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Pimcore implementation for efficient product data management and improved time to market

Founded in 1991 and independent since 2017, Tom&Co is a Belgian retailer specialised in animal food, accessories and services. Animal welfare is at the core of all initiatives and innovations. Fro…

Retail PIM/MDM DAM Data Centralization EMEA Belgium
30%
Time saved in data maintenance
26K
Media Assets
47K
Data Objects
Challenge
Challenge Tail wagging the dog With no existing PIM/MDM/DAM, data was spread across the organisation and managed manually, resulting in room for error and a lengthy time-to-market. A custom ERP system is in place, which can contain a lot of data, but is neither fit to manage all product data in an o…
Solution
Solution Getting the ducks in a row We implemented Pimcore as PIM/MDM/DAM, to consolidate all product related data. Given that Pimcore is the creation point for products at Tom&Co, efficient data input is crucial and this is made possible via the out-of-the box file import instead of manual entr…
Results
Results The cat that's got the cream Tom&Co has been able to significantly shorten the time to market with the ease of importing data in bulk in Pimcore and having one single source of truth that feeds other systems with accurate and always up-to-date data. Having already experienced much of the…
Customer
Tom&Co
Industry
Products Used
PIM/MDM, DAM
Solution Partner
Studio Emma

Customer Key Facts

200

Locations

50 000

Products

3

Countries

Challenge

Tail wagging the dog

With no existing PIM/MDM/DAM, data was spread across the organisation and managed manually, resulting in room for error and a lengthy time-to-market. A custom ERP system is in place, which can contain a lot of data, but is neither fit to manage all product data in an optimal and user-friendly way, nor share it with data consumers like the webshop. The first priority of Tom&Co was to ensure that the data that drives their business would be centralised and easy to manage and share.

Pimcore DAM asset library showing a grid of cat product images and accessories

"Pimcore allows us to reduce the time we spend collecting and maintaining product data while increasing the number of products."

Peter Coppens

IT Director, Tom&Co

Pimcore implementation for efficient product data management and improved time to market

Solution

Getting the ducks in a row

We implemented Pimcore as PIM/MDM/DAM, to consolidate all product related data. Given that Pimcore is the creation point for products at Tom&Co, efficient data input is crucial and this is made possible via the out-of-the box file import instead of manual entry. We integrated Pimcore with both the ERP system and the webshop to allow for seamless updates of data. Considering the extensive range of products, we provided further optimisations like automated asset and product linking to increase efficiency, allowing the team to spend their time on other tasks.

Pimcore product edit view for a Tom and Co pet food item with multilingual description fields

"From scattered chaos to streamlined success: Tom&Co's Pimcore implementation has already transformed and is set to further evolve into a purr-fectly synchronized ecosystem, reducing timelines, eliminating errors, and laying the foundation for continuous growth."

Pimcore implementation for efficient product data management and improved time to market
Lien Lemberechts

Business Development Manager, studio emma

Results

The cat that's got the cream

Tom&Co has been able to significantly shorten the time to market with the ease of importing data in bulk in Pimcore and having one single source of truth that feeds other systems with accurate and always up-to-date data. Having already experienced much of the power of Pimcore, the Tom&Co team is continuously looking for ways to automate processes further and build on what has been set as the foundation.

Pimcore product assets tab displaying packshot and lifestyle gallery for Tom and Co pet food

Key Results

30%

Time saved in data maintenance

26K

Media Assets

47K

Data Objects

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