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Retail & Consumer Goods

Browns Shoes

A Flexible WMS that Meets Every Requirement

Browns Shoes is a family-owned business established in Montréal, Canada in 1940. Browns is a fashion retailer providing sophisticated, brand name footwear online and through the company’s 50 stores throughout Canada under the Browns and B2 banners.

Use Case

Challenges

  • Browns uses a very customer-centric approach. The goal is to improve the customer ­experience to generate an increase in revenue
  • The retailer needs to manage three warehouses at full capacity
  • The highly automated distribution center requires the development of numerous ­custom processes
  • The majority of the company’s retail stores are located in malls and have access to limited floor space.  Browns Shoes required a system that can maximize the use of floor space to reduce costs and increase revenue
  • Browns needed a solution that was flexible enough to handle the highly frequent changes inherent to a retail business. The solution also had to be compatible with the KNAP system

Solutions

  • Provide accurate real-time visibility on inventory
  • Provide accurate real-time visibility within operations
  • Improve operational productivity
  • Optimize inventory management to ensure stock rotation (FIFO)
  • Optimize space utilization
  • Increase customer order accuracy
  • Leverage the use of the latest barcode technology to interface with Browns’ ERP system
  • Provide a flexible solution that can adapt to Browns’ specific needs and evolve with new business demands
  • Implement a system that is customizable and scalable
  • Have the ability to handle stock requests and outgoing shipments
  • Provide an easy way to timely execute and implement new ideas

Results

  • Browns is now able to develop new processes in record time
  • Browns has met all requirements for the management of facilities
  • It is now possible to process and track an order from the time of online confirmation through to the outgoing email, without human intervention in less than 15 minutes
  • The cost of fulfilling orders is now five times less than historically documented
  • Browns is now able to manage individual store inventories and supply the most popular products in respective areas
  • The solution ensures that goods meet the carrier on time and accurately
  • Traceability has been enhanced: Inventory and shipping accuracy exceeded 99% after six months.

Solochain has the flexibility to adapt to every customer’s needs without having to spend a lot on customization

Alexandre Hubert, VP Technology & Logistics, Brown Shoes

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