Advantage into the cloud
July 14, 2015
FRED IT has been engaged to
undertake its first national rollout
of the Fred NXT cloud-based
platform, with the Advantage
Pharmacy Group to implement
the system in its company-owned
stores by the end of the year.
The group includes the Advantage
and Chemist Discount Centre retail
brands, with the new platform to
allow improved communication and
information flow between all parts
of the organisation.
There are more than 20 fully
owned Victorian stores in the
group, along with franchised
operations in NSW, Qld, Tas and SA.
Fred NXT offers a single integrated
platform to connect all areas
of a retail pharmacy business
including dispensary, point of sale,
professional services, purchasing,
enterprise resource planning and
stock management functions.
Advantage principal John Kardis
said the introduction of the new
platform was part of the company’s
plans for growth and innovation.
He said Fred NXT will allow the
direct integration of all information
from stores into a central database,
removing the duplication of tasks
and information while also reducing
business risk.
It will also enable fully integrated
drug updates and pricing, with
centralised product information
allowing management to be
more responsive and make better
decisions.
Fred IT Group ceo Paul Naismith,
who has trialled the NXT platform
at his two Melbourne pharmacies,
said the rollout of Fred NXT across
the Advantage Pharmacy Group
was scheduled to commence in the
fourth quarter of 2015.
Fred IT is 50% owned by Telstra.
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