Dollar General increases store opening efficiencies with "Retail Team Manager"

The Business Challenge:

How to manage the complex logistics and dependencies of opening multiple stores, coordinating all resources, vendors and critical schedules while eliminating costly miscommunications?

Client Profile:

Dollar General Corporation is a publicly traded retail company that operates more than 6,500 stores in 27 states through-out the South, East, Midwest and Northern regions of the country — and continues to open hundreds of new stores each year.

The Answer:

XMi Technology developed a flexible system that would facilitate and automate communications as well as collect accurate information required for its store openings, closings, and relocations.

XMi Technology built a custom web-based "Retail Team Manager" software application that is used by all project managers in the opening of new stores. Every vendor involved in store openings has browser access to the application. System security controls the information each user needs to see.

The Results:

The custom application significantly reduced store opening cycle times and costs and is regarded as a key component in the successful opening of over 3600 stores. XMi Technology continues to play a key role by enhancing the system with additional features to analyze information and further streamline the store opening process.