Case Study: C&A achieves a rapid Digital Workplace and 700-user Office 365 migration to power China expansion with Avanade

C&A and Avanade Retailer delivers a Digital Workplace to power Chinese expansion

C&A, a Dutch fashion retailer expanding into China, was held back by an on‑premises Exchange 2010 environment that caused server crashes, limited mailboxes (~300 MB), heavy junk mail and slow delivery—problems that threatened its ability to operate efficiently during growth.

Avanade designed and deployed an Office 365 / Exchange Online solution on Microsoft Azure, reconfigured DNS and migrated over 700 users in just two months. The result: a modern, mobile‑friendly digital workplace with 2 GB mailboxes, improved stability and access, significant cost savings and freed IT capacity to focus on strategic initiatives.

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Jacky Shi

Chief Information Officer