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WorkPlace Systems plc, the leading supplier of Workforce Management solutions, has been chosen to supply an enterprise solution to H&M Hennes & Mauritz, the leading global fashion retailer. H&M were looking for a way to improve their store productivity and a way to control the operational costs more effectively.  WorkPlace Systems had the best systems management software that they could find.

The contract, which initially includes approximately 1,000 stores in 18 countries and 30,000 H&M employees, will make it one of the largest implementations of Workforce Management in Europe. H&M chose WorkPlace after a highly competitive tender and selection process. “The WorkPlace WFM software was selected for its user friendliness and WorkPlace’s professionalism and proven delivery capability in Retail across Europe. We believe that WorkPlace will deliver a successful long-term solution to the Group,” commented Fredrik Nilsen, H&M’s Business Group Controller who is sponsoring the project.

The solution from WorkPlace comprises Forecasting, Scheduling, and Time and Attendance, and will work in conjunction with H&M’s existing budgeting and planning tool. WorkPlace software will also provide an in-store employee data system. The project will begin in Norway and is then scheduled to roll out to the rest of the operation.

Barney Quinn, WorkPlace’s CEO commented on the new contract, “This contract continues the success that WorkPlace has achieved in the implementation of Pan- European solutions for large Retailers and confirms our ability to deliver Workforce Management on a Pan-European scale. The H&M contract is our second major Pan-European customer, joining Metro Cash and Carry, and it also supports our strategic aim of increasing our presence in the European Retail sector.”