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The Client

A global retail and hospitality enterprise operating in 21 countries, with over 2,200 outlets, more than 50,000 employees. The organization has a huge multi-brand portfolio in fashion, home, lifestyle, and dining categories, each of which has unique operational and financial reporting dynamics. With increasing regional complexities and fast-paced expansion, the requirement for combined visibility into performance was imperative.

The Challenge

As the client’s network expanded, getting to a single version of the truth became harder. Systems didn’t talk to each other. Formats differed by country and brand. By the time numbers were stitched together, the moment had passed.

  • Data Integration Complexity:
    Dozens of sources, ERP, POS, ecommerce, regional databases arrived in different shapes. Legacy tools made combining and comparing data slow and fragile.
  • Scale and Performance Limits:
    More entities and transactions pushed the old setup to its limit. Heavy reports stalled, real-time monitoring wasn’t realistic.
  • Data Quality and Compliance Risk:
    Manual consolidation invited mistakes. Keeping up with multiple locations and audit trails took too long and didn’t always present the actual picture.
  • Slow Decision Cycles:
    Leaders made calls on partial views. With no forecasting or alerts, issues were spotted late instead of early.
  • Operational Drag:
    Finance teams chased data instead of analyzing it. Self-service was limited, and there were no automatic flags for KPI swings.

challenges

Silos across brands and regions blocked a unified financial view

Legacy tools lagged behind rising transaction volumes

Manual steps hurt accuracy and stretched compliance work

Delayed consolidation slowed executive decisions

Repetitive reporting soaked up finance team’s time

The Solution

Damco set up a reporting foundation that could grow with the business. The build combined a modern data layer with Microsoft Power BI, so executives and managers could see the same numbers, the same way, at the same time.

Unified Data Model & Integration

  • One model for all brands and regions
  • Automated pipelines from ERP, POS, ecommerce, and local stores
  • Standard structures with room for brand-specific needs
  • Scheduled refreshes for near real-time updates

Automation & Quality Controls

  • Built-in validation to catch errors before they spread
  • Version control to manage changes across environments
  • Exception handling with clear notifications
  • Data lineage and audit trails so every number is traceable

Cloud-Ready Reporting Backbone

  • Tuned for complex, multi-dimensional analysis
  • Scales without a rebuild as new brands or markets come on
  • Role-based access that respects geography and responsibility
  • High availability and disaster recovery baked in

Dashboards, Alerts & Forecasting

  • One click to navigate data across group, brands, regions, and periods.
  • Templates aligned to what executives, finance, and regional leads need
  • Alerts on KPI shifts, budget variances, and compliance dates
  • Forecast views to spot trends and plan ahead

The Benefits

Reporting moved from patchwork to predictable, and fast.

  • Over 90% reduction in reporting errors, driven by automated checks and standard rules
  • Consolidated results in minutes, not days
  • Finance teams reclaimed around 60% of time for analysis, not collection
  • Simpler, audit-ready compliance across locations
  • 100% KPI coverage in a single executive view, with 24/7 monitoring and alerts
  • 4+ Executive Dashboards live in ~1 month, enabling quick cross-brand comparisons
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