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Leading Middle East retailer M.H. Alshaya deploys ALDATA G.O.L.D.

08.10.2008

Retail Domain Expertise and Rapid Implementation Support Alshaya Launch of New Dean & Deluca Franchise.

Aldata Solution, a leading provider of software solutions to the retail industry, today announced that M.H. Alshaya Co., one of the major retail companies operating in the Middle East, has deployed Aldata G.O.L.D. Central, Shop and Mobile to manage supply chain operations for its new Dean & Deluca franchise. Alshaya, which also operates the Boots, Mothercare and Starbucks Coffee franchises in the Middle East, will open its first Dean & Deluca store in Kuwait before the end of 2008 and additional stores in Dubai and Qatar within a year.

“Alshaya selected Aldata G.O.L.D. for our Dean & Deluca rollout because of its rich functionality, superior technology and for Aldata’s impressive track record supporting retailers especially in the grocery sector,” said K. R. Narayanan, director solutions, Alshaya Group. “We will be optimizing our supply chain processes and centralizing procurement functions for the new stores with Aldata G.O.L.D.”

Aldata and its Gulf Region partner, KOL Corporation FZ-LLC, collaborated to ensure a rapid Aldata G.O.L.D. implementation so that Alshaya would meet its aggressive store opening deadlines.

“Alshaya’s accelerated store opening schedule provided another opportunity for us to get Aldata G.O.L.D. up and running in time to meet the business needs of our customers,” said Dominique Chambas, SVP Sales EMEA, Aldata. “Once again, we were able to complete the deployment within six months.”

Offering complete management of central head-office operations, G.O.L.D. Central enables the control, management and optimization of logistics and commercial flows and facilitates stock level management, pricing, ranges and assortments and replenishment. G.O.L.D. Shop complements G.O.L.D. Central with back office management, centralized POS management and business reporting for a complete in-store solution. G.O.L.D. Mobile is dedicated to mobile shop floor operations such as stock and item checking, store ordering, store receptions and helps to minimize out-of-stocks as well as empowering store associates to spend more time selling, servicing and building relationships with consumers.

 

 

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