Case Study
Tebeau Group Replaces Expensive Printed Lookbooks with Digital Tablet-Based Product Catalog Deployed Across Global Retail Footprint
Front-End UI DevelopmentDigital CatalogAsset Management IntegrationTablet Application
Challenges
- Expensive Print Distribution: Fossil spent millions annually printing and shipping physical lookbooks to retailers worldwide, with each season requiring new catalogs that were outdated within months.
- Historical Product Access: Retailers had no way to quickly reference past season collections, making it difficult to compare styles, track trends, or reorder popular items.
- Global Deployment Complexity: Any digital solution needed to work across Fossil's global retail footprint with varying connectivity, languages, and device capabilities.
Solution
Tebeau Group built a comprehensive digital catalog platform on tablets that replaced physical lookbooks with an interactive, always-updated product browsing experience.
- Digital Tablet Catalog: Developed an intuitive tablet application that allowed retailers to browse, search, and filter Fossil's complete product catalog with high-resolution imagery and detailed specifications.
- Scene Seven Integration: Integrated with Fossil's Scene Seven asset management system to ensure all product imagery was current, high-quality, and automatically updated across all devices.
- Complete Product History: Imported every product from the beginning of time into the digital catalog, giving retailers unprecedented access to current and historical collections.
- Global Deployment: Rolled out the platform across Fossil's entire global retail footprint with offline capabilities and multi-language support.
Voice of Customer
"The Toolbox project was a game-changer for how we work with our retail partners. Tebeau Group delivered a solution that saved us millions and gave our retailers a better experience than printed catalogs ever could."
Impact
- Millions in Print Savings: Eliminated the cost of printing and distributing physical lookbooks across Fossil's global retail network.
- 2.5 Year Engagement: The platform's success led to a sustained engagement spanning approximately 2.5 years of continuous development and enhancement.
- Global Retail Deployment: Successfully deployed across Fossil's entire worldwide retail footprint, replacing physical catalogs at every location.
- Internal Recognition: The project received extensive accolades from Fossil leadership, recognized as a massive internal success story.
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