Minimart and Konica Minolta Bulgaria: A successful partnership built on trust
Minimart is a chain of convenience stores with a presence in Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Pleven, and other locations in Bulgaria. The Bulgarian company BGK AD, which brings together experienced experts and investors with years of experience in the retail sector, stands behind the brand. In less than two years since its launch, Minimart now has over 160 stores, positioning it as the largest convenience store chain in the country. One of the main challenges was decentralized document management, approval, and sign-off. The goal was to avoid the chaos of fragmented management of different document types such as invoices and contracts. Thanks to the Information Management solution M-Files and Konica Minolta Bulgaria, Minimart automated the processes and improved the efficiency of its business processes. Konica Minolta talked to Stoyan Stankov, IT Director Minimart/BGK AD about Konica Minolta’s partnership with the Minimart retailer chain.
Streamlining Minimart’s Document Flows with M-Files
Tell us about Minimart/BGK AD and its business? Please give any information you think should be shared.
Minimart is a chain of convenience stores with a presence in Sofia, Plovdiv, Burgas, Stara Zagora, Pleven, and other locations in the country. The Bulgarian company BGK AD, which brings together experienced experts and investors with years of experience in the retail sector, stands behind the brand. A team of specialists is involved in the development of the chain, actively applying advanced strategies and innovations for its successful expansion. In less than two years since its launch, Minimart now has over 160 stores, positioning it as the largest convenience store chain in the country. The company plans to firmly maintain this leadership position by investing in and doubling its number of stores in 2025 to 300 and adding new cities to its coverage map.
What were the challenges or issues you were trying to overcome that led to our partnership?
What problem are you trying to solve by implementing digital processes? One of the main challenges was decentralized document management, approval and sign-off. The goal was to avoid the chaos of fragmented management of different document types such as invoices and contracts. Thanks to the M-Files platform, we automated the processes and enabled employees to quickly find the information they needed. Implementing digital processes based on M-Files has improved the efficiency of our business processes by reducing document search time and facilitating collaboration between teams.
Why did you choose us? What were the criteria you used to make your decision?
M-Files allows us to centrally manage the document flow, making it easy to search and access documents. The platform offers the ability to integrate with our ERP system, providing a single point of access to all files and documents. Furthermore, M-Files allows for the setup of automated workflows, which streamlines business processes and improves efficiency. Access to documents and files at any time and from any device increases business process flexibility.
How do you use the digital expense approval, invoice data extraction, and contract management solutions?
How are they integrated into your business? M-Files allows us to electronically record and manage the expense approval process, providing traceability and transparency. All expense claims are logged electronically, ensuring full traceability of the process from request through to approval and payment. We have the ability to approve expenses from both inoffice and mobile devices, increasing the flexibility and speed of the process.
The automated invoice data extraction solution uses machine learning to extract the necessary information, reducing the risk of human error in data entry. This speeds up invoice processing by extracting and validating data automatically. This integration facilitates the extracted data transfer to our ERP system for further processing.
What do you think are the benefits of using digital processes and partnering with Konica Minolta Bulgaria?
The use of digital processes and the partnership with Konica Minolta Bulgaria has brought us many benefits:
- The automation of routine tasks and the digitization of documents have significantly increased efficiency by reducing processing time and minimizing errors.
- We have improved workflow flexibility, allowing employees to work from anywhere at any time.
- We have reduced costs. And digitization allowed us to reduce the need for paper documents and the associated costs.
Would you recommend us and why?
Yes, we would recommend you for the following reasons:
- You provide innovative and effective solutions that significantly improve business processes.
- You provide excellent support and communication throughout the implementation process and beyond.
- Your solutions result in real and measurable improvements in the efficiency and productivity of organizations
What have you learned from working with us?
We have learned to manage projects more efficiently thanks to a structured approach. We have seen how innovation and flexibility can improve business processes.
Stoyan Stankov
IT Director of Minimart, Bulgaria
”M-Files allow us to centrally manage the document flow of information, which facilitates the search and access to documents. The platform offers the possibility of integration with our ERP system, providing a single point of access to all files. M-Files also allows us to electronically register and manage the expense approval process, ensuring traceability and transparency.”
Challenge
- Decentralized management, approval and release of documents
- Goal: avoid fragmented management of different document types such as invoices and contracts
Solution
- Implementation of the M-Files information management solution
- Centralized management of the document flow
- Integration of M-Files in ERP system: access to all files and documents from a single point
- Extraction of invoice data using machine learning
Advantages
- Reduction in processing times and automation and acceleration of routine tasks ensure greater efficiency
- Document search time has been reduced: employees can now find information quickly
- Access to documents at any time and from any device increased flexibility
- Facilitated collaboration between teams
- Reduced risk of human error thanks to automated invoice data extraction solution
- Reduced costs by reducing the need for paper document