HP and retailer 7-Eleven have signed a five-year, $55m
(£31m) deal, in an effort to support its growing retail operation
and improve customer experience in its 5,300 stores
nationwide
"7-Eleven selected approximately 5,000 HP Proliant servers and
other in-store HP infrastructure technology for all of their US
locations," according to HP spokeswoman Dayna Fried.
"They have been deploying the technology over the past eight
months. HP is also providing ongoing customer support across all HP
products, including servers, storage, networking technology and
printing devices."
Fried said the HP technology will help 7-Eleven reduce operating
and acquisition costs while increasing efficiency and
productivity.
The technology, which supports 7-Eleven's Retail Information
System (RIS), allows store operators to use in-store computers to
reorder best-selling inventory and remove slow-moving items from
store shelves.
The hardware driving the RIS project includes HP ProLiant
servers, printers, monitors and ProCurve Networking by HP switches.
The deal also includes a five-year maintenance contract with HP
Services.
"HP technology helps us to differentiate ourselves from other
retailers in the way we run our stores, select and distribute
products, work with suppliers, serve customers and communicate to
our key stakeholders," said 7-Eleven chief information officer
Keith Morrow.
"With this new, reliable technology we can stay ahead of
constantly changing business conditions, analyse customer trends
and jump on new business opportunities."
Linda Rosencrance writes for Computerworld
