Lisa Widdison, Director of Retail Operations at Holland & Barrett with JJ Kotze, MD of Seamcor
Holland & Barrett, one of Europe’s largest health and wellness retailers, has partnered with Seamcor to roll out resource and time saving technology in all its UK and Ireland stores.
The Seamcor software will provide a simple and smart solution to capture and manage all health & safety and compliance checks, with an estimated 80,000 inspections performed each week across 800 Holland & Barrett retail stores and 137,600 pieces of paper saved per annum.
Holland & Barrett has long been a leader in sustainability having previously been the first UK retailer to ban plastic bags in stores in 2012, prohibiting the use of microplastics in products, stopping sales of wet wipes and most recently, putting an end to the sale of single-use beauty sheet masks.
Lisa Widdison, Director of Retail Operations at Holland & Barrett says:
“We are delighted to have partnered with Seamcor. Our in-store colleagues and compliance teams can access vital information at the click of a button without the need to wade through stacks of paper. This will save our colleagues a lot of time and allow them instead to use their expertise in wellness to help support even more of our customers.”
JJ Kotze, Managing Director of Seamcor says:
“It’s an enormous privilege to support Holland & Barrett in their strive for continuous improvement in customer service and sustainability. The reduction in paper, savings in time and real time availability of information is very impressive.”
About Holland & Barrett:
Holland & Barrett is the UK’s leading specialist health food retailer, and one of Europe’s largest health and wellness retailers. We provide wellness for all, with a leading range of vitamins, supplements, specialist food, sports nutrition and ethical beauty brands. Established in 1870, Holland & Barrett is owned by the Letter One Retail Group (L1 Retail) and currently operates more than 1600 stores across 16 countries worldwide, including over 800 in the UK and Ireland, as well as a rapidly expanding e-commerce business. All Holland & Barrett colleagues are highly trained in nutrition and supplements, able to advise customers on their individual needs.
About Seamcor:
Seamcor is the industry leader in paperless business process management systems. From our head office in the United Kingdom, and branch offices in South Africa and the Netherlands, we support customers across multiple industries in Europe, the United States and South Africa. Established in 2005, Seamcor is a privately owned family business. Our inhouse teams of software developers and business consultants are always looking for new ways to increase efficiency and sustainability for our customers.