EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., and
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Aug. 3, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU), one of the largest
grocery wholesalers and retailers in the
United States, today announced it has selected the Oracle
Cloud as its new technology platform that will enable the company
to deliver more robust business management and data analytics
capabilities to its customers. With Oracle Cloud, SUPERVALU will be
able to provide an integrated portfolio of enterprise-grade cloud
services to enhance the performance of its Human Resources and
Finance functions.
"We have a terrific opportunity to deliver more professional
services and back-end support to our existing wholesale customers,
as well as leverage our scale and expertise to reach new
customers," said Randy Burdick,
SUPERVALU's Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer.
"The Oracle Cloud provides us with a more robust infrastructure and
a comprehensive solution that we believe will help us drive
increased efficiencies, speed decision-making, and enhance the
overall customer experience. We're excited to offer this solution
to our customers as another example of how we're using technology
to further enhance their businesses for the future."
Initially, SUPERVALU will implement Oracle ERP Cloud and Oracle
HCM Cloud, part of a broad suite of modern Oracle Cloud
applications that are integrated with social, mobile and analytic
capabilities, resulting in improved process integration and more
complete and impactful reporting. The Oracle Cloud provides an
enhanced user experience via a simple, scalable and intuitive
design that can be delivered to users on desktop, tablet and mobile
applications. SUPERVALU will use Oracle HCM Cloud's suite of
talent and workforce management offerings designed to provide an
engaging and collaborative HR experience to find and retain quality
employees.
"Oracle Cloud provides SUPERVALU with a complete set of
enterprise-grade cloud applications, offering both breadth and
depth of functionality," said Rondy
Ng, Senior Vice President, Applications Development, Oracle.
"Our integrated ERP and HCM cloud solutions are uniquely placed to
cater to today's changing business environment and enable our
customers to modernize back-office operations and empower their
people."
SUPERVALU will begin a phase-in of these new Oracle Cloud
offerings across three key parts of its business: internal
administration of its wholesale distribution and retail grocery
businesses, and in services the company provides externally to its
customers.
Additional Information
- Oracle Cloud
- Oracle ERP Cloud
- Oracle HCM Cloud
- Connect with Oracle Cloud
on Facebook and Twitter
About SUPERVALU
SUPERVALU INC. is one of the largest
grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S. with annual sales of
approximately $18 billion. SUPERVALU
serves customers across the United
States through a network of 3,588 stores composed of
1,796 independent stores serviced primarily by the Company's
food distribution business; 1,360 Save-A-Lot stores, of which 897
are operated by licensee owners; and 200 traditional retail grocery
stores (store counts as of February 27, 2016). Headquartered
in Minnesota, SUPERVALU has
approximately 40,000 employees. For more information about
SUPERVALU visit www.supervalu.com.
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integrated stack of cloud applications and platform services. For
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