Lead Product Manager at a retailer with 11-50 employees
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2024-02-08T19:51:53Z
Feb 8, 2024
I primarily use the tool in Sobeys, which is a retail organization. Around five to six years ago, Sobeys came up with an e-commerce offering, which initially was pretty rudimentary because of this the organization needed a solution that would unify e-commerce elements so that it would be truly an omnichannel tool for the company. With the solution in place, there would be a common product catalog and inventory across the company, including in-store and e-commerce parts. Since Sobeys was primarily a retail company, the company has a lot of legacy ERP systems, because of which there was a need for a solution to be able to interact with a lot of the systems. Based on the aforementioned factors, I explored a few solutions, after which I zeroed in on Orckestra because it suited my company's budget and was composable while also being an API-based tool. The solution was also available on Azure platform on which the back-end systems at Sobeys are based, and it is a reason why I zeroed in on Orckestra.
What is an eCommerce platform? ECommerce platform software enables a business to sell products and/or services online. Through an eCommerce platform, a consumer should be able to discover products, shop around using a cart, and then check out. The three main types of eCommerce platforms are SaaS (software-as-a-service) platforms, PaaS (platform-as-a-service) platforms, and on-premises platforms.
How does an eCommerce platform work? ECommerce platforms work through a series of...
I primarily use the tool in Sobeys, which is a retail organization. Around five to six years ago, Sobeys came up with an e-commerce offering, which initially was pretty rudimentary because of this the organization needed a solution that would unify e-commerce elements so that it would be truly an omnichannel tool for the company. With the solution in place, there would be a common product catalog and inventory across the company, including in-store and e-commerce parts. Since Sobeys was primarily a retail company, the company has a lot of legacy ERP systems, because of which there was a need for a solution to be able to interact with a lot of the systems. Based on the aforementioned factors, I explored a few solutions, after which I zeroed in on Orckestra because it suited my company's budget and was composable while also being an API-based tool. The solution was also available on Azure platform on which the back-end systems at Sobeys are based, and it is a reason why I zeroed in on Orckestra.