Yes, you’ve guessed it, they are the latest members of the RMS community.
Each have significant growth plans, and are now running live with Operations Director. We hope to bring you more information as their implementations progress, but for now, here’s a quick summary of each:
The Entertainer
The largest independent retailer of toys in the UK, with over 25 years in business. Gary and Catherine Grant are now the proud owners of 55 stores and will be celebrating 30 years of trading in 2011.
Why Operations Director for the Entertainer?
The Entertainer has aggressive expansion plans, and is deploying Operations Director to help manage growth in the store estate and enhances communications.
HobbyCraft
HobbyCraft is the UK’s leading art and craft retailer. In a market traditionally serviced by small specialist shops, HobbyCraft is the first national retailer to cater for more than 250 different activities all under one roof.
Why Operations Director for HobbyCraft?
The company has ambitions to more than quadruple in size to 180 stores in the medium term, and is deploying Operations Director to keep head office costs under control and improve communication and compliance during this growth.
Xtra-vision
With 186 stores located throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Xtra-vision employs 1,400 full-time and part-time employees. Xtra-vision has recently been acquired by Birchhall Investments, backed by NCB Ventures and Pageant Holdings Limited. The company has successfully entered the consumer electronics, music and games trading market. It has expanded its real estate portfolio to include large retail units that reflect the growing Xtra-vision offerings,
Why Operations Director for Xtra-vision?
This significant expansion is continuing. The company have rolled out Operations Director and will implement People Director in the next phase.
We wish success to our new members!
