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Optimizing Supply Chains and E-commerce: Inside PriceSmart’s Tech Evolution | Technovation 961

What does it take to digitally transform a $5B retail giant across 13 countries? In this episode of Technovation, Peter High sits down with Wayne Sadin, Chief Information Officer of PriceSmart, the largest membership-based warehouse club chain in Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. With a tech leadership career spanning over 40 years, Wayne shares how he’s orchestrating a sweeping modernization of PriceSmart’s legacy systems—moving from 1980s green screens to a real-time, AI-ready infrastructure. He outlines how embedding IT within the business, redefining budgeting to drive alignment, and creating cross-functional collaboration have helped accelerate transformation in a complex, multi-market environment.  0:00:00 Introduction 0:00:50 PriceSmart’s Business Model 0:02:36 Wayne Sadin’s Role as CIO 0:04:01 IT Challenges and Early Initiatives 0:10:23 IT Integration into Business Strategy 0:18:11 E-commerce and Digital Expansion 0:25:56 Sustainability and Community Impact 0:30:34 Technology’s Role in Business Efficiency 0:34:54 Wayne Sadin’s Career in IT Turnarounds 0:40:23 Future Trends and Innovations 🎧 An audio-only version of this interview is available as episode 961 of Metis Strategy’s podcast, #Technovation with Peter High. 🔗 Subscribe to Technovation on your podcast platform of choice: https://link.chtbl.com/Technovation 🌍 Learn more: https://www.metisstrategy.com/technov... 📱 Follow us on social: 🔹 LinkedIn:   / metis-strategy   🔹 Twitter/X:   / metisstrategy   --------- #podcast #modernization #retail #retailtech