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On October 2nd, we marked our 10th anniversary and celebrated with a day full of fun activities! It was filled with laughter, bonding, and great energy.
Here’s to a decade of success, teamwork, and growth—and to many more ahead!
ZATCA – A Compliance Solution for the Customers in KSA
Compliance was a domain we never thought of entering. Our deep engagement with a large number of retailers and our DNA of being agile and data-driven, got us engaged into the initial consultative dialogue process with the then called GAZT (General Authority of Zakat and Tax). They were looking for ideas on how to turn each invoicing generating device, connected and monitored by the tax authority. Once the regulations specs were finalised some of our customers asked us to help them comply.
Our team joined forces with Greencore in Italy and quickly worked out the PHILOBROKER ZATCA eInvoicing compliance that turned out a success beyond expectation!
PHILOBROKER ZATCA eInvoicing compliance currently runs successfully for a diverse portfolio of brands across Saudi Arabia. This solution addresses the requirement for taxpayers in KSA to utilise a technical (E-Invoicing) system for creation, storage, and reporting of electronic invoices, in accordance with the ZATCA E-Invoicing regulations published on December 4, 2020, to the Authority. The primary goal of this solution is to ensure accurate reporting of valid invoices generated from transactions conducted at POS systems at one end. At the same time consumers can verify their validity of their receipt through the printed QR code.
Thanks to partnerships and integrations with global leaders such as Gilbarco Veeder-Root , NCR Voyix , RPS Turkey, and others – we are now helping among others 3 out of the top 10 Grocery & 4 out of the top 10 fuel retailers in KSA comply with ZATCA!
Sultan – Project LMS
The LMS (Loyalty Management Systems) project for The Sultan Center the largest grocery business in Kuwait serving millions of consumers, stands as another milestone for PHILOSHOPIC over the past decade.
The most notable aspect of this project is that it was awarded through a competitive tender process. Remarkably, every step – from positioning, proposals, presentations to demos, implementation, testing, support was done completely remotely – thanks to COVID-19! We have never to date been in Kuwait yet we feel like we know the Sultan team inside out after spending countless hours on Teams and chat apps!
This project features an advanced Loyalty Program powered by SMASHRewards with emphasis on mass and personalised promotional campaigns, using SMASHPromote for Sultan Kuwait. Given the success of the project, the company decided to use the SMASH framework to power further consumer programs – Gift Cards – and expand in other countries they operate, such as Sultan Oman in 2023, and Safeway in Jordan in 2024. Bahrain is lined up to go next, so stay tuned!
We are proud to contribute to The Sultan Centre’s mission of delivering a unique lifestyle and exceptional customer experience and excited to support their multi-country operations through the SMASH Framework value and amazing capabilities.