06
BREAKINGNEWS
IT SYSTEMS
SPAR OPERATOR
X Debenhams
has slashed IT
operating costs
SUPPORT WEIRD
SAVES 25% ON
on its’ service
FISH EXPANSION
desk by 25%
IN-STORE IT POWER
and improved
customer service
after replacing
Axios Assyst with
T
ates, the owner and operator
of over 200 SPAR stores is
CA Service Desk
Manager. As
implementing new power
well as freeing
supply clean-up and back-up systems,
up staff time to
achieving average in-store IT power
concentrate on
savings of 25%.
serving customers,
Weird Fish, the leisure and lifestyle
When Tates decided to upgrade
the CA system is
streamlining group
clothing and accessories brand that
its in-store till systems to the latest
operations by
supplies over 450 independent stores
touchscreen electronic point-of-sale the Tates SPAR stores – to around
automating core
throughout the UK and owns 10 (EPoS) units, power quality company, 600 EPoS lanes. The software resides
business support
stores, has chosen Eurostop retail POWERVAR implemented power on the individual EPoS unit and
processes and
management systems to manage management systems to guarantee implements Windows instructions to
aligning IT service
delivery with IT
stock across its expanding retail reliability, prevent sudden failures and initiate full shutdown. The UPM runs
Infrastructure
operation.
achieve on-site IT energy savings. on its own battery power during the
Library (ITIL)
The company will use Eurostop’s
Martin Rushton, Tates IT manager shutdown sequence.
best practice
e-rmis at its head of � ce in Cheltenham
said: “We have to do everything The automated shutdown across
framework.
and e-pos till system in its stores,
we possibly can to keep our stores the stores is controlled remotely from
replacing an older system that the
operating, to avoid downtime and, the central IT department. It can be
company had outgrown. The sales
increasingly, to be environmentally adapted to stop and start the store
data, which can be analysed in depth
responsible. That’s why we decided to systems individually at different times,
using Eurostop’s e-cubes data mining
look for something that could offer if required.
tool, will enable the merchandisers to
total protection and control.” Rushton explained that “because
ensure that the right stock is in the
Tates opted for POWERVAR’s the equipment is not normally
right place to maximise sales.
uninterruptible power manager switched off at all without this
And the new system, which
integrates with Microsoft Dynamics
(UPM) technology, which provided automatic solution, we estimate that
AX, will ensure that replenishment
backup and disaster recovery security we are now achieving IT power savings
is timely and accurate, and stores
alongside power conditioning, actively of around 25%”.
receive the stock they have asked for,
cleaning the supply and removing “This translates directly into saving
rather than what head of � ce decides
disruptions that might erode the in energy costs, which is of course
to send.
sensitive components of the EPoS useful, but the main bene � t is that it
John Stockton, Weird Fish
systems. helps continue our drive to become
managing director commented: “Weird
In addition, the retailer is using increasingly environmentally friendly,”
Fish is expanding from our traditional POWERVAR’s specially developed he added.
X The Tesco
wholesale base into retail. The focus software to actually switch each To date nearly all of the Tates-
Hindustan Service
Centre (HSC), the
of the stores is to promote the brand, EPoS system off one hour after store owned SPAR stores have been
global services
build awareness and make a fuller closure each night and back on one equipped with the new UPMs. And
arm of Tesco,
range of products available to a
hour before opening. the software roll out is expected to has replaced
wider audience. Our investment in the
The new software and the UPMs be completed within the next few
multiple point
Eurostop system means that we are
are currently being rolled out across months.
security products
able to place greater emphasis on
with Fortinet’s
uni � ed threat
better merchandising and improving
support for point of sale. This will help
DAIRY CREST OUTSOURCES B2B SYSTEMS
management
(UTM) and
us to maximise sales opportunities.”
analysis systems
Jon Goodwin, � nancial controller
Dairy Crest, manufacturer of a range of well-known dairy brands such
to standardise its
at Weird Fish added: “The Eurostop
as Cathedral City cheddar, Clover spread, Country Life butter and FRijj
global security
system gives us much more detailed
milkshakes, has signed a multi-year agreement for GXS managed services. practices and
and reliable information. As our
Faced with external challenges, such as rising energy costs and higher raw
protect the Indian
product ranges continue to expand,
material prices, Dairy Crest identi � ed the streamlining and consolidating of
IT and business
services facility,
it is crucial to the success of the
the systems managing its business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce network
which hosts
operation that we are able to manage
through outsourcing as a way to reduce costs and optimise its relationships
corporate data
our stock as ef � ciently as possible.” with customers and suppliers. from 3,200 stores
in 12 countries.
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