--- title: "Retail and Distribution Software Development | Smart Data" url: https://www.smartdata.net/industries/retail description: "Data platforms, order systems, portals and ecommerce integrations for retail and distribution, including legacy ETL moved to Databricks with AI-assisted tools." source: "Smart Data (smartdata.net). Markdown copy of the page; the HTML page is canonical." --- Retail and distribution # Retail and distribution software and data platforms Order, inventory and customer systems for national retailers and distributors, connected to the ERPs behind them, and retail data moved onto a modern lakehouse with AI-assisted engineering. 78% of legacy transformation types handled by the AI-assisted migration tool An AI-assisted tool that converts legacy ETL into tested Databricks pipelines. In a three-month first phase across 177 legacy jobs and scripts, it handled 78% of the legacy transformation types, with tests generated alongside every conversion. - Databricks - ETL & Data Pipelines - Claude [Retail 78% of legacy transformation types handled by the AI-assisted migration tool An AI-assisted tool that converts…](https://www.smartdata.net/case-studies/databricks-migration-national-retailer) ## Who we work with in retail and distribution National retailers Data platform migrations and AI-assisted conversion of legacy ETL onto Databricks, at the scale of a national retail estate. Wholesale and industrial distribution Order management moved off green-screen systems, vendor and customer portals and a long-running engineering partnership with one of the largest industrial distributors in the US. Food and beverage service SAP-connected tools for field technicians and route teams, with inventory counts that stay accurate. Ecommerce and direct to consumer Order workflows automated from storefront to fulfillment, so orders stop waiting on manual steps. Our retail services ## Commerce, operations and portals on one connected platform Order systems, customer and vendor portals, and the ERP integrations behind them, including Winsupply’s move off IBM RPG order management. Order and commerce systems ### Order and commerce systems Order management, storefronts and the workflows between them, so orders and inventory stay in sync from order to fulfillment. For one of the largest industrial distributors in the US, that meant moving order management off a green-screen system onto a modern web platform. - Order management modernized off legacy and green-screen systems - Multi-tenant storefronts and ordering integrated with the ERP - Order workflows automated from storefront to fulfillment Typical work - SAP - NetSuite - Salesforce Customer and partner portals ### Customer and partner portals Role-based portals where customers and vendors manage orders, documents and account history on live ERP and CRM data. - Vendor portals with encrypted document exchange and faster onboarding - Customer portals on live ERP and CRM data - Role-based access and single sign-on ERP and commerce integration ### ERP and commerce integration We integrate sales channels with SAP, NetSuite and older back-end systems, so storefronts and portals show live order, inventory and pricing data. - Connect SAP, NetSuite, Salesforce, Oracle and more - APIs and event-driven integrations for real-time sync - Automated workflows without redundant data entry - Oracle Data platforms and AI ### Data platforms and AI We move retail data onto a modern lakehouse with AI-assisted tooling, then put it to work with dashboards and answers from your own data that can be checked. - Legacy ETL converted into tested Databricks pipelines with AI-assisted tooling - Sales, inventory and customer reporting on Power BI and Fabric - Answers from sales and inventory data that come with the query behind them - Microsoft Fabric - PySpark How we deliver ## Pick the model that fits the program ### Support for the systems your business runs on Monitoring, fixes, updates and enhancements on a monthly plan, with response times set by priority from P1 to P4. - Applications, data pipelines and backend processes, legacy systems included - Structured monthly support with clear deliverables - Includes monitoring, bug fixes and performance updates ### We own the project from discovery to launch We lead discovery, design, build and launch, with a written scope and milestones you review along the way. - Ideal for full builds, integrations and migrations - Managed by Smart Data from planning through launch - Your team reviews milestones and makes the decisions ### Engineers who join your team and follow your lead You manage the work, and we provide the people. Our engineers work inside your team and your process. - Developers, data engineers, analysts and architects, screened by our technical team - Flexible team size based on your current needs - Available from our onshore, offshore or hybrid teams ### Help hiring permanent technical staff We help you find and hire technical professionals who match your needs. You choose whether to hire directly or start with a contract engagement. - Includes technical screening and cultural alignment - Contract-to-hire lets you see the work before you commit - Options for contract-to-hire or direct placement Step 1 ### Find the right fit A scoped project, engineers added to your team or a direct hire. We help you decide. Step 2 ### Assemble the team Onshore, offshore or a mix, matched to your timeline, stack and budget. Step 3 ### Start inside your systems We work within your environments, your review process and your compliance rules. Step 4 ### Deliver and adjust Regular demos and check-ins, with room to change course when the program changes. Case studies ## More retail and distribution work 620+ ### known vulnerabilities eliminated across the customer portals One AI-assisted senior engineer closed every known vulnerability ahead of plan, then started consolidating five to six copies of the codebase into one set of services. About $78K a year projected, over $25K a year already realized. - AI-Assisted Development - Angular - .NET Core [known vulnerabilities eliminated across the customer portals](https://www.smartdata.net/case-studies/application-security-remediation-multi-tenant-consolidation) ### From green-screen to modern web for one of America's largest industrial distributors Winsupply’s IBM RPG order management, moved to an Angular and Java web platform where customers manage their own orders and see their supply chain. - Java - Spring Boot [From green-screen to modern web for one of America's largest industrial distributors](https://www.smartdata.net/case-studies/winsupply-order-management-modernization) ### Faster vendor onboarding with encrypted document exchange An Angular and Spring Boot vendor portal for Winsupply, with Auth0 role-based access and AES-256 encryption on every document upload. [Faster vendor onboarding with encrypted document exchange](https://www.smartdata.net/case-studies/modern-vendor-portal) 100+ ### engineers today, in a Winsupply center built from zero (40+ in the first year) Winsupply’s own development center in Hyderabad, built from zero with Smart Data: 40+ engineers in the first year, grown to 100+, working across five business domains. [engineers today, in a Winsupply center built from zero (40+ in the first year)](https://www.smartdata.net/case-studies/offshore-it-expansion-winsupply) ### Reduced repair times and improved inventory accuracy for Royal Cup A native iPhone app connected to SAP for Royal Cup's territory managers: truck inventory, service orders and payments in the field, and it keeps working without a signal. - SAP Integration - Xamarin [Reduced repair times and improved inventory accuracy for Royal Cup](https://www.smartdata.net/case-studies/real-time-sap-mobile-solution) ### Faster order turnaround through workflow automation Order data from Cuddle Clones' WooCommerce store now lands in each vendor's Google Sheet on a schedule through AWS Lambda, replacing manual copying. An offshore team in India delivered it on time and under budget. - Azure - AWS [Faster order turnaround through workflow automation](https://www.smartdata.net/case-studies/custom-order-integration-for-cuddle-clones) Industries ## Other industries we work in ### Healthcare Patient, pharmacy and clinical data systems held to HIPAA, including where AI is allowed to touch them. - Medicaid programs - Pharmacy services - Clinical documentation [Healthcare](https://www.smartdata.net/industries/healthcare) ### Manufacturing and industrial ERP, shop-floor and supplier data on one platform, so plant reporting and finance reporting reconcile. - SAP and ERP reporting - Shop-floor integration - Supplier portals [Manufacturing and industrial](https://www.smartdata.net/industries/manufacturing) ### Financial services Bank data platforms, reporting that holds up to an audit and managed support for the financial systems the business runs on. - Bank data platforms - Managed ERP support - Legacy migration [Financial services](https://www.smartdata.net/industries/banking-financial-services) ### Insurance Claims, member and policy systems for health plans and insurers. - Health plans - Claims data - Member apps [Insurance](https://www.smartdata.net/industries/insurance) Next step ## Talk to us about your commerce and order systems Tell us about the storefronts, portals and systems behind them. Here is what happens after you reach out. ### A short call about your commerce and operations systems What runs today, where orders and inventory fall out of sync and what is driving the timing. ### An engineer looks at what’s running Scope comes from your systems as they are, before anything is priced. ### You get a written proposal Covering scope, team, approach and price. [info@smartdata.net](mailto:info@smartdata.net) [(937) 886-9166](tel:+19378869166)