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Auditel lowers the cost of doing business
in the retail sector




                         Lowering the cost of doing business

                                         www.auditel.co.uk
SUCCESS STORY                                                                                               RETAIL




                                  Auditel: the right recipe for Bakels
                    Profile       Financial Controller at Bakels, Ade Abass engaged Auditel to conduct
  British Bakels manufactures     a thorough review of Bakels’ essential services overheads. The initial
  and distributes a wide range    investigation into fixed wire communications revealed potential savings
of ingredients, some of which     of an impressive 29% and a further 25% reduction on mobile phone costs
 are tailor made. Its customer    soon followed by switching to a more cost-effective mobile phone tariff.
       base includes industrial   Auditel also analysed gas expenditure and negotiated a reduction in gas
   bakeries, in-store bakeries,   rates when the contract came up for renewal.
craft and food service sectors.
                                  “This last year has been vital for the growth and development
                                    of our business and knowing that all our utilities and            SAVINGS
                                    communications costs are under control is a great benefit
                                    in terms of our management time and peace of mind. ”
                                                                                                      TO DATE
                                  	 – Ade Abass, Bakels                                             £15,000+



                                                                                Lowering the cost of doing business

                                                                                                   www.auditel.co.uk
SUCCESS STORY                                                                                                RETAIL


                                  Auditel turns up significant savings
                                  for Calvin Klein Jeans’ UK operations
                   Profile        Auditel began working with CKJ’s UK Operations Director, Pierre David,
  Calvin Klein Jeans is the UK    in early 2006. An earlier internal review had failed to achieve sustainable
      arm of the international    savings because, as many organisations find, staff were too busy focusing
 fashion group. They have six     on the core business to implement the opportunities they had identified
   stores around the country,     or to consistently review new opportunities. Working with outsourced
  with a flagship outlet at the   specialists, therefore, made perfect sense, especially as the self-funding
  Bluewater shopping centre       contingency fee model meant there was no financial risk in engaging
     in Kent and access to the    Auditel to make their initial investigations.
     main Calvin Klein shop in
               Regent Street.     “Auditel has the time, experience and knowledge of
                                   suppliers to get the best deals for us. It really is a ‘win        SAVINGS
                                   win’ situation; we can focus on running our business and           TO DATE
                                   dealing with accounts, but we don’t have the time to
                                   always keep looking at suppliers in such great detail.”           £30,000
                                  	 – Pierre David, UK Operations Director




                                                                                  Lowering the cost of doing business

                                                                                                  www.auditel.co.uk
SUCCESS STORY                                                                                              RETAIL


                                   Auditel applies the brakes to
                                   Dews Motor Group costs
                    Profile        Attracted by the time that would be saved and the share of savings, no
   Founded almost a hundred        commission, fee structure, Head of Business Strategy and Marketing,
years ago, Dews Motor Group        Craig Hamer, and CEO, David Hamer, approached Auditel to see how their
  is a multi-site car dealership   overhead costs could be reduced and streamlined in preparation for a
   based in the North. At their    future site acquisition.
 5 franchises (2 Vauxhall, Alfa
                                   Dramatic savings on telecoms costs resulted and, impressed by these
Romeo, Peugeot and Ford), in
                                   savings, Dews asked Auditel to manage the electricity and gas at a new
   Halifax and Brighouse, they
                                   site, resulting in further cost reductions and the streamlining
 sell new and used cars, offer
                                   of end dates to coincide with the rest of the group.
     an accident repair service,
provide car and van rental, as     “	Not only has Auditel found us substantial savings which
well as giving after sales care,                                                                     SAVINGS
                                     we’ve added to our bottom line, Auditel also manage our
    including MOT’s, servicing       business costs meaning we can concentrate on our core           TO DATE
                   and valeting.     business.”
                                                                                                   £23,000+
                                   – Craig Hamer, Head of Business Strategy at Dews Motor Group




                                                                                Lowering the cost of doing business

                                                                                                  www.auditel.co.uk
SUCCESS STORY                                                                                                 RETAIL


                                     Auditel have saved PizzaExpress
                                     over £4 million in eleven years
                      Profile        John Metcalf, Group Operations Director of PizzaExpress, engaged Auditel
  PizzaExpress is noted for the      Consultant David Lowe in 1995, to examine cost reduction opportunities
quality of its food and the style    for the Guildford restaurant. They had not had good experiences with
  of its restaurants. Founded in     previous utilities consultants and although impressed by Auditel’s risk-
 1965 and originally developed       free approach, wanted to tread cautiously. The high quality of the analysis
through both company owned           work and the attention to every aspect of implementation of the agreed
     and franchised operations,      cost reduction recommendations quickly persuaded them, however, that
      the successful formula has     Auditel would make a positive contribution to their business performance.
       resulted in growth to over
                                     11 years later, savings now stand at over £4million!
        300 UK restaurants and a
         significant international   “Our Auditel experience has been, and continues to be, quite      SAVINGS
                         business.     outstanding. We particularly value the honest and ethical        TO DATE
                                       approach, which gives us complete confidence that they
                                       are working solely in the interests of PizzaExpress.”            over
                                     	 – John Metcalf, Pizza Express                                  £4million


                                                                                   Lowering the cost of doing business

                                                                                                     www.auditel.co.uk
SUCCESS STORY                                                                                             RETAIL


                                  Auditel makes a positive impact
                                  on Plus Shops’ overheads
                   Profile        Escalating electricity costs and service received from brokers in the past
  Plus Shops Ltd is a privately   had prompted Plus Shops to approach Auditel on the renewal of their
       owned shopping centre      Kennet Shopping Centre’s utilities contracts.The savings made were
   management company. To         impressive; 36% on elecricity, 19% on fixed line telecoms and a huge
     date they have managed       83% on waste. Delighted by these results, Margo Goodall the Retail and
 seven properties, all of which   Marketing Executive for Plus Shops asked Auditel to turn their attention
     are shopping centres and     to the Hart Shopping Centre where the discovery of long term, incorrect
include Hart Shopping Centre      billing led to a welcome refund of £48,000.
in Fleet and Kennet Shopping
           Centre in Newbury.
                                  “We have found Auditel to be very quick and responsive to        SAVINGS
                                   our queries. More importantly within the first six months       TO DATE
                                   of working together they have made substantial savings.”
                                  	 – Margo Goodall, Plus Shops
                                                                                                £130,000+



                                                                               Lowering the cost of doing business

                                                                                               www.auditel.co.uk
Auditel is currently making big savings in the retail sector
throughout the UK.
Our advisory service comes at no cost, and we don’t
charge a penny until you see real, quantifiable savings.
Contact us now to find out how much we could be
saving you.




                                          Lowering the cost of doing business

                                                           www.auditel.co.uk

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  • 1. SUCCESS STORIES Auditel lowers the cost of doing business in the retail sector Lowering the cost of doing business www.auditel.co.uk
  • 2. SUCCESS STORY RETAIL Auditel: the right recipe for Bakels Profile Financial Controller at Bakels, Ade Abass engaged Auditel to conduct British Bakels manufactures a thorough review of Bakels’ essential services overheads. The initial and distributes a wide range investigation into fixed wire communications revealed potential savings of ingredients, some of which of an impressive 29% and a further 25% reduction on mobile phone costs are tailor made. Its customer soon followed by switching to a more cost-effective mobile phone tariff. base includes industrial Auditel also analysed gas expenditure and negotiated a reduction in gas bakeries, in-store bakeries, rates when the contract came up for renewal. craft and food service sectors. “This last year has been vital for the growth and development of our business and knowing that all our utilities and SAVINGS communications costs are under control is a great benefit in terms of our management time and peace of mind. ” TO DATE – Ade Abass, Bakels £15,000+ Lowering the cost of doing business www.auditel.co.uk
  • 3. SUCCESS STORY RETAIL Auditel turns up significant savings for Calvin Klein Jeans’ UK operations Profile Auditel began working with CKJ’s UK Operations Director, Pierre David, Calvin Klein Jeans is the UK in early 2006. An earlier internal review had failed to achieve sustainable arm of the international savings because, as many organisations find, staff were too busy focusing fashion group. They have six on the core business to implement the opportunities they had identified stores around the country, or to consistently review new opportunities. Working with outsourced with a flagship outlet at the specialists, therefore, made perfect sense, especially as the self-funding Bluewater shopping centre contingency fee model meant there was no financial risk in engaging in Kent and access to the Auditel to make their initial investigations. main Calvin Klein shop in Regent Street. “Auditel has the time, experience and knowledge of suppliers to get the best deals for us. It really is a ‘win SAVINGS win’ situation; we can focus on running our business and TO DATE dealing with accounts, but we don’t have the time to always keep looking at suppliers in such great detail.” £30,000 – Pierre David, UK Operations Director Lowering the cost of doing business www.auditel.co.uk
  • 4. SUCCESS STORY RETAIL Auditel applies the brakes to Dews Motor Group costs Profile Attracted by the time that would be saved and the share of savings, no Founded almost a hundred commission, fee structure, Head of Business Strategy and Marketing, years ago, Dews Motor Group Craig Hamer, and CEO, David Hamer, approached Auditel to see how their is a multi-site car dealership overhead costs could be reduced and streamlined in preparation for a based in the North. At their future site acquisition. 5 franchises (2 Vauxhall, Alfa Dramatic savings on telecoms costs resulted and, impressed by these Romeo, Peugeot and Ford), in savings, Dews asked Auditel to manage the electricity and gas at a new Halifax and Brighouse, they site, resulting in further cost reductions and the streamlining sell new and used cars, offer of end dates to coincide with the rest of the group. an accident repair service, provide car and van rental, as “ Not only has Auditel found us substantial savings which well as giving after sales care, SAVINGS we’ve added to our bottom line, Auditel also manage our including MOT’s, servicing business costs meaning we can concentrate on our core TO DATE and valeting. business.” £23,000+ – Craig Hamer, Head of Business Strategy at Dews Motor Group Lowering the cost of doing business www.auditel.co.uk
  • 5. SUCCESS STORY RETAIL Auditel have saved PizzaExpress over £4 million in eleven years Profile John Metcalf, Group Operations Director of PizzaExpress, engaged Auditel PizzaExpress is noted for the Consultant David Lowe in 1995, to examine cost reduction opportunities quality of its food and the style for the Guildford restaurant. They had not had good experiences with of its restaurants. Founded in previous utilities consultants and although impressed by Auditel’s risk- 1965 and originally developed free approach, wanted to tread cautiously. The high quality of the analysis through both company owned work and the attention to every aspect of implementation of the agreed and franchised operations, cost reduction recommendations quickly persuaded them, however, that the successful formula has Auditel would make a positive contribution to their business performance. resulted in growth to over 11 years later, savings now stand at over £4million! 300 UK restaurants and a significant international “Our Auditel experience has been, and continues to be, quite SAVINGS business. outstanding. We particularly value the honest and ethical TO DATE approach, which gives us complete confidence that they are working solely in the interests of PizzaExpress.” over – John Metcalf, Pizza Express £4million Lowering the cost of doing business www.auditel.co.uk
  • 6. SUCCESS STORY RETAIL Auditel makes a positive impact on Plus Shops’ overheads Profile Escalating electricity costs and service received from brokers in the past Plus Shops Ltd is a privately had prompted Plus Shops to approach Auditel on the renewal of their owned shopping centre Kennet Shopping Centre’s utilities contracts.The savings made were management company. To impressive; 36% on elecricity, 19% on fixed line telecoms and a huge date they have managed 83% on waste. Delighted by these results, Margo Goodall the Retail and seven properties, all of which Marketing Executive for Plus Shops asked Auditel to turn their attention are shopping centres and to the Hart Shopping Centre where the discovery of long term, incorrect include Hart Shopping Centre billing led to a welcome refund of £48,000. in Fleet and Kennet Shopping Centre in Newbury. “We have found Auditel to be very quick and responsive to SAVINGS our queries. More importantly within the first six months TO DATE of working together they have made substantial savings.” – Margo Goodall, Plus Shops £130,000+ Lowering the cost of doing business www.auditel.co.uk
  • 7. Auditel is currently making big savings in the retail sector throughout the UK. Our advisory service comes at no cost, and we don’t charge a penny until you see real, quantifiable savings. Contact us now to find out how much we could be saving you. Lowering the cost of doing business www.auditel.co.uk