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Retail PLM Software Built for Product Development Teams

Manage product development, tech packs, BOMs, samples, approvals, vendor feedback, and audit trails in one shared PLM workspace.

  • Replace scattered spreadsheets, PDFs, email threads, and disconnected handoffs

  • Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, suppliers, and factories around the product record

  • Move from product concept to launch readiness with clearer ownership and fewer missed details

Product Lifecycle Management Software for Retail Product Teams
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Still losing product development decisions in email, spreadsheets, and PDFs?

  • No Single Source of Product Truth
    Product details, images, BOMs, approvals, vendor feedback, and sample notes get scattered across email, spreadsheets, PDFs, and shared drives.

  • Tech Pack Versions Get Outdated
    When product specs, image markups, comments, and bills of material live in separate files, teams lose track of what changed and what vendors should follow.

  • Approvals Lack a Clear Trail
    Product development slows down when decisions, tasks, sample feedback, and supplier updates are not tied back to the product record.

Product Details Get Lost Across Disconnected Files

Disconnected PLM files and workflows

Surefront Keeps Product Development in One PLM Workspace

Surefront PLM workspace connecting product teams and partners

Why Product Development Teams Choose Surefront PLM

Surefront Difference
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Unified Product Collaboration
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“The software has helped me in so many ways, especially with getting off excel and having everything I need in one place where I can collaborate with my colleagues and vendors.”
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Livvie F.

Product Development Manager
* * * * * Rated 5.0 on Capterra

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Key PLM Features

Product Development

Collaborate across internal teams and suppliers in real time

  • Keep product information, images, comments, and updates connected to the product record

  • Improve product accuracy by giving teams one shared place to work

  • Reduce miscommunication between product development, sourcing, vendors, and factories

  • Iterate through image markups and feedback without losing context

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Workflow Management

Keep product development moving with transparency and accountability

  • Customize workflows for product development milestones, reviews, and approvals

  • Assign tasks to internal teams and external suppliers

  • Improve visibility across product updates, responsibilities, and next steps

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BOM and Costing

Keep materials, components, and cost details connected to each product

  • Track bills of material alongside product attributes, images, and development notes

  • Give sourcing and product teams a clearer view of materials and cost inputs

  • Reduce version confusion by keeping BOM details inside the PLM workflow

Configure Price Quote

Sample and Revision Tracking

Track product feedback, changes, and approvals as development moves forward

  • Keep sample comments and revision notes attached to the product record

  • Accelerate approvals with clearer status and ownership

  • Help vendors and suppliers see the latest product direction without digging through email

Automate purchase order processing

Vendor Collaboration

Work with vendors, suppliers, and factories inside the PLM process

  • Share product context, updates, and requirements with external partners

  • Keep supplier feedback connected to product development decisions

  • Reduce back-and-forth by giving partners one place to review product information

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Tech Pack Generator

Create and share product-ready tech packs

  • Create reusable tech pack templates by product category

  • Select standard product and user-defined attributes

  • Share bills of material, image markups, and chat history

  • Safeguard sensitive product information and IP

Automate and customize PDF downloads

Event Logs and Audit Trails

Keep product decisions visible and traceable

  • Support institutional knowledge transfer across product teams

  • Maintain accuracy by tracking changes, updates, and decisions

  • Expedite training and onboarding with a clearer product development history

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PLM Success Stories

Case studies Bony Levy and Surefront

Fine Jewelry

West coast fine jeweler shaves weeks off production time, days off line sheet development, and hours off vendor communication and SKU management.

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Home Décor

Surefront enables industry-leading productivity and unparalleled sales. Tasks that formerly took JIA HOME two weeks now take just 30 minutes.

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Home Furnishings

Surefront’s PLM helped the Handy Living team reduce the average new product development cycle from 6-12 months time to 3 months per product.

Home Furnishings
Product Teams

Centralize product information, images, comments, workflows, and approvals so teams can work from the same product record.
Sourcing Teams

Keep BOM details, vendor feedback, and product requirements connected during development.
Vendors and Factories

Review product context, markups, comments, and changes without relying on scattered email threads and file versions.

 

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