How Bijou Brigitte save their German store managers hours of reporting  

From timeless classics to on-trend pieces, Bijou Brigitte has been synonymous with fashion jewellery for close to 60 years. Founded in Hamburg in 1963, the company now has some 900 stores worldwide – around 400 of them in Germany.      

With each new branch that opens, the administrative workload increases for both staff in stores and in HQ. That’s why their internal processes needed to be modernised.  

Philipp Schockenhoff joined Bijou Brigitte in 2018. As a team leader in the HR department in Germany, the rollout of a modern workforce management system was quickly added to his agenda. The old processes were simply not up to scratch.   

In the past, store managers wasted a lot of time preparing monthly closings. Today, the whole process is much faster.  

 "Our store managers save an incredible amount of time when preparing the monthly financial statements. Instead of taking a whole day, they now only need a few minutes, as the entire process is much simpler and more flexible."  
 
The HR department also has significantly more time. Whereas payroll previously cost the team an entire week per month, it now takes just a few hours.   

The introduction of tamigo ultimately triggered a change across the entire company.

Philipp's conclusion: "Nobody wants to miss out on tamigo. We have so many advantages in using tamigo." And this is exactly why Bijou Brigitte has decided to roll out the software to other European countries.