Problem Faced

A retail franchisee company with multiple brands and stores faced challenges in managing inventory and sales across its diverse retail outlets. Gathering data from various retailers in disparate formats hindered productivity and hindered comprehensive sales analysis. The lack of a centralized backend system exacerbated these issues, prompting the company to seek a solution for unified inventory management, sales tracking, and customer data management. Lemonpeak was tasked with developing a system to process and unify data for advanced retail analytics.

Solution

After thorough analysis of the client's requirements, Lemonpeak's software team developed a comprehensive tool installed on the application server. This tool enabled users to upload, view, and edit data within the system, with features for rolling back uploaded files and viewing uploading logs. The system also facilitated the processing of data from the Data Warehouse (DWH), a database (MS SQL Server) storing and preparing data for analytical processing. The project encompassed sales, purchases, inventory, training, and payroll modules.

Results

• Satisfactory Solution: The implementation of an advanced sales analysis tool with a holistic approach to managing multiple retailers met the client's expectations, resulting in enhanced satisfaction.
• Enhanced Decision-Making: The company gained insights into sales trends, SKU and store performance, growth potential forecasting, and optimization of sales and marketing activities.
• Significant Sales Increase: With improved analytics and streamlined operations, the company experienced an impressive 80% increase in sales.
• Substantial Time Savings: The implementation of the new system saved the company over 70 hours per week, allowing for greater focus on strategic initiatives and business growth.