iTradeNetwork, a provider of supply chain solutions for the food service and retail industries, has honored Sprouts Farmers Market with its Innovator of the Year Award for Supply Chain Technology. The Phoenix, Arizona-based grocers was recognized for its visionary contributions shaping the breakthrough new iTrade store order management solution, scheduled for general release later this year. The award was presented at iTradeNetwork’s recent annual customer conference in Las Vegas.
Sprouts currently is live on the new solution and was a key contributor in helping shape a fully automated system with features that include order creation and confirmations, store-ranked inventory allocation, item substitution management, order status updates and a robust reporting and analytics engine—all with full adherence to Sprouts’ business rules and processes.
“For a company that’s growing as quickly as Sprouts Farmers Market is, it takes tremendous vision to step back and lay the technology groundwork to be fully prepared for their supply chain of the future,” said Joe Bergera, president of iTradeNetwork. “We’re very pleased to award Sprouts the Innovator of the Year Award for Supply Chain Technology.”