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Products: ARC Enterprise BI Features Benefits Platform solutions Architecture Analytic applications Related links  Technology partners  System Integration partners  Support services  Maintenance services   Home  |  Products: ARC Enterprise Business Intelligence Success stories ARC deployment helped Woolworth reduce their reporting speed – from over 30 minutes to 30 seconds! Learn more  Client testimonial The retail-specific capabilities of ARC and its best practice approach gave us the ability to move much faster than we would have been able to do with more generic solutions. In our very dynamic business we need to be able to keep our finger on the pulse at all times and ARC will enable us to do just that Peter Crowne‚ Finance Director‚ GAME. View all  ARC is a Retail Business Intelligence (BI) solution that is built exclusively to address the analytical and reporting requirements of retailers. Best of Business Intelligence An integrated product suite‚ ARC Enterprise Business Intelligence comprises all the components that you look for in your Business Intelligence environment – bringing you the best of Business Intelligence solutions. ARC components include a retail-specific data warehouse and an integrated Business Intelligence server‚ a full feature data integration engine‚ comprehensive reporting and analysis features on a wide range of retail specific KPIs‚ rule-based alerting‚ exception management‚ enterprise collaboration and intuitive front-end dashboards – among many others. Built for retail As a Business Intelligence platform that is exclusive to the retail industry‚ ARC transforms your data driven decision-making environment. ARC Enterprise Business Intelligence analytics cover retail functions across your enterprise – merchandising‚ operations‚ marketing‚ inventory‚ purchase‚ logistics‚ loss prevention etc. We are committed to ensuring that at every stage‚ from your supply chains to your stores‚ you benefit from the metrics-driven approach that comes with ARC Enterprise Business Intelligence. Across your enterprise ARC enterprise-wide Business Intelligence solution and actionable analytics makes it easy to use for every department in your organization. Right from line managers‚ planning managers to executive leadership‚ ARC Enterprise Business Intelligence incorporates a wide range of reporting‚ analysis‚ alerting‚ and monitoring features including interactive dashboards for snapshots of operational performances. Best-practice analytics ARC is a result of best practices in retail analytics‚ retail Business Intelligence design‚ retail data warehousing technology‚ and deployment scalability - making this Business Intelligence solution an investment that can drive enterprise transformations at multiple levels and sustain long-term scalability. Here’s how best-practices built into ARC take it beyond just another tool.   A data model that understands retail data elements (dimensions‚ hierarchies‚ attributes‚ measures/KPIs) and their functional inter-relationships.   An understanding of retail analytic practices like investigation of root causes, sharing & collaboration with specific parts of the enterprise or monitoring ongoing performance trends.   Weaving cross-segment and cross-geography practices that have unique imperatives for the relevance of analytics to retail businesses.   Fostering collaboration with supply chain partners by opening up elements of analytic capability to them.   Retail centric and easy to use - designed for simplicity, relevance and action orientation - contributing to long-term sustenance of a Business Intelligence environment.   ARC provides a wide spectrum of specific analytical applications for retailers in areas such as:   Merchandise Analytics Merchandising & Assortment Planning Category Lifecycle Analysis Supply Chain Analytics Supplier Performance Analysis CRM Analytics Loss Prevention Multi-Channel Analysis Human Resources Finance and Fixed Asset Analysis Marketing & Promotions Product Affinity & Basket Analysis Store Portfolio Management