What is REPOS?

REPORT ON THE INTEGRATION OF ‘REPOS’ WITHIN SAINSBURY’S SUPERMARKETS What is REPOS? REPOS (REplatforming Point Of Sale) is a new system currently being installed throughout all branches, depots and offices of Sainsbury’s supermarkets. It brings together new and existing technologies within the company to create one universal set of Information Systems. Currently Sainsbury’s runs on 3 separate systems: SABRE (SAles Based REplenishment) is its ordering system, OASIS (Office Automation Systems In Sainsbury’s) …

…through a central server. § OASIS – Office Automation Systems in Sainsbury’s. A system that controls all office based programmes within a Sainsbury’s Store. § REPOS – Replatforming Point Of Sale. Technology that allows communication between all retail systems. § SABRE – Sales Based Replenishment. System used within Sainsbury’s to order stock based on what passes through the chekouts. § WAN – Wide Area Network. A Group of computers/LAN’s covering a large area, networked through a central server.