Use Cases for Apache Kafka in Retail

Kai Waehner
5 min readFeb 26, 2021

The retail industry is completely changing these days. Consequently, traditional players have to disrupt their business to stay competitive. New business models, great customer experience, and automated real-time supply chain processes are mandatory. Event Streaming with Apache Kafka plays a key role in this evolution of re-inventing the retail business. This blog post explores use cases, architectures, and real-world deployments of Apache Kafka including edge, hybrid, and global retail deployments at companies such as Walmart and Target.

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Kai Waehner

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