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Canadian food retailer looks to trade network SaaS service to collaborate more closely with suppliers   Metro has signed a multi-year agreement with global food industry supply chain solutions provider, iTradeNetwork (ITN) to provide ITN's collaborative solutions for fresh food.   Through the programme, the Montreal-based retailer will collaborate in near real-time with hundreds of its supply chain partners.  

Canadian food retailer looks to trade network SaaS service to collaborate more closely with suppliers

 

Metro has signed a multi-year agreement with global food industry supply chain solutions provider, iTradeNetwork (ITN) to provide ITN's collaborative solutions for fresh food.

 

Through the programme, the Montreal-based retailer will collaborate in near real-time with hundreds of its supply chain partners.

 

"The decision to select ITN is part of Metro's long-term strategy to capitalize on operational efficiencies," said Robert Sawyer, executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Metro.

 

Helping to meet customer promise

 

"As one of Canada's leading grocers, we pride ourselves in offering our customers the best in quality products and outstanding customer service. In order to respond to the needs of today's newness-obsessed customers, today we purchase product from more than 45 different countries. We found that ITN's successful track record delivered the confidence we believe will help Metro meet our customer promise, while also making it easier for our valued supply chain partners to do business with us."

 

Robert Bonavito, president of ITN, added: "We are proud to be entering into this relationship with Metro which further expands our presence in the Canadian marketplace. Our software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions continue to provide significant and rapid operational improvements for vendors, suppliers and other trading partners within the global food industry. ITN's solutions both complement and extend current legacy/ERP systems through a single integration that connects them to all of their important supply chain partners."