Wipro opens retail learning center

CYBERMEDIA NEWS Bangalore, Jan 16

Wipro Technologies recently inaugurated its retail learning

center in Bangalore. President of Portugal, Prof Anibal Antonio Cavaco Silva

inaugurated the center as a part of his official visit to the company.

The retail learning center is a key enabler in strengthening

Wipro's Oracle retail competencies globally. The company also announced the

setting-up of its retail centre of excellence (CoE) in Portugal.

Sudip Banerjee, President, Enterprise Solutions Division, Wipro

Technologies, said, "With our acquisition of Enabler, Portugal has become a

key hub for our global retail business. Wipro's retail CoE in Portugal will

cater to the need of global retailers and will work on developing solutions and

deployment skills that can help improve their business performance."

According to a Wipro statement, the Wipro retail CoE will add

significant value to the industry with professionals focused on helping

retailers achieve competitive advantage through technology. The center will have

expertise in retail disciplines including merchandising, planning, optimization,

analytics, store operations, RFID, supply chain and enterprise application

integration.

Wipro will also set-up three development centers for Oracle

Retail: one in Portugal to address the European market, one in Brazil to address

the Latin American market and also support the US as a near shore center and one

in India to address all APAC markets and also to work as an offshore


delivery hub.