IBS and Hobby Hall continue supply chain partnershipNews & Events 2005-11-17 IBS will deliver a customer service and invoicing system to Hobby Hall, extending the Finnish company’s purchasing and warehousing system.
IBS, International Business Systems, a leading provider of business software for supply chain management, has signed an agreement to deliver a customer service and invoicing system to Hobby Hall, the largest mail order and Internet shopping company in Finland and the Baltic area. The IBS software solution to be delivered is an extension of the Hobby Hall purchasing and warehousing system supplied by IBS in 2003. The project continues the important business partnership for both parties.
“IBS was chosen as the supplier, as their solution is the best fit for Hobby Hall’s mail order business”, says Administrative Manager Markku Niemi.
According to Sales Manager Vesa Airaksinen from IBS, the Hobby Hall delivery will enhance customer service quality by providing comprehensive and up-to-date information at different stages of the customer encounter. In addition, the new system gives Hobby Hall the possibility of making its operations more market-driven. The IBS solution provides real-time information about each campaign to support the company’s business.
For further information please contact:
Vesa Airaksinen, Sales Manager, IBS +258-201 333 11 vesa.airaksinen@ibs.fi
Markku Niemi, Administrative Manager, Hobby Hall +358-9-777 611 markku.niemi@hobbyhall.fi
Hobby Hall Oy is Finland’s largest mail order company and leading online store. The company has two shops in Finland, in Helsinki and Vantaa. Hobby Hall is also Latvia’s and Estonia’s largest mail order company; it also has an online store in these markets and a shop in Tallinn, Estonia. Hobby Hall is a part of the Stockmann group. Its turnover was 214.4 million euros in 2004, which is 13 per cent of the turnover of the Stockmann group.
IBS AB (XSSE: IBS B), International Business Systems, is a leading provider of business software for supply chain management, business intelligence, financial control, and demand-driven manufacturing. IBS' primary focus is mid-sized and large wholesale distributors as well as sales and manufacturing companies in international groups, especially in pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronic parts and equipment, paper and packaging, automotive parts and supplies, machinery, industrial supplies, foods, beverages and consumer durables.
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