Case Study: The Foschini Group achieves faster, more accurate reporting with Pyramid Analytics

The Foschini Group cuts report time from 3.5 days to 10 minutes with Pyramid Analytics

The Foschini Group (TFG), a major South African retail group, faced challenges in managing and reporting on its complex and disparate data systems due to rapid growth through acquisitions. Their previous business intelligence tools struggled to handle the scale of their data, such as 20 million daily inventory records. To address this, they partnered with vendor Pyramid Analytics to implement a single analytics platform using its Pyramid 2020 solution.

The solution from Pyramid Analytics integrated data from four different business streams into a single, holistic platform without needing to move the data. This provided faster access to trusted data and an intuitive interface that minimized training. The results were significant, including reducing a merchandise procurement report from 3.5 days to 10 minutes and a manufacturing analysis from a week to an hour. Pyramid Analytics enabled faster, more informed decision-making across the organization through improved data integrity and speed of insights.

The Foschini Group