SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Cloud today
announced a multi-year agreement with Tapestry, the parent company
of Coach, Kate Spade, and
Stuart Weitzman, to migrate its SAP
S/4HANA® environment to the cloud, modernizing its IT
infrastructure and increasing overall operational efficiency. This
partnership is a critical step to Tapestry's
broader acceleration program and furthers the company's
goal to drive growth and enhance profitability across its
portfolio.
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While Tapestry's three brands operate and maintain a unique
brand identity and culture, the company serves as an enabling
platform that enhances opportunities for each of the three brands,
working to gain benefits and efficiencies across each where
appropriate. With support from Google Cloud Partner Lumen,
Google Cloud and Tapestry collaborated to migrate Tapestry's SAP®
software environment onto Google Cloud. Accomplishing this during a
global pandemic meant adapting to rapidly shifting work
environments, but the team completed the task in just
three-and-a-half months, ensuring the organization was
up-and-running ahead of the holiday shopping season.
"Google Cloud has been a great partner, providing the power and
elasticity for SAP S/4 HANA that our organization needed in order
to achieve our goals of leveraging data and leading with a
digital-first mindset," said Ashish
Parmar, Chief Information Officer at Tapestry. "Google Cloud
has been an accelerator for our new digital capabilities, and our
migration – even during the restrictions of a global pandemic –
highlighted the successful collaboration and teamwork amongst the
organizations."
With its SAP S/4HANA suite now on Google Cloud, Tapestry is able
to increase operational efficiency, allow for flexibility within
the platform, and enable future innovation. As Tapestry continues
to accelerate its digital transformation, it has access to Google
Cloud's full spectrum of solutions, including Google Cloud's
Network Intelligence Center. Working to ensure uptime and
consistent performance of systems is key for any retailer,
especially during peak shopping events when the spikes in demand
can be extraordinary. With Network Intelligence Center, Tapestry
can now quickly resolve any connectivity issues, cut down
troubleshooting time, and ultimately improve the online shopper
experience.
"As we conclude one of the most turbulent years in retail
history, retail leaders across the industry are prioritizing and
heavily investing in their IT systems to accelerate their digital
transformations, unlocking growth and performance improvement
opportunities, while quickly bringing new experiences to life,"
said Carrie Tharp, VP of Retail
& Consumer at Google Cloud. "By partnering with Google Cloud
and Lumen, Tapestry now has the foundation to quickly understand
the performance across each of its global brands through real-time
insights—and take action to respond to a rapidly evolving
environment. We're excited to partner with iconic brands like those
at Tapestry and help further their digital transformational
journeys."
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud provides organizations with leading infrastructure,
platform capabilities and industry solutions. We deliver
enterprise-grade cloud solutions that leverage Google's
cutting-edge technology to help companies operate more efficiently
and adapt to changing needs, giving customers a foundation for the
future. Customers in more than 150 countries turn to Google Cloud
as their trusted partner to solve their most critical business
problems.
About Tapestry, Inc.
Tapestry, Inc. is a New
York-based house of modern luxury lifestyle brands. The
Company's portfolio includes Coach, Kate
Spade and Stuart Weitzman.
Our Company and our brands are founded upon a creative and
consumer-led view of luxury that stands for inclusivity and
approachability. Each of our brands are unique and independent,
while sharing a commitment to innovation and authenticity defined
by distinctive products and differentiated customer experiences
across channels and geographies. To learn more about Tapestry,
please visit www.tapestry.com. The Company's common stock is traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TPR.
Any statements in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking
statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties described
in Google, Tapestry, Inc. and SAP's filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC), including each company's
most recent annual report on Form 10-K or 20-F, as applicable, and
other filings with the SEC that could cause actual results to
differ materially from expectations. Google, Tapestry and SAP
caution readers not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements which each company has no obligation to
update and which speak only as of their dates.
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