YALLO × ANSR — The retail tech specialist arm
A peer conversation · Not a vendor pitch

The retail tech
specialist arm
ANSR builds with.

ANSR has built the GCC model.
YALLO brings the specialist retail tech depth alongside it.

Lowe's, Saks, Lululemon, Falabella, Inspire Brands, Albertsons — ANSR's retail GCC portfolio is exceptional. The specialist stacks that sit alongside that volume engine — SAP IS-Retail, SFCC, Oracle Retail, Manhattan OMS, Blue Yonder — are where YALLO contributes. In India today. In UAE when the time is right.

SAP IS-Retail
SFCC Architect
PIM / MDM
Manhattan OMS
Blue Yonder
Oracle Retail
Sumeet's retail experience
20+
Years as Group Chief Architect
Richemont · Landmark · Alshaya
Specialist retail stacks
8–12w
Typical time-to-hire for niche
retail package roles · India market
YALLO shortlist
72hrs
Pre-screened specialist profiles
from maintained retail bench
UAE position
Live
On-ground delivery · ADGM
Emiratisation-ready
What ANSR has built

ANSR's retail GCC model
is genuinely exceptional.

The GCC-as-a-Service model, Talent500's 2.5M candidate pool, 1Recruit's AI screening, the workspace infrastructure — ANSR has built the most complete retail GCC enablement platform in the market. 200+ GCCs, Accenture's backing, Everest Group Leader 2025.

The specialist retail package layer — SAP IS-Retail, SFCC, Oracle Retail, Manhattan OMS, Blue Yonder — sits in a different sourcing universe. These practitioners are not active candidates. They are inside running programmes. Reaching them requires a domain network, not a job board. That is what YALLO has built alongside the volume engine ANSR already has.

ANSR stays the expert. YALLO contributes specialist depth. Together is stronger than either alone.

ANSR's volume engine

Talent500 — the right tool for the right layer

2.5M candidates. AI screening. 200+ sourcing channels. Talent500 is purpose-built for high-velocity engineering and platform hiring. YALLO does not compete with it — YALLO complements it in the specialist retail package stacks that need a different approach entirely.

The specialist layer

SAP IS-Retail · SFCC · Manhattan · Oracle Retail · Blue Yonder

These stacks are globally scarce. The practitioners are inside existing programmes — not browsing job boards. YALLO maintains a pre-vetted bench with architect-led screening built on 20 years of retail enterprise architecture experience.

UAE pipeline

ANSR's Abu Dhabi commitment — and YALLO's on-ground delivery

ANSR's ADGM office and $100M ADIO commitment signal a serious UAE play. When the first UAE retail GCC client lands, YALLO provides the on-ground talent piece — Emiratisation-compliant, UAE labour-law ready, already operational.

The proposition

Not a vendor relationship.
A complementary arm.

Good partnerships are built on genuine complementarity — not overlap. ANSR has the GCC model, the client relationships, the workspace, the compliance stack, and the volume talent engine. YALLO brings niche retail package specialist depth, architect-led vetting, and UAE on-ground delivery. Together, that is a retail GCC proposition competitors cannot match.

"The best version of this isn't YALLO filling a gap. It's ANSR and YALLO building something together that neither builds alone."

— Sumeet Goenka · Founder, YALLO · Former Chief Enterprise Architect, Landmark Group & Richemont
01
India · specialist bench

Niche retail package specialists alongside Talent500

Empanelled sub-vendor for the specialist retail tech roles that sit outside Talent500's volume engine. SAP IS-Retail, SFCC, Oracle Retail, Manhattan OMS, Blue Yonder, PIM/MDM — pre-screened bench, 72-hour shortlist, 65%+ joining ratio SLA.

02
UAE · on-ground delivery

Ready for ANSR's UAE retail GCC pipeline

When ANSR's UAE retail client engages, YALLO delivers the on-ground talent piece — Emiratisation-compliant, UAE labour-law ready, tech-expat sourcing live. Not a plan. Already operational.

03
Strategic · peer conversation

Sumeet has sat inside the same retail organisations

Group Chief Architect at Richemont. Chief Enterprise Architect at Landmark Group. He has set the hiring standards for retail technology programmes that ANSR now builds GCCs to serve. This is a peer conversation, not a vendor pitch.

The specialist stacks

The retail tech layer YALLO
maintains a bench across.

These are not generic talent shortages. They are specific, globally scarce specialist pools. YALLO sources from domain networks built over 20 years of retail enterprise architecture — not from job boards or keyword searches.

Globally scarce · specialist network required

SAP Retail package layer

SAP IS-Retail / S/4HANA Retail
SAP CAR (Customer Activity Repository)
SAP Hybris / Commerce Cloud
SAP CX / C/4HANA
Globally scarce · specialist network required

eCommerce platform specialists

Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC / B2C)
commercetools / MACH architecture
Oracle ATG / Oracle Commerce
Bloomreach / headless commerce
Globally scarce · specialist network required

Retail operations systems

Manhattan Active Omni / WMOS / SCALE
Oracle Retail (RMS, ReSA, RPM, Xstore)
JDA / Blue Yonder Luminate
IBM Sterling OMS
High demand · specialist bench maintained

Supply chain & planning tech

Blue Yonder WMS / TMS
o9 Solutions / Kinaxis
SAP IBP (Integrated Business Planning)
Manhattan Supply Chain
High demand · specialist bench maintained

PIM, MDM & data platforms

Stibo Step / Akeneo / Riversand
Informatica MDM / Customer 360
Tealium / Segment (CDP)
Retail data platform architects
High demand · specialist bench maintained

Retail domain expertise

Retail product managers (domain-deep)
Merchandising system analysts
Omnichannel business analysts
eCommerce architects (retail context)
Sumeet Goenka, Founder & CEO of YALLO
Sumeet Goenka
Founder & CEO, YALLO
Gartner Peer Community Ambassador
Enterprise Architecture Retail Technology GCC Leadership UAE · India · UK
Richemont — Group Chief Architect€20B · Cartier, IWC, Net-a-Porter
Landmark Group — Chief Enterprise Architect$6B · 50,000 staff · 22 countries
Alshaya Group — Head of Enterprise Architecture$6B · 55,000 staff · 80+ brands
Microsoft EMEA — Lead Enterprise ArchitectTed Baker £20M+ programme
Book a 20-min call with Sumeet → Connect on LinkedIn
The person behind YALLO

He has sat in the same rooms
as ANSR's retail clients.

Sumeet did not build YALLO as a staffing business that learned retail. He built it after 20 years of making technology and talent decisions at Landmark Group, Alshaya, and Richemont — the same organisations ANSR's retail GCCs are built to serve.

He knows what a Lowe's-scale OMS programme actually requires from a Manhattan consultant. He knows what a Lululemon GCC needs from a SFCC architect on week one. He knows because he was the person who set those standards and hired to them.

"The conversation I want to have with ANSR's leadership is a peer one — about how a specialist retail tech bench, built from the architecture side, makes ANSR's retail GCC delivery stronger for its clients. Not a pitch. A comparison of notes."

— Sumeet Goenka, Founder & CEO, YALLO

When good partnerships are built on genuine complementarity — both sides get stronger. ANSR keeps the GCC relationship. YALLO delivers the specialist talent. The retail client sees only excellent execution.

How it works in practice

Four steps. One standard.
ANSR's client sees only delivery.

The engagement model is designed to sit alongside ANSR's existing process — not add complexity to it. ANSR retains the client relationship. YALLO delivers the specialist. The client sees only excellent execution.

01
Day 1

Brief alignment

ANSR shares the open retail tech req. YALLO reviews the stack, programme context, and hiring bar — not just the JD.

02
48 hours

Specialist selection

YALLO selects from its maintained niche retail bench. Architect-reviewed. No keyword matching. Every profile assessed against programme context.

03
72 hours

Shortlist delivered

2–3 profiles with structured technical assessment. ANSR presents to client. Client interviews — not screens.

04
Ongoing

Placement & SLA

65%+ joining ratio. 90-day replacement guarantee. Notice period managed. ANSR's retail client sees seamless delivery.

Commercial model — straightforward, aligned to ANSR's framework

Standard India market terms: 8.33–12.5% permanent placement fee (volume vs niche), 1.45–1.55x markup on C2H, Net-60 payment terms, 90-day guarantee, per-client SOW addenda under master MSA. YALLO aligns to ANSR's vendor management framework — not the other way around.

One conversation · Both sides leave with something useful

20 minutes with
Sumeet.
No slides.

A peer conversation about what YALLO can contribute to ANSR's retail GCC expansion — in India today, in UAE when the pipeline is ready. No deck. No proposal. Both sides come away with useful context.

Book time with Sumeet Goenka
20 min · Video · No commitment · Responds within 24 hours
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What to bring
Your top 2–3 specialist retail tech stacks you'd like to move fast on. That's enough to have a real conversation.
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What you leave with
An honest view of whether YALLO's bench matches your specific stacks — and what a sub-vendor arrangement would look like in practice.
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Completely confidential
A peer conversation. Nothing shared externally. No follow-up sequences after the call.
Reserve 20 minutes with Sumeet
Or email directly: sumeet.goenka@yallo.co

When good partnerships are built on genuine complementarity — both sides get stronger.

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