Rubicon awards outsourcing contract

Rubicon awards outsourcing contract

5-year IT support & development contract signed

Following Rubicon Retail's recent announcement that it has reached agreement with new outsourcing partners for IT, payroll, warehousing and distribution plus new systems solutions for buying, merchandising and accounting systems, Retail Assist is proud to confirm that it has won the contract to provide IT systems support and development services.

 Retail Assist is the UK's only independent provider of IT services dedicated solely to the retail industry. Under the terms of its 5-year contract with Rubicon Retail, it will supply IT support and development services for all the retailer's head office, distribution and store locations.

 As well as providing a team at head office for desktop, applications and administrative support, Retail Assist will make available its full range of Service Desk, Data Centre, Technical Support, and Project services.

 Comments Retail Assist's Managing Director, Alan Morris, "We are delighted to have been awarded this contract and we believe that our success is due to the depth of retail industry expertise that we can offer Rubicon."

 Peter Davies, Chief Executive of Rubicon Retail, says, "The transitional services arrangement with the Arcadia Group over the last 18 months has enabled us to concentrate on building Principles and Warehouse as two strong, successful and independent businesses and to complete the disposals of Hawkshead and Racing Green. The move to new outsourced suppliers is a significant step, and we are confident that we now have the right strategic partners in place to support the next stage of growth of Rubicon."

 

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