Hibbett Sporting Goods Automates Business Process With DiCentral

By Kristin Cacace and Gayla Turner, EDI coordinaters, Hibbet Sporting Goods

Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc. is a fast growing retailer with corporate offices located in Birmingham, Alabama. Hibbett sells sporting equipment, footwear, and apparel through 500 plus stores in small to mid-sized markets in 22 states located predominately in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.

The passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 directed large organizations to confirm the effectiveness of their internal controls. Management needed to confirm there were adequate internal controls and procedures for the financial reporting of the company. Any deviation from the process must be documented. Any manual process requires proper monitoring.

When Hibbett began implementing new policies related to the Sarbanes- Oxley Act their team took a closer look at all of their internal business processes. The decision was made to implement a standardized, automated method for all procedures in order to eliminate any opportunity for redundancy and error.