The Plant
Experience-Driven Ecommerce
ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS, STARTUP SPEED.

ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS, STARTUP SPEED.


Get the Performance, Capability and Scale of an enterprise system with the Agility, Cost and Speed of a startup.

Agile: Reduce time to market and time to ROI with cutting-edge technologies, platform capabilities, iterative methodologies and flexible integrations.

Aligned: Enhance outcomes through alignment of global brand experiences to local services and personal preferences.

Intelligent: Expand capabilities with advanced tools and a team of full-stack engineers with over 14 years of experience building mission-critical systems for global brands.

Reliable: Improve performance, up-time and security with progressive systems on a scalable service-based architecture guaranteed by Service Level Agreements.

Our Products

Content
QOR+Content

Use our enterprise CMS to efficiently manage your content at scale

Commerce
QOR+Commerce

Create an omnichannel ecommerce experience that supports local needs

Personalization
QOR+Personalization

Deploy a complete personalization system to grow your business

Innovation
QOR+Innovation

Accelerate appication development to digital transformation

Lacoste
MTV
Danone
Aigle
Asics
Ontisuka
Hello Sunday Morning

Omnichannel Ecommerce for Japan

  • Global ecommerce capabilities, support for local Japanese market ecosystem (payment, logistics, etc).
  • Elegant omnichannel system with companion retail app supports omnichannel sales and loyalty programs.
  • High traffic flash sales supported via a modern frontend, service-based architecture, and scalable infrastructure.
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Global Content Management

  • Dozens of countries and languages, one system.
  • Global, timed rollout of high-impact campaigns with low design and technology cost.
  • Interactive customer experiences, such as Frontrunner, ASICS Running Ambassador's program
  • Integration with global ecommerce, CRM, and many other external systems.
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Projects

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How we are different…

Fourteen years ago, we began building products for global companies facing common challenges with unique needs.They wanted enterprise-capable systems without the constraints of SaaS or OOTB (out of the box) solutions to be leaders, not followers in their industries.

We created QOR+ products using a modular, service-based architecture that encapsulates the business logic and needs for Content Management, Commerce, and Personalization systems. These are designed at a lower level than typical SaaS or OOTB solutions to provide solid building blocks which can be quickly extended and combined to create innovative solutions for unique needs.

We believe our architecture, our control of the entire technology stack, and our team of technology and digital experts has enabled us to deliver on the promise of Enterprise Systems, Startup Speed.

The Plant Life

Humans of The Plant - Mark

ArticleJuly 11th, 2019

Mark is a family man. It’s hard to fathom how he’s able to juggle all his involvements at once. I secretly call him The Plant Superman, as he’s always able to do anything and everything. From attending his son’s soccer games, waking up early to cook breakfast for his kids, or...

Humans of the Plant - Ry

ArticleJuly 6th, 2019

Ry is a problem solver. And with the influx of complex problems it provides, E-commerce is right up his alley. As a product manager for The Plant, Ry is in charge of guiding the quality and vision of the E-commerce platform. His passion for data and insights draws him...

Humans of the Plant - Elly

ArticleJuly 1st, 2019

Elly once told me about a book she read on structured creativity. The book mentions that creativity flows easier when it is first thought out and organized. A strange concept to think of being that we often see creativity as something being completely free and..

Humans of the Plant - Lancee

ArticleJuly 1st, 2019

Lancee came into the Tokyo office last year from China, and though he’s actually been working at The Plant since 2011, I felt an instant affinity towards him as we were both fairly new to the Tokyo office. He leads our front-end team, and is a gentle and soft-...

Creating Balanced Typographic Design in Bilingual Websites Part 1

ArticlesMAY 14th, 2019

When it comes to supporting multiple languages in online service, balance in typography really matters. For example, when switching between Japanese, Chinese, and English, the contents of each view should be visually balanced depending on the glyph.

How global brands are adopting Atomic Design and how we designed our CMS around it

ArticleSeptember 4th, 2018

A common challenge for big business is producing large volumes of content for product releases, campaigns, events, promotions and easily manage and publish...

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