Data Warehousing

Why the Death of the Third-Party Cookie Is Good for Brands and Consumers
Retail brands must revamp their personalization strategies and with a compelling alternative to third-party cookies so they can meet the needs of their customers who have come to expect individualized shopping experiences without compromising their data privacy.
How Retail Specialists Can Future-Proof Their Business By Bringing Their USPs Outside of the Physical Store
Skills, expertise,and a deep industry knowledge are what can distinguish specialist retailers from e-commerce giants.

Customer Service
Staples to Close 50 Stores and Focus on Mid-Market
Staples Inc. is on track to close at least 50 stores this year and set its focus on winning in the mid-market in North America--business customers with 10 to 200 employees.
Business Intelligence (BI)
Magento Commerce Acquires RJMetrics
The cloud-based analytics solution will integrate with the Magento platform as Magento Analytics to help merchants better understand their customers and sell smarter.
Cloud Computing
Oracle to Buy NetSuite for $9.3B
Oracle and NetSuite cloud applications are complementary. Find out what Oracle plans for both products.
Security
Creating an Effective Data Security Plan
Retailers are spending billions of dollars on PCI compliance and EMV migration, but these measures alone cannot meet retail's security needs. Find out what else must be done.
Data Synchronization
Data-Driven Communications Become Even More Critical
Times are changing in retail marketing. Here we examine today’s one-to-one communications in the mass retail market and have determined six key trends this year.
Network Infrastructure
Security: It Goes Beyond the Breach
Every point of access is under attack. Retailers need to secure them all or risk becoming an opportunistic hacker’s next target.
Security
A Smart Retail IoT Strategy is Both Possible and Necessary
Implementing a successful IoT strategy does not have to overwhelm. Retailers willing to take a step back and consider these four key elements will find they can optimize their IoT investment for real business results.
Business Intelligence (BI)
RCAS: Retail's Must-Attend Analtytics Event
RCAS 2016 was a rousing success. Check out this great post-event video and see what you missed and what you can expect at RCAS 2017.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Pier 1 Completes Omnichannel Transformation, Will it be Enough?
The home goods retailer says its omnichannel transformation is complete. Has it evolved its business model to be competitively positioned enough in the new omnichannel retail age?
Allocation Planning
Whole Foods' Three New Technology Platforms
When Whole Foods Market put together a plan to replace 80% to 90% of the company's technology systems, the grocer grouped its strategy into three major platforms. Uncover what they are, how they work, and all the new tech the company is employing.
Data Center
Wawa’s Weapon in Florida Expansion
Pennsylvania-based Wawa Inc., which is aggressively moving into Florida,enlists the help of a secret weapon: Esri software.
Business Intelligence (BI)
Aldo Gets Real-Time Analytics Anywhere with Mobile Solution
David Dadoun, Senior Manager, BI and Data Governance at ALDO Group, talks about the new mobile visual business intelligence (BI) and reporting tool that has digitally transformed reporting and analytics for the sales and operations teams and has become the go-to source to view ALDO’s primary retail

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Data Warehousing

Why the Death of the Third-Party Cookie Is Good for Brands and Consumers

How Retail Specialists Can Future-Proof Their Business By Bringing Their USPs Outside of the Physical Store

Staples to Close 50 Stores and Focus on Mid-Market

Magento Commerce Acquires RJMetrics

Oracle to Buy NetSuite for $9.3B

Creating an Effective Data Security Plan

Data-Driven Communications Become Even More Critical

Security: It Goes Beyond the Breach

A Smart Retail IoT Strategy is Both Possible and Necessary

RCAS: Retail's Must-Attend Analtytics Event

Pier 1 Completes Omnichannel Transformation, Will it be Enough?

Whole Foods' Three New Technology Platforms

Wawa’s Weapon in Florida Expansion

Aldo Gets Real-Time Analytics Anywhere with Mobile Solution

In a post-pandemic world, retailers must look to the past to move forward

Retail Minute: Publix axes GreenWise

Consumer research snapshot: Shoppers seek value on Memorial Day purchases