Grocery

Technology Hurdles Plus Retailer Consolidation Yield a Fragile ...

by Olin Thompson ... Looking at one retail segment, grocery, Jane Olszeski-Tortola of Progressive Grocer Magazine reports that 2,000 of today's US, independent grocery retailers ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/10/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_10_11_05_1.asp - 13k - 2005-10-11 Summary: As major retailers increase their share of the market and exploit technology for business process improvement, consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers risk losing ground in the market place, if they cannot meet retailers demands for compliance.

The Fragile Consumer Packaged Goods Market and Private Label ...

by Olin Thompson ... For example, IRI reports that 50 percent of all grocery sales at Wal-Mart are of store brand products, and that Wal-Mart's Old Roy dog food is the nation's top ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_01_04_06_1.asp - 12k - 2006-01-04 Summary: The drive towards private labels has many impacts on the industry. A consumer packaged goods manufacturer's business strategy must recognize this and deal with the opportunities and threats it creates.

SCT Corp Previews New B2B Planning, Execution, and eProcurement ...

by Steve McVey ... An intermediate supplier (the pie maker) can receive an order from its customer (say, a grocery) and plan to procure recipe ingredients. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_02_23_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-02-23 Summary: SCT Corporation is taking its new business-to-business software solution supply chain for process manufacturers and distributors on a road trip. Find out first impressions of its bold entry into Internet B2B.

Retalix Strives for Leadership in Retail Food Segment

by Michael Bittner ... It is intended to be a state-of-the-art, Web-based portfolio of synchronized applications for retailers, distributors, and operators in grocery and food ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/10/research_notes/VN_SC_MB_10_19_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-10-19 Summary: Retalix, a supply chain software provider is positioning itself to be a segment pack leader through vendor positioning, vertical differentiation, and horizontal influences. It may be poised to oust industry heavyweights including IBM and SAP as the retail food industry software provider.

Lawson Software-IPO and Several Acquisitions After Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Lou Talarico ... retail customers include five of the top ten US-based retailers, eight of the top twenty apparel retailers, seven of the top twenty-five grocery chains, twenty ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_07_03_1.asp - 27k - 2003-11-07 Summary: Lawson is sticking to its focus on selected vertical markets, but going forward the tenets of that focus will likely be more finely tuned. Namely, the vendor has lately accelerated development, in part through a number of appetizing acquisitions, of its traditional vertical functionality to ensure contin

Retail Applications Vendor Provides a Solid 'Platform'

by Ashfaque Ahmed ... The ONE retail network currently serves over one third of the grocery retail market, including suppliers Kraft and Heinz; grocery retailers Delhaize America ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/scm/2006/10/research_notes/PN_CR_XAA_10_06_06_1.asp - 18k - 2006-10-06 Summary: As spending on technology by major players is growing at an increasing pace, there are good opportunities for vendors which have been in the market for a while, such as One Network Enterprises. But they also face some unique challenges.

SSA Global finds Little Known SCM Gems in Filling Out its Solution ...

by Michael Bittner ... SSA Global's strongest industry vertical is retail, especially the grocery, high volume retail (with clients like CVS), and automotive and after market service ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/01/research_notes/VN_ER_MB_01_19_06_1.asp - 18k - 2006-01-19 Summary: SSA Global's strategy to grow both organically and through acquisition while developing an end-to-end suite of applications with one open platform architecture has allowed this traditional enterprise resource planning vendor to evolve into a supply chain management solutions provider.

Appointment Scheduling - Achieving the Positive Ripple Effect Part ...

by Rachel Nemecek ... One large grocery retailer estimates that approximately 20% of the appointments made every week have to be rescheduled, creating approximately 950 total ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/06/research_notes/TU_SC_XRN_06_27_02_1.asp - 20k - 2002-06-27 Summary: Accurate appointment scheduling can provide great benefit to all in the supply chain through improvements in efficiency, visibility, resource and capacity utilization, and product flow.

Lawson's Approach to the Retail Market

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... retail customers include five of the top ten US-based retailers, eight of the top twenty apparel retailers, seven of the top twenty-five grocery chains, twenty ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/09/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_09_24_04_1.asp - 24k - 2004-09-24 Summary: Lawson Retail Operations Suite solutions are built for high-volume retail enterprises and encompass a range of activities, including the management of item information, category planning and review, assortment, pricing, promotions, warehouse replenishment, multichannel ordering, store replenishment, fore

Point of Sale (POS) Systems: Retalix by Retalix

... checkout, wireless hand-held solutions, and Web-based reporting functionality.At the headquarters, Retalix provides host functionality for grocery retailers to ... http:/...//vs.technologyevaluation.com/software/378-22083/Point-of-Sale-POS-Systems/Retalix-Retalix.html - 4k - 2009-11-18