A&P’s new ordering system to be complete this fall

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), Montvale, N.J., said it has almost completed the implementation of its computer-generated ordering (CGO) system in all of its family of supermarkets.

The CGO system, a part of SAP’s suite of technologies, automates store orders by taking data based on customer buying experience to improve inventory levels and optimize the assortment of products. Therefore, each store is able to have an assortment of products, including store brands, tailored to that market’s needs, resulting in consistently stocking the right product on the shelf at the right time, the retailer said.

“This strategic technology investment benefits our customers by making it possible for our stores to cater to their market and stock the shelves with the items the customer wants,” said Richard Angelillo, chief information officer, A&P.

The multi-year implementation of the CGO system that began in late 2012 is now in place in A&P, Food Basics, Pathmark, SuperFresh and Waldbaum’s and is expected to be completed in The Food Emporium by the fall.