BANGALORE, INDIA: With over 60 high growth Indian retail companies embracing SAP technology for retail solutions, SAP India has firmly established itself as a leading provider of innovative enterprise solutions to the growing Indian retail sector.

Major retail players such as, Future group, Reliance Retail, Tata Trent, ITC Retail, Great Wholesale Retail Club, Vishal MegaMart, Welspun, Nilgiris Dairy Farm, Videocon, Spencers etc. have partnered with SAP in their move to invest in an integrated solution portfolio to catalyse consumer demand across multiple channels, increase cost efficiencies, adapt to market changes and maximize profit margins.

Ramesh Shanmuganathan, John Keells Holdings PLC, said: “We are beginning to realise the strategic benefits from our investments in SAP by leveraging its end-to-end capabilities which has helped us manage our IT footprint effectively through better business and IT alignment,  whilst driving innovation and pursuing flexible business processes in providing for  a stronger platform of growth for our businesses.”

Some of the retailers who went live with SAP in India this year include Dabur, Nilgiris Dairy Farm, IndiaBulls, Subhiksha, Varkeys and the customer in global environment John Keells Holdings PLC (Srilanka) and Meena Bazaar (Bangladesh).

SAP for retail has further strengthened its presence with successful wins such as DLF Retail, Numerouno, Om Store Book Store in India and Gemcon Food and Agricultural Products Ltd. (Meena Bazar) and Otobi Ltd in Bangladesh. Worldwide, 6,200+ retail and wholesale customers run on SAP including 33 of the top 50 global retailers.