Case Study: Walmart strengthens supply chain resilience and keeps shelves stocked with Expana

Walmart Keeps Shelves Stocked Worldwide with Expana’s Commodity Intelligence

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, faced the challenge of maintaining stocked shelves at everyday low prices despite global supply shocks like natural disasters and shipping delays. To succeed, they needed greater visibility into commodity markets, trusted pricing benchmarks, and a way to integrate this intelligence seamlessly. The company partnered with vendor Expana to address these challenges.

Expana provided its proprietary commodity intelligence, including audited price benchmarks used directly in supplier contracts, comprehensive global data coverage, and price forecasts. The solution was integrated into Walmart's systems via an API. As a result, Expana enabled Walmart to ensure product availability during volatile times, negotiate with transparency to protect its low prices, and achieve efficiency gains by consolidating data vendors. This partnership has been crucial in strengthening Walmart's global retail leadership.

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