock has enough supplies. It helps track where products are made, how long it takes, and how much it really costs. Stores, websites, and marketplaces all stay updated at the same time. It also gives special tools for wholesale buyers to see products, check stock, and place big orders easily.

Without a fashion ERP, Apparel and footwear businesses usually struggle with inefficient inventory management, disconnected systems, and outdated data. leads to poor decisions and higher costs. 

  1. Growth becomes more complicated to manage. 
  2. Compliance and reporting take more time. 
  3. Delays and errors affect customer service. 

These challenges make it difficult to adapt to trends. NetSuite ERP simplifies business management for apparel companies. Its powerful ERP allows them to operate more efficiently.

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