VARNER RETAIL

"Our priority was to ensure support for our EDI messaging. Axway B2Bi gives us native support for new transportation protocols."

Agile

processes enabling growth in new markets

Reliable

automated replenishment process

Governance

that ensures business processes occur on schedule

Case study details

A leading fashion retailer in Northern Europe, Varner operates 1,380 stores in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Latvia and Iceland. 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. Clothing is sourced from suppliers in Turkey, China, India and Bangladesh. With over €1.3 billion in sales and growing rapidly, Varner currently adds about 100 stores per year.

Select and migrate to a new EDI solution that provides native support for a full range of EDI formats, is compatible with the corporate ERP, is highly stable, and offers an array of new functionality

• Automated data interactions with partners for vastly more efficient purchasing, logistics and payments processes

• Agile processes that enable the company to grow in new markets

• A highly stable and reliable automated replenishment process

• Data flow governance that ensures time-critical business processes occur on schedule