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Luxury retailer Chalhoub deploys Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service

By TechTaffy Desk

Luxury retailer Chalhoub has deployed Oracle Retail Xstore Point-of-Service. Chaloub’s Oracle Retail Xstore implementation is the first in the Middle East and the result of a six-month installation process in partnership with Logic Information Systems, said Oracle in a statement.

The project for the Dubai storefront included deployment of more than 100 registers, 60 of which are mobile.

Chalhoub started as a family business licensing foreign brands in Damascus, Syria in 1955. It now runs a network of 650 retail stores with fashion and cosmetic lines including Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Christian Louboutin across the Middle East.

[Image courtesy: Oracle]

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