Smollan has announced the launch of Smollan Technologies — a unified data and technology entity formed by bringing together seven specialist technology companies under a single brand and operating model.
Smollan Technologies has united Argility, DataOrbis, Cquential, Chirp, FleetDomain, Mediametrics and Skydata into one integrated company. The new entity operates as an independent business with more than 300 data and technology specialists across three continents, serving retailers, FMCG brands, and distributors within Smollan and externally.
Why now?
Retail margins are under pressure. Supply chains are more volatile. The brands and retailers that win are those that can act on data faster, execute more precisely, and adapt in real time, and they need technology partners that can match that pace across the full operation, not a patchwork of point solutions.
Each of the specialist brands have built deep expertise and strong client relationships in their respective domains, however, the fragmented structure translated into clients having to navigate multiple brands, contracts, and relationships for various capabilities. The move aims to remove that complexity and offer clients a seamless interaction with one entity, Smollan Technologies.
A retail technology company born from retail
According to Marko Salic, CEO of Smollan Technologies, this move has consolidated complexity, not capabilities.
“Every product, every expert, every client relationship remains intact, they now operate with greater integration, global reach, and a shared precision strategy behind them.
“Our clients no longer need to navigate multiple brands for related capabilities. They have one partner, one ecosystem, and one conversation, and behind that conversation sits an integrated portfolio of over 20 products designed to work together, not in isolation,” says Salic.
Retail precision
The company’s immediate focus is on accelerating AI integration across its product portfolio, deepening connectivity across product lines, and expanding the client base beyond the Smollan ecosystem.
David Smollan, CEO of the Smollan Group, notes Smollan Technologies represents one of the most significant strategic investments we have made as a Group.
“For decades, our competitive advantage has been the combination of people on the ground and data-driven insight.
“By uniting our technology brands into a single, scaled entity, we are ensuring that the intelligence behind our retail execution, and the technology we offer our clients, keeps pace with the demands of modern retail.
“This is not a rebrand. It is the creation of a purpose-built technology company, backed by the deepest retail execution network on the planet. Our frontline teams generate real-world retail data every day across more than 60 markets — that gives Smollan Technologies a foundation no independent tech vendor can replicate.”
Google Premier Partnership
As part of the Smollan Technologies collective, Argility holds Google Premier Partner status across Workspace, Cloud Platform, and Chrome Enterprise, a distinction earned by fewer than 3% of Google partners globally.
The partnership provides priority access to Google engineering resources, early product releases, and co-sell support, and underpins the infrastructure on which Smollan Technologies’ own solutions are built.