Retail Solutions - Lawson Software equips New Look

High street fashion retailer New Look has signed up Lawson Software to drive its store expansion programme.

As announced at the Retail Solutions Show in Birmingham, Lawson will provide financial, procurement and enterprise performance software to New Look's 487 UK stores. The solution replaces a number of existing systems, enabling the retailer to control key operations centrally as it relocates to up to 160 larger stores and expands into France.

New Look has revived its fortunes recently by moving to a six-week turnaround on new lines. The result has been a 10 per cent increase in sales for the last financial year.

In a company statement, New Look managing director Phil Wrigley said: 'Our goal is to take the brand to the forefront of fashion retail in the UK. The effective use of Lawson software will be critical to the fulfilment of that ambition.'