The business case
After successfully running physical stores for many decades, Bongénie launched an eCommerce site where customers can browse and buy a large variety of products from many brands and ranges. Striving to deliver a seamless, high-end shopping experience on all channels, Bongénie started looking for a software solution that would enable them to
- Manage information for online and offline sales in a coordinated way
- Show current product availability on the eCommerce site
- Offer omni-channel loyalty programs that reward customers whether they shop online or in the physical store
- Enable customers to shop as they prefer, for example ordering items online and returning them in store.
The solution
Bongénie selected as their new retail management system LS Central, built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. LS Central would allow Bongénie to manage the entirety of their business processes within one software platform. This includes purchasing, logistics, inventory and sales in the stores and on the eCommerce site, as well as across their restaurants, bars, and catering services.
The project was managed by a number or technology partners, including Calliope Group, an LS Retail certified partner. Calliope managed the implementation of LS Central, configuring it to the retailers’ specific needs. “Calliope brought real added value to the project,” says Vincent Stoupy, Head of IT at Bongénie.
Changing a business’s ERP and management software can be a delicate task, as it touches the core processes on which the enterprise runs. However, in Bongénie’s case the process was very smooth. “With the Calliope team, the ERP implementation was carried out in a very user-friendly way,” says Stoupy.
Benefits
With LS Central supporting its business and connecting it front to back and across the channels, Bongénie finally can
- maintain a clear overview of its entire enterprise at all times
- access reliable, timely business data from all the departments
- show stock availability on the website, including the inventory available in the stores
- satisfy the demands of omni-channel consumers and grow loyalty
- offer a global, truly omni-channel shopping experience.
“We have achieved customer satisfaction thanks to our ability to present on our website stock information, including availability in the stores. This is the kind of information customers now demand,” says Hugo Roche, Digital Manager at Bongénie. “It brings added value to the user experience: the customer is immediately satisfied and will make more returning visits to our website, and our shops.”
