Cape Union Mart elevates its merchandise assortment and operations with Oracle Cloud
With the continued adoption of the Oracle Retail platform, Cape Union Mart will be able to support more accurate forecasts regarding inventory management and merchandise budgeting by streamlining assortments, buying, and allocation processes. Planning teams will be able to deliver optimal recommendations on sizes and styles to get the right merchandise in the right locations to meet customer demand.

Cape Union Mart elevates its merchandise assortment and operations with Oracle Cloud
Leading South African retailer Cape Union Mart is a
one-stop destination for outdoor enthusiasts,
travelers, and explorers. To drive lasting customer
loyalty, the brand abides by its DARE initiative,
which stands for delivering awesome retail
experiences. At the heart of DARE is a global push
to adopt the latest technologies to drive operational
efficiency and growth. By optimizing its financials,
fulfillment, store assortments, and inventory with
Oracle Retail cloud solutions, the brand will provide
its customers with a seamless, cross-channel
experience.
To better serve its customers, Cape Union Mart
worked with Oracle Retail Consulting to
deploy Oracle Retail Merchandising Cloud
Service, Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial
Planning Cloud Services, Oracle Retail Assortment
Planning Cloud Service, and Oracle Retail Science
Cloud Services running on Oracle Cloud
Infrastructure (OCI). The brand is also
leveraging Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain &
Manufacturing (SCM) and Oracle Fusion Cloud
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).
Press Release: Cape Union Mart elevates its merchandise assortment and operations with Oracle Cloud| Published 1.04.2023
“Establishing the core foundation first was critical to our success. By embracing Oracle
Cloud technology, we can scale to meet customer demand with a fresh assortment that is
accessible wherever our customers choose to shop. The dynamic collaboration with our
business partners is the best it’s ever been. By moving to the cloud, we will focus more
on business processes and adoption rather than worrying about performance,” said
Grant De Waal, CIO, Cape Union Mart.
And with the continued adoption of the Oracle Retail platform, Cape Union Mart will be able to
support more accurate forecasts regarding inventory management and merchandise budgeting
by streamlining assortments, buying, and allocation processes. Cape Union Mart will also look
to leverage Oracle Retail Data Store Cloud Service on OCI. With the solutions, planning teams
will be able to deliver optimal recommendations on sizes and styles to get the right
merchandise in the right locations to meet customer demand.
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“Our development team delivered ground-breaking innovation with Retail Data Store. We have
liberated the data and science from the service to open up new possibilities for retailers. We
are delighted that Cape Union Mart will be one of the first retailers to embrace the next-
generation technology in our platform for modern retail,” said Mike Webster, senior vice
president, and general manager of Oracle Retail. “Retailers will have one view of inventory,
item, order, and customer across a single foundation, with a prepackaged set of AI
components, which supports all of our cloud services with analytical processes to improve
productivity and outcomes.”
About Oracle Retail
Oracle is the platform for modern retail. We are committed to delivering continuous insight and
innovation through our partnership with over 5,980 retailers around the globe. Oracle allows
retailers to adopt a flexible IT strategy for their business by selecting the cloud infrastructure
based on the business needs of mission-critical, back-end applications. We have documented
over 800 process workflows and retail best practices to accelerate implementations and drive
value to our customer community.
See how Oracle solutions help fashion retailers deliver an efficient shopping experience that
meets consumers' needs with the right inventory and assortments that sell at the initial price.
Request an exclusive fashion demonstration today.
Press Release: Cape Union Mart elevates its merchandise assortment and operations with Oracle Cloud| Published 1.04.2023
Related Solutions
Oracle Retail Data Store Cloud Service
Oracle Retail Cloud Platform
Oracle Retail Merchandising Cloud Service
Oracle Retail Merchandise Financial Planning Cloud Services
Oracle Retail Assortment Planning Cloud Service
Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM)
Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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