As a retailer, you strive to be unique – whether it’s in the products and services you offer, or how you offer them. Your technology needs are no different, as what you require to run your business efficiently and effectively is unique and most likely completely different from anyone else’s requirements.
Many retailers use standard industry solutions for their technology foundation. These work – but only to a certain extent. A basic retail solution won’t give you the unique innovation and competitive differentiation that your business needs to be successful. The good news is that there are made-to-order solutions available to you that can help you drive new market opportunities and address your ever-evolving business needs.
Technology that is tailored to your specific business will help you more efficiently meet the needs of your demanding customers and deliver higher-quality products and services at much lower prices. And a solution that is customized for your business can also minimize your risk, leverage your existing investment, and reduce operating costs.
Take your business to the next level
When tailored specifically to your business, there are certain technology solutions within the retail industry that can help you get ahead of the competitive. You can incorporate these solutions – such as master data management, forecasting and replenishment, trade promotion, warehouse management, invoice verification, and assortment planning – into your business processes to improve your innovation and efficiency.
You can also empower your sales staff with customized mobile solutions that provide them with secure access to the information and processes they need – anytime, anywhere, on any device. Plus, you can consolidate your technology landscape to support better integration, lower operating costs, and improved business agility.
Team up with retail industry experts
Custom development services, such as that provided by the SAP Custom Development organization, can answer your retail business challenges with innovative solutions and everything you need to make your retail business more successful.
- Retail know-how. Many vendors offer customized development services, but not all of them have the technical and business expertise to meet your unique retail challenges. For over 20 years, the SAP Custom Development organization has served as a trusted business partner to retail customers worldwide. We collaborate with product development teams behind the SAP for Retail solution portfolio and leverage the same development standards and methodologies they do.
- Innovative development services. Look for development services that can extend, enhance, or create cutting-edge, made-to-order solutions to empower your entire staff. For instance, cutting-edge mobile apps are a necessity for any retailer today. SAP provides customer development services that co-innovate with you so you get precisely the mobile apps you need now. Our dedicated mobile team has in-depth experience with mobile design, and our mobile apps are developed with a methodology that focuses on the end user.
- Previously developed base solutions. You can speed time to market by leveraging previously developed retail solutions. As an example, SAP offers field-proven retail solutions such as stock balance management, multiresource scheduling, store clustering, automated store allocation, and application interface framework. These solutions can be extended to meet your specific needs, so you get a comprehensive, tailored solution that can be up and running quickly.
When you choose to work with the SAP Customer Development organization, you’ll find a team that includes over 1,000 dedicated employees as well as access to over 12,000 developers around the world. Plus, we’ll leverage our broad range of expertise and software through 26 customer engagement centers and 10 development centers to make sure that you get cost-effective software development services that are second to none.
By using the same global delivery model for your custom solution that’s used for all SAP solutions, we help ensure that the solution is delivered on time and within budget. You can also be confident that the solution adheres to strict quality and functionality standards. To learn more about how our services can serve your unique requirements, read the solution brief entitled, “Meeting Your Unique Retail Needs with SAP Custom Development Services,” or visit the SAP Custom Development Services page.
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