Rising Elephant Creates Euphoria: India's Growing Markets Are a Boon for SCM Vendors Ashfaque Ahmed
The nature of the organized retailing market in India may present challenges for software providers, but the opportunity to tap into and benefit from this market's huge (and growing) potential can yield sizable returns for supply chain management software vendors. 阅读文章
Retailers, Consumers, and the Recession: Weathering the Storm Sherry Fox
The latest economic crisis has retailers of all sizes closing their doors. On the flip side, consumers are tightening their pocketbooks due to layoffs and lack of brand trust. So, how are retailers and consumers weathering the storm? 阅读文章
Retail Merchandising Showdown! Lawson Software vs. Epicor vs. Aldata Solution TEC Analysts
Using our Merchandising Evaluation Center, we compared Lawson Retail Operations Management, Epicor CRS Merchandising, and Aldata G.O.L.D. head on. For the overall rankings portion, we looked at these vendor solutions in two basic configurations: with and without POS functionality. To eliminate any chance of bias, and to ensure a level playing field, all 3,072 criteria comprising all the modules and submodules in the merchandising request for information (RFI) were given equal weight and priority… 阅读文章
Social Networks: How They're Turning CRM Upside Down Wayne Thompson
Social networking has collided with customer relationship management, and it's turning the relationship between businesses and their customers upside down. Today, businesses are using social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace or, as is the case with Procter & Gamble, developing their own social networks, to … 阅读文章
Case Study: Small Retail Chain Gears Up for Rapid Growth Christina Park
Elephant Pharm, a start-up retail chain in the natural health and wellness retail market, needed a software solution to help the company compete with the bigger players in the industry, and to achieve rapid growth. The retailer found the right software with Aldata Solution.
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Zooming into the Clothing Retailer Conundrum P.J. Jakovljevic
If retailers in the vertical market of fashion apparel do not constantly refresh their presentation and assortment for consumers, they run the risk of being overtaken by their competition, regardless of how competitively they source and deliver. 阅读文章
No One Said Sourcing Overseas Would Be Easy P.J. Jakovljevic
The many challenges and risks that retailers face when sourcing globally could be mitigated with the right software tools. Yet the sad fact is that few information technology systems fully support the complexities and unique requirements of global trade. 阅读文章