Hugo Abaunza This is Me

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1. 1. :: ecomworld.com :: Article Test

   www.ecomworld.com/magazine/iss - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/6/2002   Last Visited: 10/6/2002

   "We expect the virtual store to generate three times the revenue of a retail store and cost 30% less to manage and operate," Hugo Abaunza, Office Depot de Mexico's chief information officer, says in the study. An average Office Depot store does about $700,000 a month in Mexico, and the company is planning to be very aggressive with its Internet presence there, Abaunza said. The system will be used to both sell products to consumers and as a communications tool for vendors.
   
   Cutting Inventory Costs
   
   "By passing on a major part of the inventory management function to our suppliers, not only do we benefit, but they do as well," Abaunza said. "We've reduced operational costs nearly 10% to 15% by providing suppliers online access to inventory data. The suppliers, in turn, can access current inventory status at any time, allowing them to analyze that demand, and then shape new marketing strategies and manage their inventories to match demand."
   
   Suppliers were so enthusiastic about the system's potential benefit that they paid 100% of the Web site's cost, he said. "So, in essence, we already have a 100% return on investment."

2. 2. :: ecomworld.com :: Article Test

   www.ecomworld.com/magazine/iss - [Cached]

   Published on: 6/8/2002   Last Visited: 6/8/2002

   "We expect the virtual store to generate three times the revenue of a retail store and cost 30% less to manage and operate," Hugo Abaunza, Office Depot de Mexico's chief information officer, says in the study. An average Office Depot store does about $700,000 a month in Mexico, and the company is planning to be very aggressive with its Internet presence there, Abaunza said. The system will be used to both sell products to consumers and as a communications tool for vendors.
   
   Cutting Inventory Costs
   
   "By passing on a major part of the inventory management function to our suppliers, not only do we benefit, but they do as well," Abaunza said. "We've reduced operational costs nearly 10% to 15% by providing suppliers online access to inventory data. The suppliers, in turn, can access current inventory status at any time, allowing them to analyze that demand, and then shape new marketing strategies and manage their inventories to match demand."
   
   Suppliers were so enthusiastic about the system's potential benefit that they paid 100% of the Web site's cost, he said. "So, in essence, we already have a 100% return on investment."

3. 3. :: ecomworld.com :: Portal: Retail

   www.ecomworld.com/portals/reta - [Cached]

   Published on: 4/29/2001   Last Visited: 4/29/2001

   We expect the virtual store to generate three times the revenue of a retail store and cost 30 % less to manage and operate , Hugo Abaunza , Office Depot de Mexico's chief information officer , says in the study. An average Office Depot store does about $ 700 , 000 a month in Mexico , and the company is planning to be very aggressive with its Internet presence there , Abaunza said. The system will be used to both sell products to consumers and as a communications tool for vendors.
   
   Cutting Inventory Costs
   
   By passing on a major part of the inventory management function to our suppliers , not only do we benefit , but they do as well , Abaunza said. We've reduced operational costs nearly 10 % to 15 % by providing suppliers online access to inventory data. The suppliers , in turn , can access current inventory status at any time , allowing them to analyze that demand , and then shape new marketing strategies and manage their inventories to match demand..
   
   Suppliers were so enthusiastic about the system's potential benefit that they paid 100 % of the Web site's cost , he said.