Independent grocers and retailers

Introduction
Independent grocers and retailers face an increasingly competitive marketplace. They are highly challenged to stay profitable in a world of retail giants with extensive resources and struggle to provide a compelling shopping experience to demanding customers who are more price conscious than ever. While large chains are investing in stores and technology, it is difficult for independents with limited budgets to implement the technology needed to continue to differentiate and compete.

IBM understands the need to:

• Enhance the shopping experience
• Reduce costs
• Increase productivity

How can IBM help
IBM's retail solutions enable independent retailers to deliver and maintain advanced functionality, fast checkout, electronic payment, promotions, self service, and loyalty programs to address the needs of their customers. Packaged solutions from IBM and our large business partner ecosystem are ideally configured and priced for the independent market. These bundles not only fulfill the hardware and software needs, but also provide a dependable source for customization, implementation and on-going support.