Following the completion of recent store renovations, Winch & Blatch (the department store in Sudbury, Suffolk) turned their attention to their administrative systems.

With a remit to upgrade their legacy accounting software, Winch & Blatch undertook a thorough evaluation of the various options available. Touchretail were awarded the contract for their Retail Accounts accounting and management reporting system, with a go-live date of early February to coincide with the new financial year at Winch & Blatch.

Richard Blatch, managing director of Winch & Blatch, liked the fact that the Retail Accounts system was already proven in similar department stores throughout the AIS group.

As well as replacing the legacy software and performing data conversions, Touchretail have supplied an automated interface between the EPOS tills at Winch & Blatch and their back office accounts.

Located over four buildings in the centre of Sudbury, Winch & Blatch departments include fashions, lingerie, shoes, luggage, cookshop, soft furnishings, linens, gifts, crafts & haberdashery and toiletries.