DUBLIN, IRELAND, September 23, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- SoftCo, leaders in Business Process Automation and Cloud solutions, are hosting a free P2P event on Thursday, 24 October, 2013 in the Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester. This event is aimed at Senior Financial and Business Professionals and will demonstrate that achieving greater synergy between procurement and accounts payable departments is key to driving down costs.

The event will showcase how leading organisations such as Argos, John Lewis, Sunny Delight & Musgrave's have addressed the challenges within their Purchase-to-Pay process achieving greater control, improving customer service and adhering to compliance obligations.

The Home Retail Group, the UK's leading home and general merchandise retailer, and brings together some of the UK's most recognisable retail brands including Argos and Homebase. The Group achieved sales of over GBP5.5 billion in 2012 and employs over 23,000 staff throughout Ireland and the UK. By automating their non-merchandise invoice process with SoftCo P2P, Argos achieved a Return on Investment of less than one year, a reduction in invoice processing times from 3 weeks to 3 days and over 50% decrease in supplier query calls.

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