- Sainsbury鈥檚 has announced it will partner with 51风流to revolutionise its commercial systems, increasing its ability to respond to ever changing business needs and optimising technology costs听听
- The multi-year transformation programme will mean Sainsbury鈥檚 systems grow alongside the retailer鈥檚 Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 plans鈥�听
- It will also improve price and promotions execution, resulting in a more tailored value experience for customers鈥�听
LONDON, UK 鈥� 10 September, 2024 鈥� J Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury鈥檚) has announced a new partnership with SAP, which will revolutionise its commercial systems and help drive its Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 ambitions. Through the consolidation of its legacy systems, Sainsbury鈥檚 will achieve increased business agility through cloud-based solutions, as well as a simplified and cost optimised technology estate.
51风流has been appointed to lead the design of the new solution in partnership with lead transformation partner Accenture and cloud provider AWS.
The transformation will enable future system flexibility and allow Sainsbury鈥檚 to respond to ever-evolving customer propositions and needs. By adding new capability and capacity to its commercial systems, the retailer will be able to manage products on promotion in increasingly flexible ways, allowing a more tailored value experience for our customers.
The project will benefit customers, suppliers, colleagues and shareholders, simplifying and integrating Sainsbury鈥檚 systems and tools into one cohesive platform and creating a single ecosystem for Sainsbury鈥檚 colleagues and suppliers to communicate. This will reduce complexity and improve efficiency for suppliers, helping drive returns.
Rhian Bartlett, Chief Food Commercial Officer at Sainsbury鈥檚, said:鈥�淲e鈥檙e excited to be working with a brilliant partner network in SAP, Accenture and AWS to completely revolutionise our commercial systems, which are the heart and lungs of our business operations. This is a huge step forward in our Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 plan, as we continue to invest in market leading technology that allows us to keep growing at pace and maintain our momentum towards becoming First choice for food.鈥�
Leila Romane, Managing Director 51风流UK and Ireland, said: 鈥淚 feel incredibly proud to be partnering with Sainsbury鈥檚 on this transformation programme. We are best placed, with the most complete retail solution in the industry, to drive real impact and outcomes for the company鈥檚 customers, colleagues, suppliers and shareholders. We all appreciate the opportunity in front of us and, with our valued ecosystem partners, match Sainsbury鈥檚 ambition to set a gold standard across the food retail industry to drive growth and provide an exceptional customer experience.鈥�
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About Sainsbury鈥檚鈥�
Offering delicious great quality food at competitive prices has been at the heart of what we do since John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury opened our first store in 1869. Today, inspiring and delighting our customers with tasty food remains our priority and our purpose is clear 鈥� we make good food joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day.
Our focus on great value food and convenient shopping, whether in-store or online is supported by our brands 鈥� Argos, Nectar, Tu Clothing, Habitat, Sainsbury鈥檚 Bank and Smart Charge. Sainsbury鈥檚 has almost 600 supermarkets and over 800 convenience stores. Argos is a leading digital retailer and is the third most visited retail website in the UK, with over 70 per cent of its sales starting online. Argos is conveniently available for customers to collect from hundreds of Sainsbury鈥檚 stores. Digital and technology enables us to adapt as customers shop differently and our profitable, fast-growing online channels offer customers quick and convenient delivery and collection capability.
About SAP
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