BREAKINGNEWS
07
THE HUT
CHANNEL ISLANDS
X THUS, a
Cable&Wireless
CO-OP IN BI ROLL OUT
business, will
supply Burton’s
RE-LAUNCHES
Foods with a
ZAVVI
T
he Channel
nine-site managed,
Islands’ Co-
next-generation
operative
data network
ONLINE
Society, the Co-
(provided as a
operative Society’s
MPLS IP VPN),
including a third-
The Hut Group has announced retail, travel and funeral
party data centre
the acquisition of Zavvi, the business in the Channel
for all of its needs,
movie, games and music Islands, has partnered
including voice,
retailer. Part of the acquisition with Manthan Systems,
data, email, and
sees the business taking a producer of analytic
other corporate
applications. It
ownership of
www.zavvi.co.uk, solutions for global retail
will also provide
which was re-launched at the and consumer packaged goods (CPG) and enable us to get the information
the scalability
beginning of the month. organisations, to exploit its trading data we need without relying on analysts to
to introduce
The new Zavvi website for business improvement. develop bespoke solutions.”
new sites along
will offer consumers a The Co-op will deploy ARC Retail Jim Hopley, Channel Islands’ Co-op
with the ability
and capacity to
much broader range of Business Intelligence (BI), a performance chief executive continued: “The ARC
incorporate new
entertainment products as management solution from Manthan solution will allow us to identify quickly
technology, such
well as a new range of lifestyle Systems, as an enterprise retail data what is working and what is not within
as IP telephony,
products, including electricals, warehouse for data currently residing our retail environment. The Channel
as the company
computing and perfumes. in different databases. ARC’s analytic Islands is not immune to the global
evolves.
And the site will be driven by applications will create key management economic downturn and reacting quickly
a major focus on delivering information reports, analysis, dashboards to consumer actions will be paramount
exceptional customer service and scorecards for the Co-op’s decision during this challenging time.”
and product availability at makers: merchandisers, planners, buyers, Steve Barker, head of UK operations
much lower price points store and senior management. at Manthan Systems, said, “Besides the
than previously on offer. Free Mike Guest, information systems powerful analytic capabilities, Channel
delivery will be standard on (IS) manager for Channel Islands’ Co- Islands’ Co-op was particularly attracted
all products sold on the Zavvi op said: “We have a lot of data in our to ARC’s rapid deployment of only 14
website. databases on transactions, promotions weeks, which would save them several
Matthew Moulding, The and discounts and a lot of it is not months in time and cost, in comparison
Hut Group chief executive being used. We have been looking for to other solutions they evaluated.”
commented: “Zavvi is a major a solution for two or three years but Channel Islands’ Co-op employed
player in entertainment retail, there was nothing available speci � cally an experienced retail consultant, Chris
both in the UK and Ireland. for retail that provided both an intuitive Hughes to look at what solutions were
Our aim is to capitalise on user interface that could be used by the available and a number of vendors were
X Britain’s largest
this well recognised High whole organisation and an expansive considered. Hughes added: “ARC Retail
bed manufacturer,
Silentnight has
Street brand and transform wide set of reports pre-con � gured for Business Intelligence scored highly on
gained round-the-
the business into a leading a retail business. ARC’s retail data model its ability to deliver a faster ROI with
clock visibility of its
class online retailer, not only and analytic applications will give us pre-con � gured KPIs [key performance delivery operations
in entertainment, but also everything for both our food and non- indicators], reports and dashboards that
following the
across lifestyle products. The food business needs in a single package have been developed for retail.”
introduction of a
system linking its
new discounted price points,
digital tachographs
supported by signi � cant future
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