Autumn 2008

Adams Childrenswear has commissioned software house Retail Assist to provide a supply chain and merchandising solution that can be extended readily to accommodate its growing multi-channel, multi-site and international businesses.

The system it has adopted is Retail Assist's Merret application, and this is the first contract for the web-friendly .NET version. Adams will use Merret.NET for its merchandising and distribution centre management, and will also use Merret BI for business intelligence and reporting.

The Merret solution will interface with the retailer's automated warehouse sortation system and e-commerce functions, replacing current systems such as JDA and Business Objects with a single all encompassing product.

Its many functions will provide stock planning, allocation and replenishment, inward and outward distribution and warehousing, as well as product and pricing management, merchandising analysis and business intelligence.