Wednesday 25 January, 2012

Wipro Technologies, the Global Information Technology, Consulting and Outsourcing business of Wipro Limited, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with VendorNet, a leading provider of web-based omni-retailing and supply chain solutions, to solve retailers' challenges when it comes to synchronising channels and having a single cross-channel view of inventory.

The collaboration involves the resale and integration of VendorNet Commerce Suite with Wipro's ENCORE e-commerce platform and will help retailers overcome organisational and cultural roadblocks inherent to the adoption of an omni-channel business model. The combined Wipro and VendorNet solutions will provide retailers with a true view of all their sales and fulfillment channels to enable a buy anywhere, anytime customer experience.

VendorNet's Commerce Suite delivers automated cross-channel integration and inventory visibility technology for best source fulfillment from any location, including stores, warehouses, and third-party suppliers.

VendorNet's solutions include:

StoreNet® Live for in-store pickup, ship-from store and ship-to store
Dropship Manager, Stock PO Manager
Order Broker for distributed order management
SKU Trak for inventory tracking technology, as well as, add-on modules for returns and event management.

VendorNet integrates with platforms such as Wipro ENCORE to automate order routing and transmission, order status tracking, shipping, invoicing, reporting, and order lifecycle visibility.

"Our partnership with Wipro is very exciting. It is really taking the omni-channel retailing promise to the next level providing retailers with a fully integrated retail enterprise," stated Sharon Gardner, President of VendorNet. "Partnering with a global company such as Wipro means retailers worldwide have an opportunity to overcome the manageable challenges presented by omni-channel retailing. Our combined technologies and best-practice knowledge will ensure retailers can put the right product, at the right price, at the right time in the hands of consumers at any point-of-purchase."

The combined ENCORE and VendorNet solution will help retailers enhance their operations by linking inventory across channels including online, store, and dropship suppliers to source products from the most efficient locations.