Google Cloud, Pepkor IT Partner to Improve Shopping Experience in Southern Africa

Google Cloud has partnered with Pepkor IT, one of the largest retailers in Southern Africa, to use Google data analytics to transform its in-house logistic and enable the company to help shoppers’ experience across its operating markets.

Pepkor IT,  a retailer with a 28 million in-store customers and a footprint of 5,400 retail stores, will leverage Google Cloud data analytics solution to transform its inshore logistics processes.

Speaking on the partnership with Pepkor IT, the director of Google Cloud Africa, Niral Patel said: “Pepkor has a deep-rooted legacy in Southern Africa, which has made it a household name.

“It is therefore not surprising that Pepkor is striving to take its shopper’s experiences to the next level.

“With Pepkor running its data workloads on Google Cloud’s innovative data analytics solutions, stores are being stocked quicker, deliveries are going out on time, and shoppers are buying a product at a much more affordable price.

“Our collaboration with Pepkor is a great example of the power of data to make businesses more efficient, ultimately improving the customer experience.”

On his part, Chief Information Officer, Pepkor IT Gabrie Gouws, said;  “Pepkor IT is using Google Cloud to enrich lives through innovation. Our Big Data landscape consists of a much broader and deeper set of data than ever before. 

“We process huge volumes of data at the speed of light. The environment enables our business partners to do any type of analytics so that they can make better and faster decisions.”