Retail & distribution · 2025
One ledger across twelve retail branches
Meridian ran twelve branches on separate spreadsheets. We deployed Atlas ERP to consolidate finance, inventory and purchasing into a single live operating record.
The challenge
Where they started.
Each branch tracked stock and sales independently, so group leadership had no reliable view of inventory or margin. Month-end took two weeks of manual consolidation, and stock transfers between branches were recorded inconsistently or not at all.
Our approach
We started with a two-week process mapping exercise across finance and operations, then phased the rollout branch by branch so trading was never interrupted. Legacy data was cleaned and migrated before each branch went live.
- Client
- Meridian Retail Group
- Industry
- Retail & distribution
What we built
The solution, in stages.
Consolidated ledger
All twelve branches post into one chart of accounts with inter-branch transfers recorded automatically.
Real-time inventory
Barcode receiving and point-of-sale integration keep stock accurate across every location.
Automated purchasing
Reorder points trigger purchase orders with approval levels matched to branch authority limits.
Group reporting
Live dashboards give leadership margin, stock and cash position by branch and category.
The results.
2 weeks → 2 days
month-end close
3.1%
gross margin recovered
12
branches on one system
“For the first time we close the month in two days and actually trust the numbers. The phased rollout meant we never stopped trading.”
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