Dollar General is one of the most rapidly expanding retailers in the United States, which is a strategy that has a significant impact on a company’s IT and tech teams. In this episode of Tech Transformation, we’re talking with Shweta Bhatia, SVP of IT applications and base engineering, about what this looks like and how they’re keeping pace. We’re talking about some of the new digital tools they’re using to manage supply chain disruption and keep up with consumer demand, and why working in IT at Dollar General is a bit different than other retailers. Listen to learn: •How Dollar General’s expansion has impacted the company’s IT teams •The biggest obstacles the tech teams have faced and how they work to overcome them •How they put out the everyday fires while simultaneously building an infrastructure for growth •The technologically innovative ways they’ve managed a very disruptive supply chain •Updates on their data-driven inventory management tools •Other technologies they’re using to manage shifting consumer demand •Why working in IT at Dollar General is different from other places Bhatia has worked •How Dollar General remains competitive with prospective and current tech employees