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Seeing The Forest For The Trees: The Taming Of Big Data

The quandary of big data in recent years is similar to looking at a rainforest. There is so…

Executive Viewpoints October 25
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Macy’s Commits To 100% RFID Tagging: Will Others Follow Suit?

By Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor The application of radio frequency identification (RFID) tagging within retail has been a…

Executive Viewpoints October 25
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Managing Customer Relationships In Today’s Hypercompetitive Retail Environment

To boost sales, retailers have long focused on two things: shopping environment and product selection. Unfortunately, this strategy…

Executive Viewpoints October 25
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Rethinking Reverse Logistics For E-Apparel Returns

We’ve all done it: ordered a few sizes or styles of shoes/pants/dresses/etc. from an online retailer with the…

Executive Viewpoints October 25
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Making a Difference: How Grocery Retailers Can Reduce Food Waste With Technology

By Andrew Dark, Displaydata Reducing food waste is a global concern, especially in the grocery industry. On a…

Executive Viewpoints October 24
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Impact Of Starbucks’ New Revenue-Based Rewards Program

By Danielle Brown, Points Starbucks’ change to their iconic loyalty program this year went unnoticed by few. Instead…

Executive Viewpoints October 21
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Will Walmart Create An Influential Precedent With Its Wage Increases?

After giving more than one million associates a pay raise to start 2016, Walmart made another move to…

Executive Viewpoints October 19
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3 Unique Challenges E-Commerce Enterprises Must Overcome

It was the advancement in technology that created the Internet and paved the road for the creation and…

Executive Viewpoints October 18
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Commerce In The Cloud — Is It Really Pay As You Go?

The directive from the Executive Board is clear: pay as you go, or don’t go at all.  No…

Executive Viewpoints October 18
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