Our business is based on partnerships
At vrSoftware, we understand the value of partnerships. We are a growing company and central to our long term strategy is the expansion of our partner
network. We are experiencing increasing global demand for our solutions, and we aim to service that demand purely from our partner ecosystem. Through
partnering with vrSoftware you can gain access to world leading visual merchandising and planning software which is being used by some of the world's
leading global brands.
With over 15 years' experience partnering with companies who have built a successful business around vrSoftware solutions such as vrMockshop, we know
what it takes to build a successful and mutually beneficial partnership. If you are a company which deliver solutions to the fashion retail sector, for
example
PLM companies,
retail designers and brand agencies,
visual merchandising consultants,
fixture manufacturers, shopfitters, retail IT consultants, then we'd love to hear from you.
What can you expect from us?
Our business is based purely on partnerships, that's why we are investing significantly in building a successful global partner ecosystem. Quite simply, we
aim to be a true business partner that strives to deliver on our promises. As a vrSoftware partner, you will be allocated a dedicated channel manager and
have access to a wealth of education, marketing, sales and technical support. So what can you expect?
- Significant discounts on vrSoftware products
- Partner enablement and on-boarding program
- Extensive training on a one to one basis from a member of our training team
- Jointly co-branded sales and marketing material for your own sales process
- Joint marketing activities and campaigns
- Regular e-newsflashes and quarterly newsletters
- Access to the partner community portal
- Sales training and coaching
- Access to implementation mentorship and support
It is our commitment to you that we will endeavour to build a strong mutually beneficial partnership, whilst working with you in an open, honest and
collaborative environment.
Outstanding Partner Opportunities
We are actively looking to recruit and empower partners who share our vision and have experience in our marketplace. If you want to improve your business
opportunity by gaining access to the latest breed of visual merchandising and planning software solutions - we want to hear from you.
Typically, you will be a company that already has experience in the fashion retail sector, for example -
PLM companies,
retail designers and brand agencies,
visual merchandising consultants,
fixture
manufacturers, shop fitters, brand designers, retail IT consultants and other players in the retail fashion industry.
The vrSoftware partner program is a simple three tiered offering:
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vrSolution Providers - this is the most comprehensive partner level, with partners having the capability to sell, install, train and support end user
customers.
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vrAgents - have a sales capability to sell vrSoftware products and then use vrSoftware Solution Providers to implement the solution.
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vrAssociates - users of vrSoftware products.
Quite simply, as vrSoftware products become the solution of choice for the global visual merchandising industry, we want to make sure that companies like
you can also gain the benefit of using these tools.
To find out more, email
colin.liversedge@visualretailing.com
Supporting the fashion retail industry
At vrSoftware, we feel it is important to support the retail fashion industry as much as we possibly can, as a result we have invested
£10M in the form of training and apprenticeships for the next
generation of visual merchandisers.
Today, we have over 250 educational partners around the world - all using vrMockshop. From India and Argentina to North America and United Kingdom, you
will find vrMockshop being actively used in the curriculum. Quite simply, we want to put something back into the industry we are part of - yes we are a
commercial company, but we think it's important to go give something back and support the broader industry.
For educational establishments we provide the license for the software FREE with just a small charge for initial training, installation and support plus a
small annual fee for on-going support and upgrades. (Full details in our
Educational Partner Document). Not only does it add value to the course by helping students with "hands on" knowledge by giving them
access to the latest visual merchandising technologies, but also equips the student with new and valuable skills, which will give them an edge in the
workplace.
We have found that educational institutions are early adopters of new ideas, are quick to embrace new technology and can talk with enthusiasm about their
products. As such, we see educational establishments as key partners in helping to open up and develop market territories and, therefore, we want to seed
our software onto their core curriculum.
So if you are from a school, college or university which has a visual merchandising program and would be interested to incorporate vrMockshop into your
curriculum, then we'd love to hear from you!
To find out more, email
colin.liversedge@visualretailing.com
View list of education partners
What educational users have said about vrMockshop
"Here at The Source Training Academy in Sheffield we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to excellence in retail training, and we have found that
the 'vrMockshop' system certainly delivers what it says on the tin! It is extremely user friendly and yet delivers a high quality 3D visual floor plan for
existing spaces or businesses at the concept stage.
Having total freedom to create, stock, and design selling spaces without the problems that access, staffing, and physically moving fixtures can bring, the
system saves both time and money, and the best bit...if you get it wrong, at the click of a button, you can start again! During start-up we found the
training department at 'vrMockshop' both helpful and always on hand if we had a problem - in short a quality service that delivers, and an ideal
introduction to visual merchandising for students."
George Elliott, Business Communications Executive, The Source, Sheffield, UK (Retail Trainer of the Year 2010)
"Implementing vrMockshop will allow our students to work and learn at such a quicker pace, and with more industry focus too. Instead of labouring to
create store interiors with clunky software such as Illustrator or Google Sketchup, students will now use vrMockshop to produce realistic 3D retail
interiors with the push of a button."
vrMockshop is already used by hundreds of brands and retailers worldwide and it is rapidly becoming the industry standard software. As a result, our
courses will be producing graduates with the knowledge and skills that the industry is looking for to take it into the future. This will give our students
an edge on other graduates and ultimately make them more employable.
Peter Taylor, Hugh Baird College, Liverpool, UK
"We're very excited about incorporating vrMockshop software into our courses. Not only will it give our students the creative freedom to develop their
store layout and merchandising ideas in 3D, it will also equip them with a level of technological expertise that very few Australian visual merchandisers
currently possess. And that will give them a clear edge when they graduate and enter the retail profession."
Kerry Little, Head Teacher of Visual Merchandising at the Sydney TAFE
"Producing a 3D floor plan with vrMockshop will give students a sense of scale and perspective that other programmes do not offer. Having the chance to
design their own 'virtual' store is critical when demonstrating their creativity. Just as importantly, seeing how their collections can be displayed in
those stores will allow them to consider the commercial aspects of their designs too. It will help them to deliver great work and produce it to a high
industry standard."
Tony Morgan, Head of Visual Merchandising, The Fashion Retail Academy
"vrSoftware's generous gift will keep our students at the cutting edge of merchandising technology, therefore, making them even more marketable with
retailers. We envision a lasting partnership with VrSoftware and anticipate that Mockshop software will become an anchor for our program infrastructure."
Dr. Collier, Dean of the College of Human Sciences at The Florida State University
A winning team
VR Intelligence became a solution partner of vrSoftware in 2009. The team’s corporate and consultancy experience covers senior board level buying and
merchandising positions at some of the largest brand names including, Tesco, Arcadia Group, Debenhams, British Shoe Corporation and many more. With a
passion for retailing and delivering truly value added solutions, the track record of the VRI team is simply one of success. Additional customers from
their consultancy business include Nike, Reebok, Brantano, Dillards, Tesco, Levis and Helly Hansen.
Located:
United Kingdom
Website:
www.vrintel.co.uk
Customer References:
Bench, Go Outdoors, C&A, P&O Ferries, Asics, The Fashion Retail Academy, Manchester Metropolitan University,
University of Westminster, Aylesbury College
VR Intelligence
VR Intelligence sell, support and provide implementation services for vrSoftware products, vrMockshop, vrSampleroom and vrLineplan. Quite simply, they
understand retail, and use their expertise to align vrMockshop, vrSampleroom and vrLineplan into your business processes, not the other way around. And
whatever you need, from a standalone visual merchandising implementation to a full commercial integration project, the VR Intelligence team will create a
solution that performs and delivers the maximum value from your investment.
Colin Liversedge CEO of vrSoftware commented, “The VR Intelligence team is a highly knowledgeable and passionate retail consultancy. The team quickly
recognised the benefits of the vrSoftware solutions and viewed it as a valuable addition to their portfolio. Since becoming a solution consultant for
vrSoftware, the relationship has flourished, with the VR Intelligence team selling vrSoftware products to leading brands such as Go-Outdoors, Bench,
C&A and Asics. It is fantastic that the VR team has sold our products to such leading brands and we are equally delighted that the vrSoftware product
portfolio has provided a valuable revenue generating opportunity for the team.”
Danny Duggan Director at VR Intelligence commented, “The partnership with vrSoftware has been extremely successful and beneficial to our business.”
“Not only has it provided us with access to a range of market leading buying, merchandising and visual merchandising solutions, but also enabled us to win
significant deals with recognised fashion brand names, the most recent of which are Bench and Go Outdoors.”
“The market opportunity for the vrSoftware solution portfolio is vast and we look forward to continuing our successful partnership” commented Danny Duggan,
Director at VR Intelligence.
Success
with Bench and Go Outdoors
Bench
Bench, the global urban lifestyle clothing brand selected VR Intelligence to add vrLineplan & trade in partnership for its buying & merchandising
teams. The aim was to integrate visual merchandising modules, vrSoftware Mockshop and vrSoftware Sampleroom, for a truly joined up process from visual
concept to consumer system.
Bench designs, sources and retails vibrant, fashionable and distinctive products, whilst also setting itself apart with constant innovation not only in its
products but in how it does business. “You can’t see a balanced range by looking at just numbers. In the fashion industry we use pictures, samples and
swatches to communicate with ourselves and with one another,” said Julian Webb the head of Buying and Merchandising (B&M). “The old adage, ‘a picture
paints a thousand words’ is very, very true and having the ability in B&M to build the range visually and then being able to deliver that ideal vision
right through to visual merchandising store communication is absolutely the way forward.”
Julian continued, “VR Intelligence first helped us sort out our VM store communications using vrMockshop to demonstrate how best to present the range,
utilize the space and effectively execute in store”
“The feedback we’ve received has been universally positive.”
“Now they’ll be helping us vastly improve our line planning process with vrLineplan. The collective automation of these visual tools cuts out a ton of
wasted and duplicated effort and will enable us to grow the business even faster whilst keeping our distinctive urban lifestyle edge.”
Go Outdoors
Go Outdoors, one of the UK’s biggest outdoor stores, selected vrLineplan in partnership with VR Intelligence to deliver best in class visual assortment
planning for its growing buying & merchandising teams. “At heart we’re a simple business, with a fantastic retail proposition and growing fast,” said
Lee Bagnall, Go Outdoors Chief Operating Officer. “We needed a planning system that delivers immediate benefits to Buying and Merchandising (B&M),
vrLineplan will do just that.”
Elliot Murgatroyd, the Project Manager added, “We ran an exhaustive system pre-selection process, we carefully reviewed all the major retail planning
systems that are out there, and then some! Quite simply, vrLineplan’s end to end visual approach was a perfect fit for us.” Additionally, Ed Sygrove the
Head of IT commented, “We were always after a best in class planning system and that’s exactly what we have in vrSoftware’s Lineplan.”
“Retailers need to strike a balance between the ‘art’ and ‘science’ of successful planning, buying and merchandising. Almost every brand in the world is
having to learn how to build merchandise stories and sell them into their different retail channels. Whilst the numbers are extremely important, the brand
image and proposition are absolutely critical to the shopper,” said John Plows, Director, VR Intelligence “vrLineplan facilitates this process both
visually and numerically to address Bench’s and Go Outdoors needs.”
Our partners are experts in our software and have in-depth knowledge of the fashion industry.When you buy our products you’ll receive the very best
service, wherever you are in the world.
Distributor
iShopShape (Europe)
iShopShape Solution Providers
Axind Software (India)
Cosin Consulting (Spain)
Enhanced Retailing (South Africa)
Kom! (Sweden)
Moda Plus (Spain & Portugal)
Prodise (Mexico)
Porini (Italy)
Polytropon (Turkey & Greece)
Senso Group (UK)
TXT e-solutions (Europe)
Visual Instinct bvba (Europe)
iShopShape Associate Partner
Three Dogs Studio (China)
Visual Instinct Associate Partners
EXTEND Solutions (France)
Thalia Retail Management (Europe)
Distributor
Visual Retailing LLC (USA)
Visual Retailing LLC Solution Providers
Aktiva Trade Consulting, LLC (USA & Italy)
Applied Retail Technology (USA)
CGI (World-wide)
Exhibium Group (Latin America)
GH & Associates (Brasil)
MI9 Business Intelligence Systems (Canada)
Retail Technology Group (USA)
Visual 2000 (Canada)
Distributor
vrSoftware Ltd
(UK)
vrSoftware Ltd Solution Providers
Box Technologies (UK)
Centric (World Wide)
Global Visual Merchandising (Turkey)
Metiri Mensus (Australia)
MRB-Vostok (Russia)
Ptex Solutions (India)
VR Intelligence (UK)
