Women’s clothing brand Caroll has selected Virginia-based GTT to operate its wide area network in Europe. GTT is connecting Caroll’s French headquarters with its 173 stores in nine countries – Andorra, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland.

GTT is providing secure MPLS and ADSL connectivity for Caroll’s online retail business and European stores. It is also providing 4G wireless connectivity, enabling new stores to be up and running within 15 days.

“Caroll relies on GTT’s managed network expertise to connect our 173 stores and retail web site with our headquarters in France,” said Frédéric Mayette, CIO at Caroll. “All our store orders flow across GTT’s network. A restocking calculation is done every night but, in 2020, shops will work in real time directly on the headquarters’ central system, which will be able to display the stock at any given moment. This real-time inventory view will enhance our multichannel retail strategy, enabling us to rapidly receive, process and fulfil customer orders online or in person.”

The secure wide area network uses GTT’s global tier-one IP network. This accelerates the flow of mission-critical data, enabling improved inventory management and the speed of online ordering, positively impacting the client experience.

“We understand how important secure, resilient connectivity is to underpin a unified retail experience,” stated Rick Calder, GTT president and CEO. “We are pleased to support Caroll’s retail operations with our leading cloud networking services that connect people across organisations, around the world and to every application in the cloud.”

GTT connects people across organisations, around the world and to every application in the cloud. The company owns and operates a global tier-one internet network and provides a suite of cloud networking services.

For more than 50 years, Caroll, a Vivarte company, has embodied smart, modern design in women’s clothing. From creative workshops to stores, Caroll says it reinvents itself continuously to offer women chic and desirable fashion.