Whole Foods Market, according to ComputerWorld, is partnering with technology company, Infor, to build a new cloud-based retail management solution to speed up operations, improve efficiency, as well as provide a new experience for customers.
The new management system will be for Whole Foods’ global network of stores. Other retailers will be able to take advantage of this management solution once it is delivered.
Jason Buechel, executive vice president and chief information officer of Whole Foods Market, told ComputerWorld: “The new retail platform we will co-create with Infor will be unlike anything currently on the market, better leveraging major technology advances to deliver much more value at lower cost.”
ComputerWorld reports that Whole Foods needed to find smarter methods of working as a result of new organic grocery store chains, increased acceptance of online shopping as a method to buy groceries, as well as near-saturation in existing markets.
