Hot Topic Expands IT Program With Lawson
Retailer Hot Topic Inc. is expanding its information-technology infrastructure with St. Paul, Minn.–based supplier Lawson Software, adding the company’s Business Intelligence system to its grid.
The application provides Hot Topic with a view of financial, customer, internal process and human-resources data, allowing managers to make the right decisions quickly.
The application is part of Lawson’s S3 suite, which also includes Lawson Smart Notification and ProcessFlow Professional, tools to provide automated exception alerts and controls that will foster greater employee compliance with company procedures. The ProcessFlow Professional tool also offers built-in graphical documentation of business processes for simpler validation and auditing.
Hot Topic already uses the S3 Enterprise Financial Management and Human Capital Management applications. The retailer operates 693 Hot Topic stores and 130 Torrid stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. —Robert McAllister
