IBM Cognos Express for Retail - Intelligent Solutions Retail Express

 Smarter Retailing!

Intelligent Solutions has evolved Cognos Express, IBM's leading mid market business planning, analytics and reporting software into a complete performance management solution for retail management, Intelligent Solutions Retail Express.

In under six months working with Intelligent Solutions a global luxury brand retailer identified inventory optimisations worth £20m allowing reductions in inventory value of 20%.

This release of cash to working capital and OTB supports an ongoing reduction in stock outs and improvement in sell through performance with corresponding increased margin return on sales.

Intelligent Solutions Retail Express now provides retail management with a cost effective, quick to implement  and comprehensive solution for visibility and contol of their entrire retail operation.

Intelligent Solutions Retail Express provides each department with the comprehensive visibility and control they need to succeed in todays competitive environment.

Retail Express delivers configurable templates for marketing, merchandising, retail and supply chain operations, human resources, finance and IT including

• interactive and integrated intra departmental planning and analysis 
• summarised and detailed scorecard & dashboard reporting
• secure and personalised head office, in-store and mobile portal access
• foucsed business process and departmental data stores
• automated data access to your existing IT systems and data

Intelligent Solutions Retail Express provides over 80 actionable plans, work flows, forecasts, key performance indicators, analysis and reports that allow retail management to control and optimise their processes, maximise their efficiency and effectiveness and drive profitability.

A twenty user Intelligent Solutions Retail Express solution can be implemented in under six weeks from as little £55 per user per month.

Project implementation is phased and delivered on an integrated basis alongside customer management and staff with a clear return on investment objective to return the solutions costs in no more than twelve months.

To arrange a no cost one day workshop to review Intelligent Solutions Retail Express and outline a Retail Express Project Plan and ROI case for your organisation please contact James Thompson by email at james.thompson@intsol-uk.com.