Walmart opens centre of excellence in Bangalore

04th May 2016
Walmart  opens centre of excellence in Bangalore

PHOTOS: Top: Jeremy King, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of Global eCommerce & Head of @WalmartLabs and right  Karenann Terrell, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Office in the new Walmart Centre of Excellence in Bangalore
Bottom: From left Jeremy King, Karenann Terrell, and  Jayakumar Kulakada, Head of Walmart GTS in India at the ceremonial opening of the new excellence centre,  May 4 2016

Bangalore, May 4 2016: Walmart, the world’s largest retailer,  has  inaugurated its new technology “centre  of excellence” in  India's Silicon City.
The centre will house Walmart Global Technology Services, Walmart’s Bangalore  team leveraging technology to build brand new platforms and services on the latest technology stack to support both its e-commerce and stores businesses worldwide.
The Walmart Global Technology Services team will deliver engineering, product innovation and technology strategy for Walmart Technology, Walmart’s integrated retail and e-commerce technology team. Established earlier this year, Walmart Technology combines Walmart’s stores technology group with its e-commerce team @WalmartLabs to create a connected shopping experience for customers across stores or clubs, online or mobile. The group collaborates on technology projects such as store mapping features in Walmart’s mobile app and pick up of online orders in stores.