Retail

The pace of change in the retail and consumer industry continues to accelerate exponentially. In a hugely competitive and constantly shifting market place, with multiple channels available to satisfy customer demand and new market entrants, the need to align business and technology is paramount if bottom line profitability is to be maintained.

Within this context operating cost reduction continues to be a major focus, with strategic issues to be addressed around workforce management, supply chain management and the reduction of store operating costs.

At the same time retailers are also looking to squeeze the maximum possible competitive advantage out of the enormous volumes of data that they accumulate during the conduct of their business. They must improve cash flow, make end-to-end stock management processes ever more slick and focus their merchandising and market activities to maximum effect.

Rising expectations and increased adoption of technology mean retailers will have to fulfil cross-channel consumer demand. Xantus has helped businesses make appropriate IT investment decisions which optimise in-store and online resources.

Xantus has an impressive track record of work undertaken for many UK-based and global retail and consumer organisations to assist in helping them achieve many of these objectives across a broad spectrum of activities.

"Xantus added real value to this key business project - not only did they bring up-to-date market and commercial knowledge to bear, they also were instrumental for the delivery of the solution to agreed timescales. This is yet another successful project delivered in conjunction with Xantus Consulting".
CTO of Leading UK Retailer