SAP consulting for retail and apparel companies
In retail, SAP means getting the sales, lease contracts and cash of many stores into the books the same day. Conforcus combines SAP Retail, SD and RE-FX expertise with S/4HANA transformation on RISE with SAP and ongoing AMS.
In retail and apparel, transaction volumes are high and margins thin. Stores issue many receipts a day, and cash, bank and card collections have to be reconciled daily. Most stores are leased: turnover rent, escalation terms and IFRS 16 calculations differ in every contract. Season, collection and promotion changes keep moving inventory value and store profitability. When e-commerce and stores share one stock, finance needs one correct number.
Retail is where Conforcus's SD and RE-FX expertise meet. We set up store and article structures with SAP Retail, high-volume sales and billing with SD and store lease contracts with RE-FX, linked to our IFRS 16 package. We run S/4HANA transformation on RISE with SAP. Ready-made solutions such as e-archive invoice, automated clearing, electronic bank statement and invoice approval keep daily finance work inside SAP.
Where retailers struggle
- Store leases are tracked in Excel; turnover rent, escalations and IFRS 16 entries are calculated by hand every month.
- Cash, bank and card collections arrive in high volume, and reconciliation and clearing take days.
- Profitability by store, category and channel is seen late, at period end, so promotion decisions rest on instinct.
- Many companies and stores run on one system, so continuity of the platform and of support is critical.
What Conforcus delivers for retailers
- SAP Retail, SD and CO: store and article structures, high-volume sales, automated billing and profitability by store.
- Store lease contract management with RE-FX, and lease accounting integrated with the IFRS 16 package.
- S/4HANA transformation on RISE with SAP, bringing multi-company, multi-store structures into one system.
- Ready-made solutions and AMS: e-archive invoice, automated clearing, electronic bank statement, invoice approval workflow and ongoing support.
From the field
Our Karaca and Karaca Home project covers S/4HANA on RISE with SAP, with SAP Retail, FI, CO and RE-FX for store lease contracts. The landscape spans 40 companies and more than 100 stores, and our AMS support continues.
Our work with Penti covers the SAP MM invoice approval workflow, finance support and AMS. Our references in the sector also include Migros, CarrefourSA, LC Waikiki (Taha Giyim), Hakmar Mağazacılık, Unifree, Jumbo and Würth.
Solutions that matter in this industry
Frequently asked questions
How do we manage store leases and IFRS 16 in SAP?
With RE-FX every store lease is defined in SAP and lease accounting is automated. Our IFRS 16 package works with RE-FX; at Karaca, store lease contracts are managed in RE-FX.
How do you cut manual work in high-volume sales and collections?
On the SD side we use automated billing; on the finance side, automated clearing and electronic bank statement. Our ready-made solutions also include e-archive invoice.
Do you have experience with S/4HANA on RISE with SAP?
Yes. Our Karaca and Karaca Home project covers S/4HANA on RISE with SAP. Our AMS support continues on the same landscape.