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IT and business consulting

IT and business consulting built around how your company actually operates.

We help businesses select, implement and improve technology that supports better processes, stronger operations and sustainable growth.

Business first. Technology second.

Technology projects work best when they begin with a clear understanding of the business. We combine commercial insight, operational experience and technical expertise to help companies make better technology decisions.

What we do

01

IT Advisory

Technology strategy, architecture, system selection and implementation support.

02

Business Consulting

Business processes, operating models, digitalisation and operational improvement.

03

Retail & Commerce

Specialist advisory across ERP, POS, e-commerce, product information, inventory and omnichannel operations.

04

Systems & Integration

Creating reliable connections between platforms, processes and data.

05

Sourcing, Import & Export

Purchasing and trade of goods across borders: supplier sourcing, purchasing terms, import and export handling, documentation, logistics and landed cost. We understand business, we do it ourselves.

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Our position

Technology should support the business — not dictate it.

We understand business, we do it ourselves.

How we work

01

Understand

We start with the business, its processes, people and commercial requirements.

02

Simplify

We identify unnecessary complexity and determine what can be standardised, improved or automated.

03

Implement

We turn decisions into practical solutions that work in day-to-day operations.

Retail & commerce

We understand commerce.

Technology in retail and wholesale rarely exists in isolation. ERP, POS, e-commerce, product data, inventory, logistics and reporting need to work as one coherent operating environment.

We work across that landscape — from requirements and system selection to integration design and day-to-day operational improvement.

  • ERP
  • POS
  • E-commerce
  • PIM
  • Inventory
  • Logistics
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data
  • Integrations
  • Automation
Fig. 01 — Commerce systems landscape
ERPPOSE-commerceIntegration layerPIM · Inventory · Logistics · AutomationBusiness intelligenceData platformOperations
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Why clients work with us

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Business understanding before technology

Recommendations begin with commercial and operational requirements, not with a platform. We map how the company actually operates before any system decision is made.

Our capabilities

  • Commercial and operational analysis
  • Requirements before vendor selection
  • Independent, vendor-neutral advice
  • Practical execution, not slideware
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Experienced people, long-term perspective

Clients work directly with senior consultants who understand both business and implementation. We favour sustainable architecture and sensible decisions over unnecessary complexity.

Our capabilities

  • Senior consultants on every engagement
  • Sustainable systems architecture
  • Decisions that hold beyond go-live
  • Knowledge transfer to internal teams

Selected work

ERP selection

Supporting a growing commerce business through requirements, vendor evaluation and implementation.

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About

Senior expertise without unnecessary complexity.

We are a specialist advisory practice rather than a large, anonymous consultancy. Clients work directly with the consultants doing the work.

Our advice is pragmatic and independent. We say what we think, we keep scope proportionate to the problem, and we stay involved until decisions become working solutions.

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Leadership

The person behind the work.

Kristian Juul

Portrait of Kristian Juul, founder and senior consultant at Foras Group

Kristian Juul leads Foras Group with more than a decade of hands-on experience in IT strategy, business transformation and commerce technology.

He has advised retail and wholesale businesses across ERP selection, e-commerce platforms, POS rollouts, integration architecture and operational improvement. The work is always grounded in the reality of budgets, timelines and day-to-day operations.

Clients get direct access to Kristian — the person responsible for the analysis, the plan and the follow-through.

Experience

10+ years

Focus

Retail & commerce

Background

IT advisory & business consulting

Approach

Pragmatic, independent, hands-on

Insights

Have a business or technology challenge worth discussing?

We are always happy to have an initial conversation about your situation, priorities and options.

Contact us

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