Avanade, the leading digital innovator on the Microsoft ecosystem, accelerated Blundstone’s cloud strategy and digital transformation with the migration of its business applications to Microsoft Dynamics 365.

An iconic Australian footwear company, Blundstone’s products are sold in over 70 countries worldwide and has experienced considerable growth in recent years. Digital transformation, ongoing innovation and a consumer-led approach are central to Blundstone’s future growth. As a part of its digital strategy and ambitious cloud roadmap to leverage cloud-native technology, Blundstone partnered with Avanade to implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 across its Australian, New Zealand, and United States operations.

With a focus on reducing processing time, automating business processes, and improving supply chain accuracy, the rapid implementation of the cloud-based ERP solution saw Blundstone achieve record-breaking sales during the holiday season with only a fraction of the system capacity used, while benefitting from built-in advanced cybersecurity and disaster recovery features.

In addition, the new solution has improved agility, efficiency at scale, automation, and data-driven decision-making within Blundstone – driving the following results and business outcomes:

increased scalability and performance of Blundstone’s core systems;
accelerated shipping through direct API integrations;
reduced infrastructure costs through the adoption of standard Dynamics 365 features;
automated planning, eliminating manually maintained spreadsheets;
reduced ongoing system maintenance activities;
decreased costly legacy system integrations.

Most recently, the implementation of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP solution has won Blundstone the TasICT 2023 Excellence Award for Best Delivery of an ICT Project. For more information about the project, visit Avanade’s website.

Iconic Australian boot company, Blundstone, builds agility and resilience for future growth