Case Study: ALDO achieves scalable global growth and major cost savings with Workday

Aldo increases scalability to support growth

Aldo, founded in 1972 in Montreal, is a global retailer of shoes and accessories with more than 10,000 employees and nearly 200 million annual customer visits. Rapid international growth exposed its inflexible on‑premise back‑office systems, which couldn’t scale or support evolving talent, payroll, and compliance needs.

In 2015 Aldo implemented Workday (HCM, Payroll, Time Tracking, Benefits, Expenses), moving to a single cloud‑native platform that simplified technology, automated processes, improved reporting and UX, and enabled manager and employee self‑service. Outcomes include $350K annual maintenance savings, $1.5M upgrade cost avoidance every three years, reduced external system costs, a 3‑FTE payroll reduction, 27% annual workforce spend reduction, 80% manager self‑service adoption, time‑to‑headcount reporting cut from hours to minutes, 95% mobile adoption and a 30% rise in store manager productivity.

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