Robinsons: the future of shopping malls in Metro Manila?

MANILA, Philippines – JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, today announced that Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI), through its subsidiaries, has enhanced its investment in the JDA Merchandise Management System as part of a modernization effort to further improve its business process in support of its regional growth strategy.

RRHI is one of the largest multi-format retailers in the Philippines, with more than 1,000 retail outlets. It operates a diverse portfolio including supermarkets, department stores, pharmacy, convenience stores, Do-it-Yourself (DIY) stores and specialty stores.

Robinsons has a long and valued partnership using JDA solutions.

Their deep domain expertise and proven solutions backed by comprehensive services will help us improve operational efficiencies and enhance overall profitability as we continue with our modernization initiatives. To achieve our goals, we require the support of a leading retail solution provider and we continue to find that unmatched support and technology with JDA Software. We look forward to continuing our long-lasting partnership with JDA into the future.

– Cesar T. Solomon, Jr., Chief Information Officer, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc.

The JDA Merchandise Management System leverages advanced pricing methods, integrated financial and warehousing capabilities and customer order management functionality to increase revenue.

The merchandising solution enables organizations to proactively implement pricing based on rules such as margin, competitive prices, vendor incentives, and chain/zone/store overrides. It then automatically generates suggested changes, so financial effects can be evaluated prior to implementing planned price events.

JDA’s integrated solutions help streamline operations and optimize businesses throughout the world, serving retailers with its comprehensive merchandising, supply chain planning and optimization capabilities that support long-term growth.

We look forward to driving retail improvements for Robinsons and extending our partnership to support their growth in the region and beyond.

– Amit Bagga, Regional Vice President, Asia Pacific, JDA Software

As the various subsidiaries of RRHI continue to transform and modernize their core systems, the JDA Merchandise Management System will be rolled out to its convenience stores initially, followed by other formats in the next 18-24 months as they continue progressing through their retail maturity curve.

The JDA Merchandise Management System upgrade will also provide RRHI subsidiaries the opportunity to use improved functions available in this latest version for merchandise handling, as it continues to serve as one of the foundational layers driving the retailer’s modernization efforts.