Advance Auto Parts plans to use the Oracle Retail applications to integrate its merchandising operations and enable local store demand attributes to drive decisions regarding merchandise management, vendor management, import management, complex pricing and promotions, and store-level assortments.

Advance Auto Parts plans to implement Oracle’s Retail Merchandising System, Retail Merchandise Planning and Retail Category Management.

Charles Tyson, senior vice president of merchandising at Advance Auto Parts, said: Advance Auto Parts is aggressively transforming our core merchandising and planning processes. The Oracle Retail systems will enable us to get the right products in the right location to meet our customer needs, while driving better financial outcomes.