Department Store Buyer

a year in review
Put your products
in the limelight
De Gruchy
For Bohle, 2009 saw the development and launch of a
Chooses Futura
new intelligent LED lighting solution. The BevelLight
range places products in the limelight without drawing Last year De Gruchy - a 200 year old depart-
attention to itself and can be integrated into practical- ment store which operates out of 76,000 square
ly any glass shelf, virtually invisibly, attached with feet in Jersey’s main shopping area - chose
Bohle UV bonding technology to the front edge of Futura’s retail management solution as part of
the glass shelf so that it totally illuminates the shelf a multi-million pound make over, to help im-
beneath. Steven Byrom, Product Manager at Bohle prove systems across the store. De Gruchy’s
Limited commented, “Unfortunately, most conven- Merchandise Director Steve Taberman required
tional lighting solutions are so conspicuous that they a software system that had proven efficiency in
distract the viewer from the product or exhibit on dis- stock replenishment and could easily provide
play. With BevelLight the product or exhibit becomes management visibility for the company’s stock
the point of focus.” The light shines at a specific an- and sales data. Easy-to-create promotions with
gle through a hidden bevel at the front edge of the Futura’s customer accounts system also proved
glass, allowing the light to radiate and reflect into the popular. Steve Taberman concluded, “We have
piece of furniture. As an integrative element, invested in Futura’s retail management system
BevelLights can be built into glass constructions prac- as it’s a known and trusted brand and because
tically invisibly. A top quality stainless steel profile that of the positive experience of our parent com-
fits over the bevel is all that can be seen of pany Ulster Stores. The system is easy to
BevelLights. There are three different models in the expand and it has the flexibility to meet the
BevelLights range: BevelLights Basic, BevelLights needs of a Channel Islands retailer.”
Contact and BevelLights Flex Contact. For more information email sales@fu-
For more information call 0161 3421100, turauk.com or visit www.futurauk.com
email info@bohle.ltd.uk or visit
www.bohle.ltd.uk
ONELAN goes Dutch
its scalability, Central Control and Ad-hoc features.
It allowed Ferney to build a solution using Central
2009 saw digital signage specialist ONELAN install Control to create eight layouts in a schedule (with a
a digital signage network in Ferney, a large retailer in pre-determined order for the layouts to be shown),
the Netherlands. The Ferney Group is a long-estab- two of which that could be designed by the individ-
lished retail cooperative with 67 independent ual stores. Each layout has five Zones, four ad-hoc,
hardware businesses making it the largest purchasing allowing customisation tailored to local market re-
organisation in the Netherlands. The organisation de- quirements, and one with a clock. With the edge over
cided that they should install a digital signage network the competition, a significant ROI has been achieved
solution in their stores that included central control since the installation took place.
as well as local customisation and a reporting facility. For more information call 01491 411400,
The ONELAN Digital Signage network was chosen email info@onelan.com or visit
by Ferney as the best solution for their stores, due to www.onelandigitalsignage.com
FUTURA IS WELL-WORTH IT
Fast implementation and a competitively priced, was competitively priced and because I had confidence
integrated system are two reasons why the ex- in the people that I was talking to. Futura were able to
Woolworths store, Wellworths chose Futura. Retail load the item records electronically and I believed that
Consultant Gerard O'Connor recommended they could get the system setup in the short timescale
Futura’s affordable retail software and stock control that we had to open.” Futura is hopeful that likemind-
solution for its comprehensive management and ed retailers will see how quickly Futura has been
control of all retail operations in a single, integrated, installed and is used by the staff.
system and for its strength in handling recommend- For more information call 01189 841925,
ed reordering and replenishment. Gerard O'Connor email John James at sales@futurauk.com,
said: “Wellworths chose Futura because the solution or visit www.futurauk.com
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