Firstly, Happy New Year! We’d like to wish you a healthy and prosperous 2024. The last 12 months have been pretty big for Retail247 – we’ve experienced growth, welcomed some brilliant new clients, and continued to deliver solutions and services we’re incredibly proud of. Catch up on what we got up to below…
Note from our CEO, Martin Schofield
I posted recently on LinkedIn about the internal measures of strength we use. Team (always first), Operational, Proposition and Reputation. 2023 saw us advance in all four. Exceptional new team members and brilliant new partners have allowed us to grow and bring solutions and services that we are proud of to our expanding client base. 2024 will see us continue this journey and deliver even better solutions to our clients, not forgetting to have some fun along the way.
Retail technology needs to change and our mission is to remove unnecessary complexity and ease the burden of layers of legacy architecture whilst using modern computer power to deliver a seamless omnichannel experience.
I wish you all a happy, prosperous and fulfilling 2024,
Martin
Archean, our Stock Management System
We started off the year brainstorming new names for our stock platform. Unfortunately we had some difficulties trademarking the old name, but embraced the creativity that came with re-naming and launched a dedicated Archean website. Check it out here.
2023 was a big year for Archean. After a successful pilot, we launched our in-store stock module (Archean Move) across all 97 Crew Clothing stores. Archean Move is now Crew Clothing’s single portal for stock activities in store. Transactions have multiple states and also trigger activity to other solutions, meaning it maintains the integrity of Crew Clothing’s legacy solutions where required. Learn more about how Crew Clothing use Archean by watching the video below.
Origin, our PIM Solution
It’s also been a stellar year for our PIM solution, Origin. We’re live at Lifetime Brands Europe as well as AllSaints, both of which have been instrumental to the continuous innovation of Origin. For Lifetime Brands, we have delivered bespoke elements (which are now on the roadmap to become key features of Origin), and AllSaints are our first client to create their products within Origin. We’re thrilled to have ended the year with both clients live.
We’ve also welcomed two new clients over the last few months, who are both well on their way to being live with our PIM solution. We’re really excited to be working with both companies and are looking forward to a fast-paced 2024.
Our dedicated Origin website is also live, which you can visit here.
Retail Technology Show 2024 – our first trade show
In April 2023 we took a big leap and signed up to exhibit at our first trade show. As you probably know, we don’t do things by halves at Retail247, so we’ve gone for a 24sqm stand. Please do come and visit us on Stand 5D55 on the 24th-25th April at Olympia! You can book a meeting with us at the show by emailing info@retail247.com.
10 in 10
A team event we were extremely proud of this year was completing the 10 in 10 walking challenge. The challenge required us to climb 10 peaks in just 10 hours, raising money for a fantastic cause – MS Society. A huge congratulations to all who took part.
Our Podcast
Before we sign off, remember to catch up on our podcast, Shepherding Chaos. We had some fantastic guests and topics over the last 12 months, well worth a listen. You can watch the full episodes with subtitles on our YouTube page, listen on our website, or tune in wherever you usually listen to podcasts.
We look forward to seeing what 2024 has in store!