Information Technology, Supply Chain Integration and the Nature of Retail Firm

The retail firm adopts advanced information technology continuously, so that it can transmit business information timely, can share information with related agents of the supply chain, can simplify logistics process without cease, can select and purchase within a bigger range. As a result, its capability to integrate supply chain is enhanced. Information technology promotes the supply chain integration of the retailer, and affects the behavior guiding, function, scale, industrial attribute of the retail firm.