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Arena hosted a panel of tech experts ready to share their insights into the smart tech that is already helping dealerships be more efficient and cost effective.
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Digital services consultant, Richard Wells, concedes that the world of paper isn’t quite dead, but observes that "as we are moving to a more digital world, it seems madness that one of the smartest pieces of tech around, your car, has a sales PAPER process at all." Check out his latest blog.
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Dealerships using the mstore digital platform have managed their one millionth file digitally. This figure reflects the number of dealfiles or work in progress (WiP) packs managed in mstore since the platform first went live in a Looker’s dealership in 2008. mstore can now offer up to 100% paperless operations dealership-wide.
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In the quest to become more streamlined and efficient, many dealerships are looking to cut ties with traditional paper-based ways of working. Mounting pressures in recent times has spurred on initiatives which, now more than ever, are helping dealership groups manage their bottom line.
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Current conditions are testing IT teams and their technology stack like never before. But how do you plan for the future with such uncertainty around?
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Arena's latest webinars help car dealerships navigate new waters in relation to the FCA's recent changes on consumer finance.
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Arena is once again encouraging the community to keep fit by sponsoring the 2020 Fun Run series.
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Every year Arena Group chooses a charity to support over the course of the year, and this year we have chosen one of our long-standing customers, Community Integrated Care.
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Arena’s mstore platform has been confirmed as a finalist for a prestigious award for one of it’s latest applications in the automotive sector. Whilst mstore for automotive is well proven in the sector, a recent development project in collaboration with BMW UK for the BMW retailer network has been well received in the industry.
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The commercial imperatives for embracing change in dealership groups through digitisation and new system adoption are well understood. So how can barriers that can hamper growth and business sustainability in your business be tackled to enable positive drivers for change to flourish? Watch our webinar to find out more.
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Tech partners will join Arena at AM Live on November 7th to showcase a range of technology at the heart of this premier automotive retail exhibition to keep retailers and manufacturers ahead of the curve.
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The World Rallying Championship returned to Wales recently and B2, part of the Arena Group, were more than eager to get involved, particularly with encouraging young people to partake in STEM activities at the Big Bang event.
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An amazing season of fun came to a fitting finale in Sheffield at the end of September with a special event for young runners taking place alongside the city’s 10k event. The Arena Sheffield mini and junior runs were the last in a series of five Arena sponsored events which began in Lincoln back in April, and went on to bring a festive feel to keeping fit and active for young people in Leeds, York and Bury.
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BMW MINI retailer, Soper of Lincoln, has completed a trial of the mstore for automotive software platform to enable digitisation of their key operations. This includes integration with existing BMW OEM systems and the existing dealer management system to remove cumbersome paper and streamline processes.
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Everyone is welcome to step up, get hands on, and try a pit stop challenge with a difference at the Wales Rally service park in LLandudno this year.
B2 Business Systems, the St Asaph and Deeside based technology firm that is part of the Arena Group, is inviting anyone visiting the international rally teams at Llandudno Service Park between October 3rd and 6th to try and beat the best of the B2 engineers in the Big Bang arena, Venue Cymru.
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There’s still time to get the kids involved in this summer’s Arena series of mini, junior and family fun runs. The Bury Family Run takes place in the heart of the town on Sunday 15th September, with the Sheffield mini and junior run taking place the following Sunday, the 22nd September. Both events are organised by Run for All to sit alongside the 10k runs, and provide younger runners a chance to get involved in a competitive event, to raise funds for worthy causes close to their hearts or just to have some fun!
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This year's Arena sponsored series of mini, junior and family runs for 2019 kicked off in Lincoln in April. We’re proud to continue support of these fun runs across the region which began in 2010. Arena’s sponsorship enables everyone between 3 and 14 to run for free, ensuring that young people can take part in these amazing Run for All events regardless of their background or ability.
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Savvy schools considering a wise investment of their capital fund are urged to see a demo of Arena Group’s latest mstore for education product launching at BETT, the sector’s leading showcase event for new ideas and technology.
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mstore for automotive is the only purpose built, cross-enterprise dealership document management system which combines Arena specialist’s sector and workflow expertise to create a system proven in 3 of the top 10 dealer groups and many more in the top 100. mstore and Fujitsu scanning technology will feature in next month's AM Live event at the NEC.
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Our latest FREE webinar is designed to help those faced with multiple challenges sustain their business by providing insights into ways of working already benefiting 3 of the top 10 dealership groups and many more in the top 100.
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