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February
February
What UK Retailers Tell Us about Investing in E-Commerce
You don’t have to be a retailer to recognize the impact of e-commerce on our shopping habits. Who hasn’t gone online to research products and make purchases, or used …
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May
May
Feature Post
Preparing for Risk…Are You Ready?
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I had the pleasure of listening to Rudy Giuliani speak at JDA FOCUS last week. He is a very interesting man, which is no real surprise, as he has …
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February
February
Fulfilling Consumers’ Appetite for Instant Gratification
The pace of change in the retail industry is unprecedented. So much so, Deloitte’s Alison Paul compared the digital revolution to the Industrial Revolution during her keynote at NRF …
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January
January
Going to Battle in a Connected Supply Chain
It is spring 1944 in London and across the rolling green hills of southern England, everywhere there are men, machines and equipment being stockpiled for the great amphibious assault …
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January
January
The Impact of Social Media on the Supply Chain: Is There One?
If you are one of the 1 billion people on Facebook, or the 500 million people on Twitter, or the 27 million people on Pinterest, you may see some …
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January
January
How Disruptive Technologies in Hospitality Will Shape 2013 and Beyond
Over the recent few years consumer behavior has changed dramatically. Easily available information coupled with the continued economic turmoil has made today’s consumers extremely discerning in their choices around …
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January
January
Social Media and the Changing Retail Landscape: Q&A with NRF’s Margaret Case Little
The National Retail Federation Convention & Expo kicked off this week, and with it, conversations about modern retail and what it will take to bring the industry into a …
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January
January
Art, Science and NRF 2013
As we gear up for 2013 and this year’s NRF Annual Convention & EXPO, JDA has entered a new and exciting phase in its history. The merger of JDA …
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December
December
Lean and Agile Performance Measurement Governance (Part 3)
This is the third and final installment of my series on Performance Measurement Governance. In my first part, I shared the challenges and root causes in the area of …
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December
December
Lean and Agile Performance Measurement Governance (Part 2)
This is the second of my blog series on Performance Measurement Governance. In my first part, I shared the challenges and root causes in the area of performance measurement. …
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December
December
Black Swans and Supply Chain Resiliency in 2013
The November 17-18 weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal dedicated its Review section cover to a story titled Learning to Love Volatility, written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Several …
