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 Dunelm
Dunelm looks to CIBER Novasoft to support
rapid growth
This Project is currently in progress a full case study will
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22 August 2005, UK - Dunelm (Soft Furnishings) Ltd , the fast-growing
UK home furnishings chain , currently with 76 stores, has selected
SAP retail systems specialist CIBER Novasoft to implement SAP. Dunelm
will benefit from rapid implementation by selecting CiberNovasoft’s
novaRetail, a ready-made software solution for small to medium-sized
retailers, which is based on SAP ERP2004 for Retail.
Aimed at retailers seeking a more innovative approach to SAP implementation,
novaRetail includes the integrated components necessary for managing
the retail enterprise (including the warehouse and supply chain).
According to CIBER Novasoft UK’s managing director, Roy Tomlinson,
“70-80% of retail processes are the same from retailer to
retailer so we have incorporated these common processes as templates
into novaRetail. As a result, retailers adopting novaRetail can
expect development times to be cut dramatically and costs cut by
up to 50%. For the first time, retailers can take advantage of ERP
for the same costs and timescales as best of breed.”
Rapid growth at Dunelm has put pressure on existing IT systems,
which were procured to handle a much smaller business and will soon
struggle to support the larger company. Moreover, existing systems
are not integrated, so data sits in different areas, preventing
the company from having a single, automated process to support their
business. Trefor Jones, CIBER Novasoft’s Project Manager at
Dunelm, said that “Their new system landscape will support
the business, end to end, from selecting and procuring products
right through to selling them in store. SAP, in the form of novaRetail,
will also help Dunelm automate many existing manual processes, with
a scaleable solution that will help support their growth plans.”
About Dunelm
Dunelm was founded over 20 years ago in Leicester by Bill and Jean
Adderley. The first shops were relatively small high street units
covering a number of towns in the East Midlands. Today, it is one
of the most successful home furnishings retailers in the UK and
is enjoying rapid growth.
Today’s portfolio of over 70 stores comprises mainly superstores,
spread across the UK. The company has plans for significant growth
over the coming years through further new openings.
In the three years to June 2004, Dunelm increased sales by 77%.
Sales in the 2004 financial year were £239 million, 29% ahead
of the previous year.
About CIBER Novasoft UK
CIBER Novasoft is a leading SAP consultancy providing world-wide
support for a range of clients renowned in the international business
community. As a SAP Alliance Partner and Special Expertise Partner
for SAP in a variety of sectors, the company performs classic SAP
implementations and also holds a leading position as a consultant
to the specific sectors of Retail & CP, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals,
Automotive as well as Utilities & Telecommunications. We have
maintained our reputation as the world's leading SAP Retail implementation
partner ever since being the first Partner to implement SAP Retail
when it was first launched in 1996.
CIBER Novasoft is part of CIBER, Inc. (NYSE: CBR), a leading international
systems integration consultancy providing clients with global delivery
services on a project or strategic staffing basis, in both custom
and enterprise resource planning (ERP) package environments, and
across all technology platforms, operating systems and infrastructures.
With offices in 17 countries, annualized revenue run rate of approximately
$950 million and approximately 8,000 employees, CIBER's IT specialists
continuously build and upgrade our clients' systems to "competitive
advantage status." CIBER is included in the Russell 2000 Index
and the S&P Small Cap 600 Index. www.ciber-novasoft.com/uk
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software solutions.
Through mySAP Business Suite, people in businesses around the globe
are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining
operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their
supply chains. Today, more than 19,600 companies in over 120 countries
run more than 62,000 installations of SAP® software. With subsidiaries
in over 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges
including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol
"SAP." www.sap.com
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