DevPro Journal
June 1, 2021
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in the Netherlands, Hans Anders is a market-leading, value-for-money optical and audiologist retailer in North-West Europe; it has 400 stores across the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as an online shop. Operating under the Hans Anders Retail Group, together with eyes + more and Direkt Optik, it offers a range of private label and branded spectacles, hearing aids, contact lenses and sunglasses at very reasonable prices. As one of the best-known optical retailers in its core markets, Hans Anders is synonymous with high levels of brand awareness and customer loyalty.
Challenge
Hans Anders needed to change its approach to inventory. Previously it only ran a stock count once a year, as it was a very time-consuming job with high costs. The inventory had to be run outside of store opening hours and easily took a few employees a whole day, principally because a large part of the Hans Anders frames are not brande
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