Case Study: Akateeminen Kirjakauppa – Akademiska Bokhandeln achieves real-time POS, central ERP and 360° sales visibility with LS Retail

Akateeminen Kirjakauppa – Akademiska Bokhandeln - Customer Case Study

Akateeminen Kirjakauppa (Akademiska Bokhandeln) is a long‑established Finnish bookstore chain founded in Helsinki in 1893 and acquired by Bonnier Books Group in October 2015. After the acquisition the group needed a modern, user‑friendly ERP, back office and POS solution that ensured reliable, real‑time data exchange (items, prices, offers) across stores, leveraged existing group expertise, and supported mobile POS.

Bonnier selected LS Nav (Microsoft Dynamics NAV) and engaged local partner Bedege to implement a two‑phase rollout with servers in Stockholm, LS Retail Data Director for replication, local POS databases, BPTI EFT, and integrations for gift cards, Relex replenishment, EDI and a SQL Server BI solution. The fast go‑live delivered centralized finance and up‑to‑date POS data, reduced manual work, improved sales analytics and reporting, enhanced in‑store customer service, and set up more reliable replenishment and demand‑planning.

Akateeminen Kirjakauppa – Akademiska Bokhandeln