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Retailer’s Reality: What’s OUT and What’s IN
There are some that do it average, some not so well, and those that do it exceptionally well. Retailers that are experiencing growth year after year and are able to compete with Amazon are the ones...
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What Is Data Governance? Do I Need It? And How Do I Get Started?
Author: Stuart Murdoch Data Governance seems to be a hot topic these days but despite all of the articles and whitepapers dedicated to the topic it seems that business leaders are still no clearer on...
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Local Buyer Empowerment and Supplier Information Management Challenges
Author: Kevin Burr I have had the pleasure of working with a few large national retailers who source products from local suppliers. This is a great business model that allows these companies to provide...
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Retailers’ Biggest Mobile Challenges
According to RSR, “Retailers should assume that all of consumers’ purchase decisions will be made with the influence of information made available on mobile devices.” With that said the TOP 3 biggest...
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Deliver a Seamless Experience
According to a survey by consulting firm Accenture, consumers demand that retailers make cross-channel shopping easier. Consumers are using multiple channels in which to shop for products; some view a...
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Social Responsibility for Retailers and Distributors is No Longer an Option
Author: Paul Sirface Due to recent tragic events that occurred at the hands of less than responsible business owners in Bangladesh, US Retailers and Distributors now understand that they need to “know”...
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Changing Perspectives -How Consumers View Their Mobile Devices
Author: Simon Walker Today’s consumers are as comfortable shopping on their mobile device as they are on a desktop or even on the high street, expecting to be able to engage with retailers via...
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The Unstoppable Rise of mCommerce
Author: Simon Walker With consumers expecting more of a consistent and efficient smartphone experience than ever, I’m sure we’ve all noticed the increasing demand for satisfactory m-commerce platforms....
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Product Information Management: Know Your Product
Author: Simon Walker Previously on the blog I’ve discussed the importance of Master Data Management (MDM) solutions to various industries, focusing on retail in particular. In this post I wanted to...
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Explore MDM: A Land of Opportunitites
Author: Stibo Systems Is your business lost in the darkness of Data Governance or climbing the mountain of Master Data Management? Either way the path to success will be road mapped in the fall of...
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3 Opportunities for Combating Showrooming
Author: Jennifer Krizanek Every retailer is concerned with the trend of showrooming, but a recent survey revealed opportunities for online or multichannel retailers to take advantage of in terms of...
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Reduce Operational Costs with an MDM Initiative
Author: Christophe Marcant, VP, Product Strategy Master Data Management (MDM) offers many benefits – improving the customer experience, increasing customer loyalty and boosting marketing efficiency –...
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Product Information Management: Know Your Product
Author: Simon Walker Previously on the blog I’ve discussed the importance of Master Data Management (MDM) solutions to various industries, focusing on retail in particular. In this post I wanted to...
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Omni-channel consumers blur the lines between online and offline
Author: Kayla Cole Think back to the last time you visited your favorite retailer’s website. Immediately upon accessing the site, a cookie is dropped into your browser. Later, as you watch television,...
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Frank Underwood and the Power of Information
Authors: Erasmus Holm & Justine Rodian Most people have been swept off their feet by fictional Congressman Frank Underwood, a Democratic-Majority-Whip-later-Vice-President, who works his way to the...
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Highlight the Customer Experience with PIM
Author: Tim Toews, Sr. Consultant, FitForCommerce When analysts talk about PIM they often discuss it in terms of process optimization, supply-side efficiencies, operational excellence, a single source...
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Mobile Commerce Fuels Change in Retail
Author: Kayla Cole Mobile commerce is an important component of omni-channel retail. As I mentioned in my previous post, omni-channel consumers blur the lines between online and offline and it’s...
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Survey: MDM and Big Data
Author: Andy Hayler, Co-Founder and CEO, The Information Difference Master data management (MDM) and Big Data are both fashionable topics at present in the world of enterprise software, but how do they...
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The 5 C’s of Master Data Management Success
Author: Peter Krensky, Sr. Research Associate, Aberdeen Group The Case for MDM According to Aberdeen’s research, Best-in-Class companies (top 20% of performers in data accuracy, reliability,...
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Master Data Management Helps Retailers Transform to Total Retail
Author: Todd Callen, Executive Vice President -North America, Stibo Systems The reports of brick-and-mortar stores closing keep coming. Is this caused by poor performance of the stores, a real estate...
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