Managing Latif’s massive volumes

Latifs is a family run business selling quality discount goods from a massive 10,000 sq ft, three storey site, with 20 ground floor tills, in the centre of Birmingham, and other large stores in Bilston and Walsall. They required an EPoS front end system to manage the heavy work load 364 days a year, with zero downtime; a supply chain system to ensure stock was available when needed; and a Business Intelligence system to analyse data gathered.

Within two weeks of receiving the order, ART had configured a highly efficient new system and transferred all existing data from the old system. The new system comprised: an ART TraXs Epos system with sturdy Microsoft SQL Server to handle the high volume of goods sold; a TraXs head office, back office and communications infrastructure to manage stock and replenishment requirements; and a CorVu and BI system, integrated with the TraXs database, to handle data.

A handheld system was later introduced to speed up stocktaking, booking in goods and transferring goods from warehouse to branches, and Chip and Pin was ready to install as required.