Parker Avery and Novulis Join Forces to Revolutionize Retail with Microsoft Solutions

The combined Parker Avery/Novulis expertise enables businesses to harness a unified demand signal across all functions, breaking down silos and fostering collaboration. Built on Azure, Parker Avery’s AI-enabled demand analytics platform, Enterprise Intelligence, produces an accurate unified demand signal that improves operational efficiency and financial outcomes through better decision-making.

Enterprise Intelligence provides a single, consistent view of demand, opportunities, risks, and constraints across all business functions. Business users collaborate cross-functionally by making adjustments at their level of granularity and metrics. Those decisions are surfaced to the rest of the organization through the demand signal. As an example, a change in promotion price will impact unit demand from distribution centers. This unified approach is crucial for optimizing inventory management and pricing, enhancing sales forecasts, and ensuring that supply chains and operations are responsive to business decisions.

The strategic benefits of this partnership are substantial. Businesses can expect up to a 10% reduction in inventory investment, a 1-3% increase in revenue through optimized allocation, and a 2-4% improvement in gross margins with hyper-localized assortments.

“Our foundation is built on decades of expertise in successfully implementing enterprise Microsoft solutions to drive meaningful change,” says Jony Lawrence, CEO of Novulis. “Partnering with Parker Avery amplifies this mission. Together, we are poised to deliver transformative solutions that not only respond to current demands of the industry but also anticipate and shape the future of retail.”

Robert Kaufman, CEO of Parker Avery, elaborates on the partnership’s significance: “The traditionally fragmented nature of retail data hinders effective decision-making. Partnership with Novulis’ Azure technical deployment expertise allows us to offer a solution that empowers retailers with a holistic view of their operations. By harnessing actionable insights, retailers can optimize inventory, impact margins, and achieve sustainable growth.”

As the retail landscape continues to evolve, the collaboration between Novulis and Parker Avery offers a unique opportunity to embrace transformation meaningfully and stay competitive. Retailers now have a solution that can quickly transform their operations, enabling sustainable efficiencies, growth, and long-term success.