Case Study: Niemann Foods achieves faster, smarter decision-making and a competitive edge with Information Builders' WebFOCUS

Niemann Foods Gains a Competitive Edge With WebFOCUS

Niemann Foods Inc. is an employee‑owned Midwest grocery retailer with about 100 stores in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri and a goal to grow from $650M toward $1B in sales. Facing intense regional competition and a thin IT staff, Niemann needed faster, easier access to up‑to‑date operational data—sales, gross profit and product movement—to help executives and store managers make smarter, timelier decisions instead of relying on manually coded reports and ad‑hoc queries.

Niemann implemented Information Builders’ WebFOCUS (plus WebFOCUS Maintain and professional services) to create an operational reporting environment with nightly pre‑aggregations, multi‑dimensional/tabular reports, Excel connectivity and self‑service tools. The change delivered vital, drillable information to executives and frontline managers, improved store and regional profitability management, reduced IT reporting burdens, sped analysis and gave Niemann a measurable competitive edge.

Niemann Foods

Larry Schaffer

Director of Information Technology