May. 15 at 6:42 PM
OnQ, the retail industry’s leading provider of engaging, tech-enabled, secure retail displays & experiences, today announced that its proprietary Converge platform now integrates w/
$IBM AS/400-based inventory mgmt systems, enabling retailers & brands to connect real-time inventory data directly to the in-store shopping experience
OnQ’s AS/400 integration moved beyond the pilot phase to real-world deployment throughout
$COST network of 610 club stores in the US. Costco is among the first to leverage this new capability, using Converge’s AS/400 integration to better align digital experiences w/ inventory systems across its store environment
With AS/400 integration, Converge enables retailers to:
-Display only in-stock products and dynamically suppress unavailable SKUs
-Align digital promotions with real-time inventory conditions
-Reduce friction between product discovery and purchase
-Improve operational accuracy across store environments
-Create more responsive, data-driven in-store experiences
---- Replacing an AS/400 infrastructure can cost a major retailers hundreds of millions of dollars & severe operational risk
Instead of risk-heavy cloud migrations, retailers are deploying modern API bridges & hybrid middleware. This strategy allows them to run real-time, 2026-level digital storefronts on top of an indestructible, decades-old core—indefinitely lengthening the lifespan of legacy IT
