Leekes department stores selects Microsoft Navision from K3 to run its whole business
UK department store chain, Leekes Department Stores, has selected leading Microsoft Business Solutions partner, K3, to implement the Microsoft Navision retail solution across five stores. The solution will replace all Leekes’ existing financial, warehouse, customer service, home delivery and retail management systems.
Chris Leeke, managing director of Leekes Department Stores, said, “K3’s solution is rich in functionality and the flexibility of the software offered the best fit for our complex business needs. In addition K3 has a highly professional team of retail consultants who thoroughly understood our business model and broad range of product offerings.”
The width of Leekes retail offering spans from clothes to kitchen utensils, right through to conservatories and this was the challenge to the software to handle such a broad portfolio of products. K3’s Joint Managing Director Ian Humphries said, “I am pleased that we have gained Leekes as a customer. The complexity of the solution they require is phenomenal; when we first looked at the requirements they were the most diverse that we have seen to date, but we have designed the solution that fits Leekes business needs and requirements.”
About Leekes
Leekes is a UK department store chain with stores based primarily in Wales. Established in 1897, the company embraces home improvements, furniture, carpets, home accessories, soft furnishings and sports clothing. In addition, it provides an installation service for conservatories and double glazing, fitted kitchens, bathrooms and carpets.
In 1999, the company opened a Head Office in Mwyndy Business Park, Llantrisant housing the buying, marketing, design, customer service and finance teams. On the site is also a centralised distribution and warehousing facility from which customer orders are delivered.
Leekes is still a family owned business, with the fourth generation of the family occupying senior positions within the company.
About K3
K3 Limited specialises in the implementation and application of business management software, primarily the Microsoft Business Solution, Microsoft Navision.
K3 is the major provider of the award winning Microsoft Business Solution throughout the UK, Ireland, Dubai and Singapore, covering business sectors including Financials, Retail, Warehousing/Distribution, with the ability to harness the World Wide Web. Through the company’s international network of consultants, the company services over 150 clients worldwide from 7 offices.