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Bradford Thomas is the manager of Retail Analytics and Sustainability at PTC. Over the past 9 years, Brad has developed analytic solutions to help dozens of PTC Retail, Footwear, and Apparel customers make faster and better product management decisions. His work on critical path management, visual line planning and sustainability projects is the driving force behind PTC’s new Flex Insights platform.

For the past 5 years, Brad has advised retailers and brands on how to leverage PLM to support their corporate ESG strategies. He manages our partnership with Worldly and leads our customer Retail Sustainability group.
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