Grower and retail operations

SBI Software

The native and web platform behind Walmart's plant-merchandising program, used by 10,000 active field users.

Our role: SBI employees · Mobile team leads and software engineers, c. 2015–2018
Product: Grower and retail operations
Capabilities: Web products and frontends · iOS and Android products · Platforms, backends, and APIs
Work: Product engineering · Native iOS and Android · Management web app · APIs and data

The challenge

Make the hard part usable.

Walmart's plant program had to coordinate thousands of field users visiting stores, completing location-specific care and merchandising tasks, documenting plant condition, and reporting progress while connectivity varied throughout the workday.

What we delivered

Product and system, together.

We designed and engineered the separate TAP Merchandising product from scratch: native iOS and Android apps, the management web application, database and API layers, offline synchronization, GPS and location-aware tasks, barcode workflows, photos and reporting, EDI and retail integrations, routing and logistics, deployment, and ongoing support. SBI owned the product and Walmart licensed it per user.

What it proves

Production work with consequences.

Reached 10,000 active users across the merchandising operation
Put native iOS and Android field work, live GPS, cloud synchronization, and offline operation into one dependable product
Connected store visits, plant-care work, photos, compliance tasks, and buyer reporting
Integrated field data with Walmart's systems while giving SBI a commercial per-user software product

Selected production programs