Commercial law firm Hill Dickinson has advised Forma Innovations, a group focused on delivering software and services for the retail sector, on the acquisition of Retail Manager Solutions (RMS).
RMS is the company behind the Metro all-in-one digital workplace for operations, compliance, HR, communications and workplace planning, trusted by global retail, hospitality and healthcare brands. Metro helps some of the world’s best-known brands connect, engage and empower their workforce while managing complex operations more effectively.
Forma Innovations now brings together:
RMS – Provider of Metro, the all-in-one digital workplace for operations, compliance, HR, communications, and workforce planning.
CADS - Specialists in retail store planning, measured surveys and CAD services.
StoreSpace Insights – An advanced space planning software platform used in over 20 countries to optimise layouts, drive efficiency and improve profitability.
Prosper - A retail-focused design and architecture agency specialising in delivery, asset specification and standardisation.
With CADS, Prosper, Storespace Insights and RMS, Forma provides a unique combination of retail planning, operational software and data-driven insights, helping retailers and brands to simplify, optimise and grow. It unites over 120 in-house specialists spanning software development, customer success, architecture and design, surveying, planning, retail operations, employee engagement and capacity/task impact planning.
James Paton-Philip, partner in Hill Dickinson’s Corporate team, assisted by associate, Danielle Higgins, led on the provision of legal advice.
We have followed the group’s expansion over the past number of years with a keen interest and are very pleased to have assisted them in further strengthening their service offering through this acquisition. There are demands in this sector to engage with customers and employees in a more imaginative fashion and Forma Innovations’ diverse offering is at the forefront of helping to relieve those pressures.James Paton-Philip
Partner
He said: “We have followed the group’s expansion over the past number of years with a keen interest and are very pleased to have assisted them in further strengthening their service offering through this acquisition. There are demands in this sector to engage with customers and employees in a more imaginative fashion and Forma Innovations’ diverse offering is at the forefront of helping to relieve those pressures.”
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