Cloud Computing

Epicor Software will acquire QuantiSense, a provider of cloud and on-premise packaged analytic solutions, to further extend its position as a provider of omnichannel solutions for midsize and large retail chains.

How retailers chose to revamp POS will separate the leaders from laggards. Download this Technology Solutions Guide to understand the future of POS software.

There is a powerful connection between the level of joint accountability for execution at retail and the sharing of information between parties in the retail value chain - creating the Retail Collaboration Quadrant. Here are some key insights behind the framework.

Some weeks are an 11 on a dial that goes to 10. Last week qualifies. It started Tuesday morning with the launch of the new IBM Watson Group headquarters. It was followed by the SAP Retail Forum and then the RIS ENGAGE! conference. Each had inspirational firepower to spare.

Each year Chico's FAS evolves its approach, breaking through the clutter to better reach customers. Come 2015 the retailer will make investments including automation, POS, customer engagement, mobile and more.

An insightful white paper from Mi9 Retail detailing that the leap from retail to cost accounting is not an overwhelming prospect when enabled by the appropriate technology.

The connected consumer is changing the retail game, becoming more comfortable with digital customer-facing tools. Download this RIS Roadmap to discover how retailers can leverage in-store networks to capture the customer.

Ralph Lauren is expanding its portfolio with its new Polo Tech shirt on opening day of the U.S. Open. The product combines biometrics and lifestyle apparel to physiological data to user's smartphones, including heartbeat, respiration, stress levels and more.

Success comes when retailers and their partners focus on the same values, initiatives and goals. Download this magazine to find out how a number or retailers are working closely with vendors to better achieve goals.

Today's emphasis on omnichannel retail strategies begs a valid question: Is it worth all the investment and gyration? Each retailer's answer will be unique, but underlying them all is an irrefutable fact: when purchases touch multiple channels a retailer's profit drops.

Arrogant. Difficult to support. Impossible to secure. Totalitarian control. Consumer grade. These are a few of the complaints on the CIO's list of reasons why they don't want Apple in the enterprise.

Download this RIS News' Retail IQ report and learn how savvy retailers are turning to the cloud to streamline operations, speed up implementations, improve flexibility, and reduce operating costs.