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About Us

Our Story

As a leader in software solutions dedicated to the sewn products industry, Apparel Business Systems has over 30 years of experience addressing unique needs of companies providing footwear, apparel, accessories, and home goods.


With trusted partnerships worldwide, ABS offers a comprehensive, web-based ERP and warehouse management solution designed for multi-channel operations including wholesale, distribution, manufacturing, and B2B/B2C E-Commerce

Our Cloud, SaaS, and on-premise software delivery options fit the needs of companies of all sizes. From small start-ups in their first years of business to global enterprises, ABS’s scalability insures it is the last ERP system you’ll need. 

 

Apparel Business Systems’ software and services help clients navigate technology, address business requirements & problems, and ensure they remain competitive and profitable.

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Past, Present and Future

Created in 1973 by two brothers who owned and operated an apparel manufacturing company in Philadelphia, the Goodie-made package was the first apparel-specific software application. A decade later, ABS became the successor of the Goodie made package.


Today ABS serves as the primary business & operations software for a wide array of clients including 5.11 Tactical, Vince Camuto, Randa Accessories, Parigi Group, and other leading apparel, footwear, and accessories companies. Let us show you why ABS is the first and remains your best choice in apparel and footwear software.

Our Team

Our Testimonials

“The support staff at Apparel Business are knowledgeable with all aspects of their product, and their approach to problem solving is thorough and comprehensive. With ABS, we have been able to efficiently convert from manual to electronic operations. In the warehouse this has greatly enabled us to increase productivity with fewer physical resources; in administration, we have been able to reduce labor-hours with efficient data-gathering and comprehensive reporting capabilities. Since converting to ABS, we have realized greater and more efficient warehousing solutions, better and more accurate inventory management, and increased administrative capabilities.”


Tim H

Distribution Center Manager

 Kanner Corporation


“Flow has been a customer of ABS for a very long time and we have found over the years that ABS has always been right on target with filling the needs of their customers and keeping up with the ever-changing technology. Credit Card Processing is just one example. Being able to process credit cards directly through ABS has simplified customer management, and processes for not only our customers, but our company as well. The automatic matching in Account Receivables is a real time saver for the accounting team. This, along with the ability for our customers to pay past due invoices with a credit card, has also vastly improved our cash flow and improved supplier relations with customers.”


Karen P, IT Director

Flow Formal

“As a fashion footwear company, Mia Shoes was looking for a best breed ERP solution that would sustain our fashion footwear business processes not only today but equally important, tomorrow. That solution was ABS. In evaluating ABS as a solution to our ERP needs, our organization carefully evaluated factors such as approach to implementation, industry specific knowledge of the ABS training and support staff, and overall strategy to align with our organizational goals as growing fashion footwear company.


I have personally found the ABS team to be effective communicators who establish an understanding of the customer environment, maintain a focus on the customer’s needs, manage realistic expectations and deliver quality outcomes. We are very satisfied with our decision to select ABS as our ERP solution.”


Neil S, VP

 MIA Shoes

“I have been using ABS for the past six years now. While I have used many different ERP systems in the past, one of the major reasons I like ABS is their total commitment to our specific needs. The system is completely customizable and adaptive to our business. Their software development and support teams are fully responsive to our calls for assistance, especially when we are in a jam, and can generally resolve our issues within minutes. As new versions of the software are released, we are allowed to upgrade when we are ready for it and not forced to make any abrupt changes that would cause our business to stop running. This is extremely important to us both on a financial basis and from a training perspective for our many users.”


Miguel M, IT Director

MIA Shoes

"We have been using ABS for a number of years and are overall happy with the product and the customer service.

Excellent, Product is great and customer service is amazing at all levels"


Carol S, Controller

 MWG Apparel Corporation


“I would like to commend ABS EDI Department for an excellent and outstanding support that you have extended to IT team of Camuto Group. In the past months, it was a very challenging time for IT, as Camuto Group opens four new brands. On this undertaking, ABS EDI Team has an enormous role of turning all the initiatives around a very tight window. Coordination and follow ups were thoroughly addressed and responded within the committed time line. In parallel, to these challenging initiatives, your team still provide us a remarkable EDI service support on our day to day problem. Once again, thank you for an excellent service and continued support!”


Ernest E. G

Director of Application Development

Camuto Group

“What a great experience implementing ABS for our wholesale business, over the past year I’ve had the pleasure of leading this project and had nothing but a wonderful experience working hand in hand with the support team in ABS.

ABS has helped us turn the business from a manual operation to a fully integrated operation..”


     Lorenzo Q , Logistics Director

Paul Stuart










"Have been using ABS for quite some time now, and I must say their support staff is one of the best out of all the ERP software I have worked with. They're very knowledgeable not only about their product but also the overall flow of supply chain process. Having a small IT team within our company, ABS has continued to provide support when we needed them most and helps resolve our issues and challenges in a timely manner. When customization is needed for our specific business needs, ABS has provided guidance and how the software can be configured without customization and more importantly the best approach when customization is needed. We are in the process of implementing their Warehouse Management System and looking forward to it.”



Mark C, Information Technology

Felina Intimates











ABS has been a blessing for Steel Grip. When it was first implemented aver 20 years ago we were doing most of our process by hand manually. Since then we have been through several versions of the software and with every new version we are stunned at the level of development. ABS allows for automatically handling a TON of the small tasks that can eat away at overall productivity..."

"...ABS has changed the game for us. We are constantly improving/analyzing our business processes to more align with the ABS software, and it most definitely pays off in every aspect. As we progress through cleaning up our process internally and incorporating more and more of our day to day operations directly into ABS we see an immediate improvement to both production and efficiency.”


Bobby H, Information Technology

Steel Grip, Inc











Based on my previous experiences with several ERPs, the ABS team's exceptional responsiveness and helpfulness have been invaluable. Their deep understanding of our business processes and requirements surpasses what other ERP providers could have provided."



   Omar R, IT Director

Phoenix Footwear










"We are a unique case in that ABS was highly customized for us when we implemented it over 20 years ago. We recently updated to v16. By changing some of our processes to align with the ABS functions, out capabilities to manage and report have grown exponentially.


Tamiko M, Accounting Mgr

Steel Grip, Inc











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