Ireland and the United Kingdom enterprise technology-change research

PT-2026-201 · dossier edition · 5 August 2026

PlatformTrace

Enterprise platform change across Ireland and the United Kingdom.

retail stock application deployment · operational

British Heart Foundation puts a Power Platform stock application live in selected shops

British Heart Foundation began the application programme in September 2024 and had a live Power App in selected shops by January 2025. The organisation later described broader use across more shops within an estate of nearly 700 UK shops.

Organisation
British Heart Foundation, United Kingdom
Predecessor
a blank-page redesign of stock identification, pricing and routing processes across the charity's retail operation
Destination
a Microsoft Power Platform stock application using Power Apps and supporting Microsoft services, first live in selected shops
Workload
Microsoft Power Apps and Power Platform
Stage
operational
Evidence boundary: The January 2025 milestone proves selected-shop production use, not estate-wide deployment to all nearly 700 shops. Sales and Gift Aid figures cited by the source are projected benefits rather than realised outcomes.

Verified platform change

British Heart Foundation began the application programme in September 2024 and had a live Power App in selected shops by January 2025. The organisation later described broader use across more shops within an estate of nearly 700 UK shops.

Transition

From: a blank-page redesign of stock identification, pricing and routing processes across the charity's retail operation

To: a Microsoft Power Platform stock application using Power Apps and supporting Microsoft services, first live in selected shops

Known unknowns

The January 2025 milestone proves selected-shop production use, not estate-wide deployment to all nearly 700 shops. Sales and Gift Aid figures cited by the source are projected benefits rather than realised outcomes.

Official sources

  1. British Heart Foundation transforms retail stock management with Microsoft Power Platform — 2025-07-25