Sales and inventory reporting - The stores send daily sales and inventory reports to Varner headquarters.To ensure that apparel is replenished efficiently, Varner uses Axway B2Bi to enable vital business processes, including: In the retail business, stock availability is key for sustaining competitive advantage and customer loyalty. Getting the right merchandise to the right store at the right time We’re seeing the same level of stability in Axway B2Bi.” AMTrix doesn’t have those capabilities, while B2Bi has an extensive range.” Holt-Jacobsen continued, “From the standpoint of added value, Axway’s AMTrix solution has always been incredibly stable. But the main new thing with Axway B2Bi is its support for new transportation protocols, including Web Services and Secure FTP.
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“Our priority was to ensure support for our EDI messaging,” said Holt-Jacobsen, “and Axway B2Bi gives us native support for a full range of EDI formats. The Infor M3 ERP system handles Varner’s back-end processing, while the Axway solution connects Varner to the outside world of partners, suppliers and providers. Axway is a long-time partner of Infor and developed the M3 interface that connects Infor to the Axway B2Bi solution,” said Holt-Jacobsen. “A key consideration for us was compatibility with our ERP system, Infor M3. Providing comprehensive support for emerging formats and protocols.Now that AMTrix is at end of life, however, Axway B2Bi is helping Varner up its game by: “From the start, we chose the Axway solution because of its capabilities and stability,” said Ole Martin Holt-Jacobsen, Head of Business Applications at Varner. With a steadily growing business and rapid advances in B2B community integration technologies, Varner knew it had to modernize its infrastructure and processes to retain its competitive advantage and position itself for the future.Īn early adopter of Axway technology, Varner deployed the AMTrix solution to run its EDI processes, starting some 13 years ago. To this end, Varner uses EDI messaging with its partners to automate key business processes, including purchasing, logistics and payments. To ensure that apparel is delivered to Varner stores when and where needed, an automated replenishment process is essential. “We have internal and external brands to manage, five distribution warehouses, and sorting is done at two facilities at our third-party transporters” Ole Martin Holt-Jacobsen, Head of Business Applications at Varner Varner’s partner network includes internal stakeholders in each of the different countries where it operates stores, and external partners such as suppliers, transportation and logistics providers, and financial institutions. To do this, they need an infrastructure that facilitates communication and helps the company manage those connections. Modernizing and automating the replenishment processĪs a major retailer, Varner has to manage complex interactions with its ecosystem of diverse, global partners. With over €1.3 billion in sales and growing rapidly, Varner currently adds about 100 stores per year. Clothing is sourced from suppliers in Turkey, China, India and Bangladesh. Varner established its first fashion apparel retail store in Oslo in 1962, and now operates stores under the brand names Bik Bok, Carlings, Cubus, Dressmann, Solo, Urban, Vivikes, Wearhouse and WOW. A leading fashion retailer in Northern Europe, Varner operates 1380 stores in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Latvia and Iceland.
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