AIMS360

AIMS360 is apparel and consumer brand ERP software with an unusually long track record in the category, which the vendor puts at more than 40 years. Its scope covers the whole business rather than one function, bundling ERP, order management, PLM, CRM and warehouse management into one platform. The figures it publishes give a sense of scale: over 10,000 clients, more than 45 billion dollars in omnichannel direct-to-consumer and B2B volume, over 100 features and more than 80 integrations, with a claimed 7 times return on investment.

Although apparel is the core market, the same platform is sold across consumer product goods more broadly, covering footwear, jewellery, beauty and cosmetics brands as well as sporting goods. The apparel-specific data model is what distinguishes it from a general ERP: styles, colours and size matrix dimensions with configurable apparel size scales are handled natively, along with bills of materials and production process tracking, which is where generic systems require workarounds.

Selling is covered across every channel a brand realistically uses. B2C direct-to-consumer and B2C retail store, B2B wholesale orders, B2B customer order entry and B2B iPad order entry for showroom and trade show selling, plus EDI with major retailers and EDI dropship order management. The integration list spans Shopify, EDI, dropship, ShipStation and third party logistics providers, extending to e-commerce, shipping, accounting, returns management, warehouses, financing and external fashion PLM systems. Vendor management, customer records with multiple stores and distributions, notes and tasks round out the operational side. A pricing page is published but no figures were retrievable, and a free demo is offered.