About the customer

Carter's Inc., an American designer and marketer of children's apparel, wanted to design a single point of access for data available from multiple sources and stored in multiple formats. To achieve this, ITTStar delivered AWS retail data lake implementation services by building a centralized retail datastore using Amazon S3 Data Lake and Amazon Redshift. This solution streamlined enterprise data management and enabled accurate forecasting for sales, inventory, and pricing.

Executive Summary

Carter's Inc, an American designer, and marketer of children's apparel wanted to design single point access for data that was available from multiple sources & stored in multiple formats. Their goal was to enable forecasting and projections for sales, inventory, and pricing. They partnered with ITTStar to create a retail datastore, a combination of Data Lake in AWS S3 and a Datawarehouse in AWS Redshift which helped streamline all data & facilitated the implementation of forecast models.

Customer Challenge

The customer faced challenges managing scattered enterprise data across multiple systems and formats while running forecasting models on legacy infrastructure. ITTStar recommended retail data analytics and forecasting solutions built on AWS to centralize data, improve analytical performance, and enable scalable forecasting for inventory, pricing, and sales from a single trusted data platform.

Partner Solution

ITTStar implemented AWS ETL data migration services using AWS Glue, Amazon S3 Data Lake, Amazon Redshift, Step Functions, CloudWatch, and SNS to automate enterprise data integration. The solution enabled secure data transformation, scalable ETL orchestration, automated monitoring, and reliable forecasting models while maintaining high performance and cost efficiency.

Why AWS?

Amazon Redshift data warehouse solutions provide a scalable and cost-effective platform for enterprise analytics. Combined with AWS Glue, Amazon S3, Athena, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, and SNS, the solution enables secure data warehousing, serverless ETL, centralized reporting, and high-performance analytics for modern retail organizations.

Why Carters chose ITTStar?

Database creation, Data warehousing, and Data Science related technologies are a strength of ITTStar which are well supported by technical staff that is certified in various AWS Cloud services. The customer was lured by ITTStar’s experience in architecting and delivering a solution by keeping a focus on data security, performance and cost, making them a good consulting and implementation partner for all infrastructure and data related engagements.

Impact & Results

  • Seamless Login: Single Sign-On to AWS QuickSight reduced manual login efforts and maintenance.
  • Embedded Analytics: Enabled users to access analytics within their business portal, enhancing decision-making capabilities.
  • Forecasted Insights: Business decisions improved based on accurate forecasts of customer projections and churn rates.
  • Efficiency Gains: Automated processes and embedded analytics led to a 40% increase in operational efficiency.
  • Cost Savings: Transition to QuickSight resulted in a 30% reduction in IT and maintenance costs.
  • User Satisfaction: Enhanced user experience and satisfaction with streamlined access and powerful analytics tools.
About the Customer

Carter’s, Inc. (CRI) is the largest branded marketer of baby and children’s clothing in the U.S. with a history dating back to 1865. Carter's sells its products through 600 company-owned retail stores under the name of Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh, its website, and in other retail outlets such as department stores & large retailers. Their heritage of quality, innovation, and value has earned immense trust from generations of families.

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