13/03/2000
Benefit AB and Strålfors TradeCom Solutions AB are jointly producing a new e-commerce solution for Järniakedjan AB (an ironmongery chain) and their suppliers.
Some time ago Järniakedjan AB, which has 130 shops in Sweden, decided to intensify its IT investments. Each Järnia shop will be supplied with Benefit’s world leading shop system, developed in Java . All orders from the shops will go via the IFS AB business system. All communication between Järniakedjan and their suppliers is carried out with the help of a solution from Strålfors which integrates Internet business and efficient EDI.
“Today’s e-commerce solutions require good systems and communications. Collaboration with Strålfors regarding an EDI solution for Järniakedjan is a first step in this direction. Benefit combines one of the world’s most modern systems with sophisticated service concepts for business. Strålfors contributes with experience and expertise within the EDI field. This means that Benefit can now offer more competitive solutions for all customers within the commerce sector,” says Leif Lendrup, Managing Director for Benefit.
“Our solutions are unique in that we integrate Internet business with efficient EDI. Järniakedjan is now able to use a uniform communications system with all their suppliers. This is a breakthrough in the electronic business area and is an upswing for those customers who wish to enhance the efficiency of their business processes at all levels,” says Conny Rexed, Managing Director for Strålfors TradeCom Solutions.
“The biggest growth within e-commerce will be in the business-to-business sector. Collaboration with Benefit and the business with Järniakedjan is an important breakthrough for us and it is becoming evident that our efforts are beginning to bear fruit,” continues Per Samuelson, CEO at Strålfors.
“Järniakedjan and our suppliers will gain major administrative advantages. The combined leading edge expertise of Benefit and Strålfors cannot be found elsewhere,” says Roland Laurent, Managing Director for Järniakedjan.
Järniakedjan AB is 100% owned by member companies and its primary task is to strengthen the owners’ market position, competitiveness, profitability and competence. Järniakedjan develops and markets two brands – Järnia and Proff. Järnia targets DIY and private consumers and Proff large-scale consumers.
Benefit is an IT-company with ten years’ experience of electronic commerce and net based system solutions. Benefit is currently developing a family of systems for electronic solutions, ECS - Electronic Commerce Solutions. The company was established in 1988, with headquarters in Karlstad, and it also has offices in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Linköping. The company has a total of about 100 employees. Benefit is owned by the companies Provider and Finansor as well as three private owners who take an active role in the company.
The Strålfors Group’s business concept is to operate within the field of information transfer, focusing on computer-related products and services. The Group has a turnover of SEK 2.6 billion and operates in 11 countries. It has 1,550 employees, 580 of whom work in Sweden. Stralfors’ shares have been listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange since 1984.
For further information or questions please contact:
Roland Laurent, Managing Director Järniakedjan,
+ 46 (0)705-33 79 00
Leif Lendrup, CEO Benefit + 46 (0)54-17 72 00
Conny Rexed, Managing Director Strålfors TradeCom Solutions +46 (0)705-94 17 01
Per Samuelson, CEO Strålfors + 46 (0)372