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Retailer technology progress in Omni, RFID, Mobile and Platforms. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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ERP goes social and Mobile . . . Visits with Infor, SAP, and Oracle at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 100th Annual Convention and Expo. ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Retail is in a dramatic transformative phase. Consumers' multi-channel access and shopping make multi/merged channel fulfillment the focus for retail. No more relegating supply chain to the backwaters... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Here are our predictions for 2017 on automation and autonomous vehicles, IoT, RFID, retail, trade and the world economy, energy, AI, analytics and machine learning, enterprise solutions, and agile dev... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Amazon Go embodies very impressive advances in computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning combined to create what is probably the simplest and fastest bricks and mortar shopping experience avai... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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In the past, the majority of fixed RFID readers were either your standard issue 4-port "one-size-fits-all" readers or, at the other end of the spectrum, customized for a very specific application such... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Supply Chain apps transform performance and image and brand of companies...... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Observations at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 100th Annual Convention and Expo. ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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ToolsGroup, not content to solve one big problem for CPG companies, is ready to conquer the next . . . What we learned from the ToolsGroup User Forum. ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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How solution providers create platform-centric universes.
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by Ann Grackin
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Achieving 99% service levels through Implementing demand management technology solution
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by Ann Grackin and Bill McBeath
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The physical, e and wireless world continues to grow! The e channel for shoppers continues to grow, with so many nay sayers and doubters. You'd think this issue would die, with more and more shoppers ... (more information)
by Lucy West
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Everybody wants to collaborate. But is this actually done -- technically?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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By improving inventory accuracy, handheld-based RFID leads to significant revenue uplift for apparel retailers. However, fixed infrastructure solutions in development now promise added benefits for r... (more information)
by Scot Stelter
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Barcode vs. RFID on Mobile. Is it a duel or will they work together?
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by By Ann Grackin
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Compliance reduces friction and cost in the supply chain: Lessons from the Vendor Compliance Federation.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Although retailers cry foul about labor, the real issue is business process change. What can and is being done about port congestion?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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They are the best of friends. They are the worst of enemies. That is the paradox of the retailer-supplier relationship: that on the one hand only by a true, close, strategic partnership can both side... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Our research among luxury consumers has shown that experiential luxuries provide them with the ultimate luxury satisfaction, more so than home luxuries or personal luxuries like clothes, cars or jewel... (more information)
by Pam Danziger
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Descartes and IFS make major acquisitions. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Retail Omni-channel drives January tech deals.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Highlights from DemandTec User Conference.
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by By Ann Grackin
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How Mobile and other customer engagement channels can improve Demand Management.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Multichannel marketing, multichannel retail, pricing and promotions, are challenging both retailers and brand companies. Web retailing is entering a new phase. So is a store's format, which must emplo... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Demand Management has never been more important. From demand creation to marketing automation, demand forecasting, merchandising and assortment planning, collaboration with suppliers, and managing S&O... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Demand Forecasting, Replenishment, Collaborative Forecasting and Replenishment, Marketing Automation, Demand Creation. These are all buzz words we have to address in a business context. Here we conclu... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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The complexity of business today--working a myriad of partnerships with both the channel side and the transportation partners, as well as dealing with the challenges of fickle and surprising
markets-... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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A new demographic is shopping - across channels and across the globe - and they're getting their information from a myriad of sources: from the old familiar flyer inserts in the Sunday papers to mobil... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Winning in the demand management game requires granular visibility of the market, and software that can take action using the many data streams now available. Those who rely solely on spreadsheet anal... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Rechurning history won't get you there. You need data and analytics. So, DemandTec acquired ASI.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Forecasts are better off based on end-user consumption, rather than retailer orders. Suppliers need to stop asking what will the retailer order from us and start asking what should t... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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The best companies pull together quantitative, analytical, and social information to gauge the 'market psyche.' They create their own assumptions about the markets they serve: what factors are affecti... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Demand management solution providers are challenged to be unique. But with so many new areas to explore, new innovations are emerging that differentiate the providers. JDA, Logility, Symphony, JustEno... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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In both retail and consumer-product-goods sectors, the gap between winners and losers widens every day. What is it about the winners that makes them more and more successful, extending their lead ever... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Social networking in the enterprise is on the rise in surprising and obvious places.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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At the annual user conference of Epicor Software, aptly called Insights, we saw their strategy for bringing along their customers as they continue to modernize their rich portfolio of mid-market enter... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Integrating logistics, all the way from the source plant through the DC onto the store shelf, reduces errors, exceptions and transit times.... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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How can retailers and CPG manufacturers read the minds of their fickle consumers? There are new ways available, beyond the traditional focus group or statistical forecast tools.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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'Forecasting still looms as the highest of challenges,' declare supply chain organizations. Maybe our paradigm is wrong about how we do forecasting. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Highlights and observations about JDA's direction and the JDA Focus 2013 conference.
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by Ann Grackin
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Achieving excellence in Supply Chain has always been a challenge, but the last decade has gotten more complex, requiring solutions to enable clarity... ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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In part two we explore the impacts that New Product Introduction and Inventory Strategy decisions have across the enterprise on Sourcing and Transportation teams.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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For decades, Demand Management and Retail have been begging for smarter customer segmentation and analytics. That day may have come...... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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No longer content with merely providing the dominant search engine scouring and indexing every square millimeter of the web, Google just launched a new addition to their Google Product Search for mobi... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Insights and updates from the GT Nexus user conference.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Having attended my first Bridges in 2004 in San Francisco and seeing it again ten years later, it is impressive to see the growth. Ten years -- ten times the growth. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Convergence - Unified Applications and Devices for the Second Decade.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Home delivery services and same-day are driving retailers to rethink their processes.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Amazon's entry into the home delivery arena will, no doubt, have many businesses examining their own delivery options. A closer look reveals that home delivery is not a new phenomenon, yet doing it pr... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Solution providers offer simulation tools that help retailers try things out in a virtual environment before trying them in the real world. JDA 3D and Impinj SPS are good examples.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Impinj recently launched their new xArray, ceiling-mounted RFID reader system, intended to deliver "always on item intelligence." Here we consider the industry implications and why it is a meaningful ... (more information)
by Scot Stelter
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With the new Monza R6 chip, Impinj continues its relentless improvements to the performance and reliability of UHF RFID. ... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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So much attention has been given to the 'trading up' phenomenon - where people with upper-middle incomes of $50,000 to $75,000 stretch to luxury - that the converse trend toward 'trading down' has bee... (more information)
by Pam Danziger
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The Omni-channel revolution is compelling retailers to reinvent their stores, in turn opening up a new battlefront among solution providers over whose software will be running these newer store operat... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Infor provides a great example of ongoing reinvention of a software firm: taking a collection of decades old applications, leveraging the deep and rich functionality developed and lessons learned over... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Does this signal a new direction for Infor?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Global markets and the widespread movement of manufacturing to low-labor-cost regions are creating an increasing array of tough decisions and challenges for retailers and suppliers. What is the right ... (more information)
by ChainLink/Chain Store Age
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Brand value, though it may not show up in the balance sheet, does truly show up in sales growth, margin and share holder value. It also shows up in your market momentum as partners want to stock YOUR ... (more information)
by Lucy West
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Merchandising Methods Redefined. What impact will RFID, Smart Dressing Rooms and Smarter Merchandising software portent for Retailer Success?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Impact of Omni-Channel, Home Delivery, and the Biggest Christmas Ever on Logistics.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Revised CPG Retail Footprint - from Merchandising to Supply Chain - Part 1 of 3.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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What happens when Facebook, Pinterest, Amazon are part of your sales channel?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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* * * On the First Mobile Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me... * * *... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Strategies such as Market Segmentation and Promotion Management can lift Holiday spirits and sales.
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by By Ann Grackin
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Don't hit that markdown button; Pricing Strategies for a Small Planet.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Customer Engagement - Customer Segmentation Beyond the Numbers... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Brand power is when consumers camp out to get into your store...
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by By Ann Grackin
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In spite of the noise and the crowds, shoppers spent over $10B on black Friday, which was a modest increase from last year. ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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With omni-channel, mobile, online competition, and other forces at play, retail is in a state of dynamic transformation. Item-level RFID is playing a role in that transformation and major retailers ar... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Once items are being tagged at the source, there are many different places and ways within the retail supply chain that RFID can be used to improve performance or provide additional value to the consu... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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These two real-world examples highlight what is possible when retailers take an end-to-end approach to item-level RFID.
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by Bill McBeath
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As usual, there was a plethora of thought leadership at Focus, JDA's annual conference. It seems they also realize thought leadership only counts if people actually implement it. They are increasingly... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Updates and Insights from JDA's FOCUS 2015 Conference.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin and Bill McBeath
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HighLights from the JDA mega conference.
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by By Ann Grackin
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With the RedPrairie merger and past acquisitions, JDA has amassed what is arguably the most powerful collection of supply chain planning and execution software on the planet. At their recent annual co... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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With so much talk about off-shoring, it's nice to see a company creating jobs and building facilities in the US. The US, overall, has seen an more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Kohl's markdown optimization technology, Merchandise and Assortment, and Customer Segmentation strategies help them achieve growth and shareholder value.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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ANN INC.'s EVP of Ecommerce gives five great insights from his experience taking Ann Taylor and LOFT into an integrated omni-channel model.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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RFID delivers benefits to retailers who can get their stock tagged. But getting this done cost-effectively is easier for some retailers than others. If industry groups can find ways to level the playi... (more information)
by Scot Stelter
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For years, pundits have predicted that the market for Location-Based Services is about to take off. So far that has been mostly wishful thinking. But there are many signs that now the time really is r... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Logility's acquisition of Optiant 'streamlines' the optimization market. With Ilog and its acquisition of Logictools, JDA's acquisition of i2, and others, the market is looking leaner. But this could ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Item level intelligence requirements spur the growth of RFID across sectors such as industrial, manufacturing, retail, transportation, security, healthcare and consumer applications...
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by Ann Grackin
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There were so many interesting developments in 2018 and more to come this year. Here we take a look at what's happening in autonomous supply chains, omni-channel delivery, AI/machine learning, blockch... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Supply Chain techniques have measurable impact on upside revenue and shareholder value, not just on cost cutting.... (more information)
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Lessons from American Eagle's devastating e-commerce site failure.
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by By Bill McBeath
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We are at a time of profound change in the retail industry, especially the role of the physical store. Manhattan seems to be in a strong position to enable and benefit from this transition. Here are s... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Manhattan has roots as a Warehouse Management System vendor, but is increasingly providing a broader solution footprint for use in retail stores (and across the supply chain). Here are observations fr... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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The central theme at Manhattan's recent annual conference, Momentum, was "Platform Thinking." It may sound boring, but actually there were some important developments announced.
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by By Bill McBeath
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This article explores how RFID has matured in the last several years, and examines the fundamentals that make it a potentially high-growth opportunity. Most investors would be surprised at the change... (more information)
by Scot Stelter
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ECoupons on mobile phones have not taken off yet. Many people do not realize that it is largely because of the inability of most barcode readers at retailers to reliably read a barcode displayed on a ... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Manhattan's 2013 user conference showed that supply chain is as much about commerce as it is about operations.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Motorola Solutions continues to innovate devices and solutions, with purpose-driven designs, that set them apart from generic device manufacturers. Here is a firsthand report on Motorola's latest deve... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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NetSuite's cloud-based ERP solutions are more than up to the job of handling complex business models.
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by Bill McBeath and Ann Grackin
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This is Part One of a four-part series of reports on the findings from ChainLink research into the next generation of best practices for managing supplier relationships. This research examined hundred... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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This is Part Two of a four-part series of reports on the findings from ChainLink research into the next generation of best practices for managing supplier relationships. The research examined hundred... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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We are in the SmallSmartFast era where sensing, seeing and responding will supplant planning as the focus on business processes and technology. Read about the Wal-Mart EPC meeting 11-4-2003.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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NRF brought retail solutions at all levels of the maturity spectrum. Omni-channel solutions are getting quite mature, though much work remains. Exciting new developments in Internet-of-Things and mobi... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Retailers want to provide a great omni-channel experience. This requires a foundation of precise, real-time inventory visibility all the way from the supplier to the end consumer and everywhere in bet... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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The announcement of Amazon Go could be seen as the starting gun for a race to create checkout-less stores. However, it is also an accelerator for the broader movement towards Intelligent, Integrated s... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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by Speakers: Inez Blackburn and Ann Grackin.
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As B2B and B2C businesses are facing new challenges, they are turning to supply chain technology to step up their game. However, they shouldn't forget about improving demand planning and achieving ite... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Can you apply profitability management to a retailer? That was the question posed to me by a senior manager during a talk I gave to a group of executives in the Midwest a few months ago...... (more information)
by Jonathan Byrnes
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Gamification for consumer pricing? Traditional and pioneering approaches that work.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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How Home Depot, Tesco, and others are using mobile technology from Motorola to address showrooming, line busting, re-engineer replenishment, enhance customer experience, and more.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Omni-channel, which has been rising as a hot topic for several years, was a dominant theme at the big NRF show last week. It's a big topic with many dimensions. Here are some of the more interesting t... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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The benefits of more responsive supply chains are understood, but creating agile processes , especially for warehouses, to improve Customer experience can be a challenge. Several new technologies have... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Updates from the National Retail Federation Big Show 2015.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Recent articles on Walmart's item-level tagging announcement dedicated a lot of print to privacy concerns. Is that the central story?... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Did you ever notice that the product names imply that they are here for me? I know these products of the not too distant future (like now) are good economic buys for retailers. It has to work for the... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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We frequently think of retail in terms of merchandising, but these days the supply side is just as interesting, whether it's product design or collaboration with suppliers for transportation, forecast... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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The theme of the recent RVCF conference was Collaboration. The move to getting better performance from suppliers and retailers ultimately depends on it. Read on for real results.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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As trading partners move beyond one-to-one collaboration, the Platform enables catatgory, carriers and customer insights in the trading network.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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From Prada to American Eagle: from the edge of fashion to the middle, the brand, the fashion and the efficiencies come from technology investments.... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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RFID demonstrates use cases beyond--and within--the store.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Companies spend millions on engineering products, but not much on thinking about the real point of it all -- the customer experience.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Assortment Planning and Replenishment rely on great data. Can RFID be part of the solution?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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This year's NRF Big Show illustrated how far we've come with RFID in Retail and some exciting developments in IoT.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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One of the suppliers making strides in complying with Wal-Mart's RFID mandates is HP. We can all learn some lessons from the experience of these kinds of supplier programs.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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The extended Consumer Supply Chain is driven by serving the demands of the ultimate customer. Since consumers have no obligation to present forecasts to their merchants, that means businesses need to ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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RFID can, if implemented correctly, have a significant impact on retail performance. This report takes a look at what is being done by some early adopters. This report covers the type of RFID ... (more information)
by Laura Faught
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This report -- RFID Hardware -- is for two audiences. There is a primer for those who do not have RFID knowledge. Although we use the word primer, we think most people will still learn a bit ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Despite distractions like The Internet of Things and The Cloud, the RFID industry has quietly crossed the chasm. This article cites some of the signs of maturity and reasons for optimism for 2015.... (more information)
by Scot Stelter
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RFID can help businesses create ways to see and sense - in real-time, all the time - product consumption, as well as evolve their offerings over time, to continue to meet the needs of an ever more sop... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Under the influence of development in the Internet of Things, cloud computing and data analytics, the way RFID value is delivered is evolving rapidly.... (more information)
by Scot Stelter
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The art of getting customers to opt in is the start of the "opting in chain", so to speak. And, at the heart of that art, is to ensure that the customer perceives and gets value as well as an improve... (more information)
by Laura Faught
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Recently I spoke at the National Retail Federation in the center of retail: New York City! The big buzz this year, no surprise, was about RFID.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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In this first in a series, we discuss the many potential use cases for retailers implementing RFID, criteria to select the best place to start, and which initial use case is the one overwhelmingly bei... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Retailers have many choices when it comes to RFID reader infrastructure, from handhelds, fixed, POS, overhead, and more. Here we help sort through the choices, to figure out which one might be best fo... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Ad placement, mobile, social, and competitive pricing all impact demand and your inventory strategy. Lessons learned from ToolsGroup User Forum.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Sales and Operations Planning has been talked about for over two decades, yet enterprises are having their challenges. Learn from those who are mastering S&OP.
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by By Ann Grackin
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In both retail and consumer goods sectors, the gap between winners and losers widens every day. What is it about the winners that make them more and more successful, extending their lead every quarter... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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A tug of war exists between the market requirements for speed and what the logistics network can deliver. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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The raging battle over the channels -- etail vs. on-premise shopping -- is masking the real issue -- the customer experience.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Free two-day shipping, enormous selections, quick and easy shopping, painless returns, and many other factors have propelled online shopping to become the main driver of growth in retail. So, where do... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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At this year's SuiteWorld, NetSuite announced key architectural changes, their version of an omni-channel strategy, many new capabilities by vertical industry, and a new IDE for their SuiteCloud platf... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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NetSuite's annual conference was big and bold (as always) with some really significant announcements and an abundance of interesting and illuminating customer stories and presentations.
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by Bill McBeath
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Like a summer reading list, this is a summer technology list. Spend some time contemplating and learning about the future...... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Inventory Management - is it really an old story? Not to Macy's, Wal-Mart, Hilfiger, Martha Stewart and Delmonte! Do you want to capture the top shelf space? And have your channel love your brand and ... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Highlights of what we learned at NRF's annual conference from providers of supply chain planning and optimization, IoT and RFID, omnichannel and order management, global logistics, PLM, and Geographic... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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This document is designed to provide an across-supply-chain 'checklist' of practices and actionable suggestions to tune your supply chain for better performance, to deal with volatile and seasonal cha... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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SYSPRO continues to defy their small company ERP profile with leading technology innovation.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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2016 will be the year of reckoning for many retailers and manufacturers who do 'fulfillment at any cost.' Here are some insights on key elements required to fulfill profitability in today's increasing... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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A delightful story about how the use of RFID technology and supporting business processes can ultimately transform the way we live, work, and play. Follow Suzy Shopper and Peter Procurer as they and t... (more information)
by Laura Faught
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Warehouse Management Strategies need to be looked at in order to prepare for new retail realities.
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by By Ann Grackin
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Retailers that have rolled out RFID have traditionally used handheld readers. However, some are starting to use exit-monitoring or even whole-store illumination approaches. Smart shelves have yet to t... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Omni-channel strategy and execution continue to be central to retailers' success as the holiday season is upon us. Here we look at the major challenges retailers are facing and how they are dealing wi... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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We are moving from the era of silos to integration of functions and systems within the retail store. ... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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lululemon, DSW, b8ta, and Zebra technologies presented on a panel at MIT about the intelligent integrated storetheir visions and current progress towards integrating the various functions, sensors, a... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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About ten years ago I had the privilege of working with some extraordinary guys from Wal-Mart, at the birth of Collaboration. Buzz words, software, and new careers were spawned after we all worked on ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Merged Channel is a hot topic, catapulted by the suddenness of mobile popularity. Beyond the buzz, companies need to provide the right mix of services, messages, and pricing.
To create some ... (more information)
by The editors of StorefrontBacktalk and ChainLink
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Supplier performance management in the mass merchandising market is undergoing a renaissance of sorts. Increasingly, retailers are deploying vendor scorecards as a means of better aligning their supp... (more information)
by Mark Jones
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New methods for accurate and dynamic pricing?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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We just got back from the National Retail Federation show in NYC-home of big retailing. The big hit of the show was the Metro Group's Store of the Future. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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The high tech industry has experienced a striking shift from traditional replenishment processes to Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) replenishment for various products during the last decade. This has b... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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GS1 and VICS' announcement of an item-level RFID initiative might appear to be the formation of "just another technical working group." But it is actually one more indicator that we are finally at the... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Demand-driven supply chains, new customer service models, and Omni-channel/free delivery are all driving up the cost of transportation. So what does last mile really cost?... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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The question is not, "Are we going mobile?" The question is, "How are we going to leverage it?"
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by By Ann Grackin
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Tyco opens its Retail Performance Briefing Center in Boca Raton. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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RFID-enabled retail technology is rapidly gaining momentum in the retail market. There are now many proof points that retailers can realize significant improvements in inventory accuracy for selected ... (more information)
by Scot Stelter
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We wanted to find out exactly what is driving the recent growth in RFID in retail. ChainLink surveyed over 120 retailers to find out which use cases are being implemented and which are actually delive... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Walmart Supply Chain performance looked like artwork from The Little Prince, thus their Supplier Reliability program initiative...... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Walmart plans to increasingly take over inbound freight from their suppliers. How will this impact suppliers' cost of doing business and freight management? Will other retailers follow suit?... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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In its relentless pursuit for additional cost advantage, Walmart is looking to combine its own spend with that of its suppliers. It raises questions of how much control Walmart can exert over their su... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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Shoppers can scan the barcode of makeup in the store, take a picture of themselves, and see how the makeup they selected looks on them in a digital mockup rendition. Increased sales, reduced shrink, a... (more information)
by By Bill McBeath
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What is driving the surge of RFID adoption in retail, especially in the apparel sector? And what is next? You can help find out.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Articles about the recent major item-level RFID tagging initiatives in retail (Macy's, JCP, M&S, et al) have focused on what it means for the retailer. Here we examine some impacts for suppliers.... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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Passive RFID sales are being dominated by apparel. 2014 will see more apparel items tagged. But for a sustaining market, RFID will have to make the case in other categories and other industries. ... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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Wholesale Distributors represent approximately $4 trillion in trade, just in the US, alone! They are a powerful segment of every economy. The speed of business and increased competition powered by the... (more information)
by By Ann Grackin
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Home delivery is the new battlefront in retail. In this report we uncover the myths and the best practices across the globe.... (more information)
by Ann Grackin
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The announcement that Inditex will roll out Tyco's RFID solution across all of their Zara stores and eventually across all of Inditex's other chains is a major validation of Tyco's RFID strategy and d... (more information)
by Bill McBeath
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