Brantano
Modernization & Maintenance
Tech & Software
ProgressOE
About our Customer
Brantano was a European chain of retail stores founded in 1962 in Belgium, specializing in footwear for men, women, and children.
The Product
The digital transformation project aims to seamlessly integrate Brantano’s offline and online operations, providing a unified and real-time web application across its stores. The initiative includes implementing a customer management system, ensuring real-time stock and article information, transitioning from file sharing to web services, unifying customer experiences, and integrating business group IT services. Additionally, the project aimed to feed information for business intelligence and analytics.
The Challenge
Brantano faced the challenge of transitioning from offline to online operations in its stores, necessitating a unified and real-time web application. The need for a customer management system, real-time stock and article scanning, and the integration of various IT services posed additional difficulties. The goal was to enhance the overall customer experience, streamline operations, and provide valuable data for analytics.
Technology Stack
- Progress OpenEdge;
- Progress Application Server for OpenEdge;
- Progress (v. 6-11) – Character Based;
- Progress (v. 6-11) – GUI Progress;
- Rollbase;
- Quarix;
- OOEUnit;
- Corticon;
- BPM;
- JavaScript.
Achievements
The digital transformation project achieved significant milestones, including:
- The implementation of article scanning in stores;
- A time registration program using Corticon rules;
- A new loyalty program;
- In-house ETL mechanisms for message queuing;
- A web application for stores using REST web services and Rollbase;
- The integration of a Customer Database and Management System.
