Case Study: Currys achieves six-figure savings and 3,000+ hours saved with Sideways 6

Currys saves 3,000+ hours with Sideways 6

Currys, a major retail company, faced the challenge of scaling its continuous improvement program. Without a centralized platform, employee ideas were managed manually in spreadsheets and emails, leading to inefficiencies and lost opportunities. To empower its 24,000 colleagues and support its cost optimization strategy, Currys partnered with vendor Sideways 6 to implement their idea management platform, "the Pitch."

Using the Sideways 6 platform, Currys launched "the Pitch" in just seven weeks. The solution enabled employees to easily submit ideas, which were then tracked and implemented. This resulted in over 450 ideas submitted and 31 ideas delivered within five months. The measurable impact included verified six-figure financial savings, over 3,000 hours of labor repurposed to higher-value work, and a significant boost in colleague engagement.

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