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Woolworths slashes costs with supply chain tech
Case Study High street retailer Woolworths has streamlined its distribution with supply chain management (SCM) software from long established partner SAP. The retailer had some tough requirements with 820 UK stores of different sizes and delivery frequencies... [02 Jun 2008]
Childnet helps parents get web savvy
Case Study The best solution was to distribute a CD-ROM through schools.copies have been distributed through schools and another 200,000 have been pre-loaded onto PCs sold through the PC World retail chain. Internet awareness charity Childnet International... [08 May 2008]
Olympic tech getting fit for Beijing 2008
Case Study We are the last ones in a long chain of suppliers. Preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August are nearly complete and for Atos Origin, it's the end of an IT project that has lasted nearly four years. [16 Apr 2008]
TNT speeds data flow with handy hardware
Case Study Higgins explained: "If there was a weak link in the chain it could take some time to identify. Delivery company TNT Express UK has upgraded its range of mobile computers to improve the flow of data through its systems and provide greater 'trace and... [16 Nov 2007]
American Golf drives expansion with store system
Case Study He is also looking at moving to auto-replenishment for even greater supply chain efficiency. American Golf has upgraded and integrated its store and headquarters systems to help with its expansion plans. [14 Sep 2007]
Retailer takes stock with business intelligence
Case Study Regional department store chain Pearsons is introducing business intelligence software to increase sales and help it match customer demand. The retailer has already been using Microsoft Dynamics-based software from systems integrator K3 for around... [10 Sep 2007]
It's good to talk, says supermarket chain
Case Study Somerfield has reaped the benefits of improved communication flow by upping its use of conference calls, including improvements in stock availability. Up-to-date information on store-level performance is critical for any retailer and it's a two-way... [13 Jun 2007]
Holiday resort slashes time for data queries
Case Study Holiday resort chain Center Parcs is using business intelligence tools to better understand its customers' behaviour. Center Parcs, which has a collection of 20 holiday villages throughout Europe, has 38 years of historical data at its disposal but... [26 Oct 2006]
Punch Taverns improves performance with BI
Case Study In the case of Pubmaster, Rowling said the group's chain of 3,500 pubs had suffered from underinvestment and that the due diligence involved calculating what the probable performance would be following an investment boost after the acquisition. [12 Jun 2006]
Wagamama cuts downtime with rugged devices
Case Study Restaurant chain Wagamama has decided to ditch PDAs in favour of rugged devices in order to keep the handhelds in the hands of waiters longer. The kit the restaurant chain used at the time was, according Marks, not only spending too long on... [31 Mar 2006]
How Aviva bet big on India
Case Study It's what advocates have long promised about moving up the value chain. When Norwich Union announced its offshoring plans at the end of 2003 there was an outcry. The mainstream media notched it up as another sell out by a historic British brand and... [18 Oct 2005]
Fashion giant improves business reporting
Case Study The largest independent fashion retailer in the UK - with 150 million fashion items passing through its supply chain every year - Arcadia is known for brands such as Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Topshop. [29 Jun 2005]
Retailer cuts checkout fraud with alert software
Case Study High-street fashion chain River Island is cracking down on internal fraud in its 200 UK and Ireland stores with software that analyses all point-of-sale data and flags up any unusual transactions. Before the system was implemented River Island's... [24 Jun 2005]
Harvey Nics goes shopping for security
Case Study Retail chain Harvey Nichols has started using internet content security products from Websense in an attempt to protect its staff from malware and its business from information leaks. With the system installed, the company has greater confidence in... [17 Jun 2005]
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