One of the world's most admired luxury houses proved XY in its Milan flagship over the Christmas peak. Today XY runs 500+ Armani stores in 20+ countries, across every brand in the group.
500+ stores
live on XY across the Armani Group
20+ countries
run from one platform and one data model
Six weeks
to prove XY in the Milan flagship, over Christmas
Armani is the name other luxury brands measure themselves against. Its clients expect the same care in Milan, Paris, Dubai or Tokyo, and its stores have to deliver it every time.
When a house with that standard chose the platform behind its stores, it chose XY. Every brand in the group now runs on the same live record of customers, products and stock.
Each system was the right choice when Armani bought it. Together, they slowed everything down.
Different systems in different markets, with no single view of inventory, customers or performance across the global estate.
New stores and market entries needed months of integration work. The business moved faster than its systems could follow.
Inventory, sales and customer data ran on overnight batches. By the time the numbers arrived, the moment had passed.
Store teams had no shared view of the client. Clienteling was manual and disconnected from purchase history.
Opening a store was measured in quarters, not weeks. Every new market became a multi-month programme.
“This partnership with XY Retail marks an important step for Armani. In a rapidly evolving omnichannel landscape, having a state-of-the-art commerce platform is crucial, and XY Retail perfectly aligns with our vision.”
It needed one platform that could run at its scale, in its markets, at its speed. XY won the evaluation against Oracle, Cegid and Salesforce.
Ruled out
Considered
Chosen
No big-bang switchover. Each phase stood on its own before the next began.
Pilot
XY ran beside the legacy POS at the Armani Exchange flagship in Milan for six weeks over Christmas, connected to Armani's ERP. Flagship stores in two markets followed, validating store workflows, clienteling and compliance before any wider rollout.
Pilot stores live within six months of contract. Store teams onboarded in days.
Year one
With the model proven, stores and markets went live in waves without disrupting the rest of the estate. Order management joined, so stores and fulfilment ran on the same system in real time for the first time.
100+ stores live across multiple countries, with rollouts 50% faster than before.
Year two onwards
Every Armani brand and format moved onto the same platform and data model. For the first time, Armani had one live view of inventory, clients and performance across its global estate.
500+ stores live globally and 60% less operational complexity.
Before
Months of integration work for every new store and market.
With XY
New stores live in weeks, on the same model, platform and data.
Before
Overnight batch syncs, always a day behind, with frequent mismatches between systems.
With XY
Live inventory across every store and channel, from one source.
Before
Paper notes and no shared client history across stores or regions.
With XY
Every associate sees the full client profile on iPhone: purchases, preferences and outreach.
Before
Different systems and teams per region, with no single operating model.
With XY
One platform across 500+ stores in 20+ countries, with one support layer and one data source.
50%
faster deployment cycles for new stores and markets
60%
less operational complexity across global markets
2x
faster, more accurate fulfilment and returns
500+
stores live across every Armani Group brand
“XY Retail has enabled Armani to scale faster, serve smarter, and connect more deeply with our customers, no matter where they shop.”
Giorgio Armani Group uses XY Retail as its unified commerce platform for store operations, omnichannel fulfilment and clienteling. XY runs 500+ Armani stores across 20+ countries on a single platform.
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