July 12, 2010 EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands – RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity solutions provider, today announced that Praxis, a leading Dutch do-it-yourself retailer, has implemented RedPrairie Workforce Management in over 100 stores. As a result, Praxis has improved its demand forecasting. Praxis selected RedPrairie in 2009 and the first site went live after six weeks. Frits Voorhout, COO of Praxis, said, “The solution is user-friendly, stable and effective. We are able to schedule the right person at the right location at the right time.” The solution starts with RedPrairie’s proprietary forecasting engine producing a demand forecast for each store down to 15-minute intervals. The scheduling solution then matches available labour against the forecast, taking account of factors such as employee skills, indirect tasks and legal requirements, thereby producing the optimal workforce plan. “Every week 1,2 million employees are planned with RedPrairie Workforce Management ranging from speciality stores with under 10 employees to large general retailers and supermarkets,” said Martin Hiscox, Vice Chairman of the Board, Managing Director and President International, RedPrairie. “We are delighted to be working with such a well respected company as Praxis.”
About Praxis
Praxis is the largest and most well known Do-It-Yourself chain in the Netherlands, with 138 stores including 28 megastores. 11 of these megastores also have a garden centre. Next to the regular Do-It-Yourself assortment customers are also offered a wide range of home decoration products. Praxis is part of the Maxeda DIY Group, market leader in the Benelux and employs almost 5,000 employees. For more information please visit www.praxis.nl or www.maxeda.com.
About RedPrairie Corporation
RedPrairie delivers productivity solutions to help companies around the world in three categories – workforce, inventory and transportation. RedPrairie provides these solutions to manufacturers, distributors and retailers looking to support business strategies that increase revenue, reduce costs and create competitive advantage.With over 20 global offices and solutions that are installed at more than 34,000 customer sites in over 40 countries, companies trust RedPrairie workforce, inventory and transportation solutions to deliver an increase in productivity – with the flexibility to adapt as business needs change. At RedPrairie, we understand today’s operational demands and we’re committed to delivering solutions that work. We’re committed to delivering solutions for the real world.For additional information, call 1.877.733.7724, or visit RedPrairie.com.RedPrairie is a registered trademark of RedPrairie Corporation.E2e is a trademark of RedPrairie Corporation.© 2010 RedPrairie Corporation. All Rights Reserved.Other product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.
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