Retailers Win VICS Achievement Awards

The Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association (VICS) has announced the winners of its 15^th Annual VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards, designed to identify and reward excellence in supply chain collaboration. Winners were decided by the VICS Board of Directors, composed of an elite Who’s Who of industry luminaries.

The 2012 VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards honor companies for strategic thinking and leadership, as well as the implementation of GS1 U.S. standards and VICS collaborative commerce guidelines that have resulted in more effective supply chain practices and partnerships, according to a company press release. The awards recognize the positive results of company-wide dedication to customer satisfaction that have made continuous improvements to the supply chain.

VICS award winners include: HP, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s, Ralph Lauren and Tyco Retail Solutions. “The VICS Board of Directors congratulates the winners, the finalists and all of the nominees of this year’s Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards,” said Joe Andraski, President and CEO of VICS.

The VICS Board of Directors also announced John Thompson, Senior VP and GM of BestBuy.com, as the 2012 winner of the VICS Roger Milliken Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership through selfless support and utilization of GS1 and VICS Standards as well as committee participation.