Cloud

Oracle Acquires NetSuite For $9.3 Billion

UPDATE: Oracle has officially completed its acquisition of NetSuite for $9.3 billion, according to a press release from the technology conglomerate. Approximately…

Amazon Earns Sixth Straight Quarterly Profit — Yet Misses Estimates

Amazon reeled in profits for the sixth straight quarter and matched revenue estimates with $32.7 billion, but the e-Commerce brand missed big…

Workforce Management Solution Helps McLendon Hardware Cut Costs 33%

As retailers continue to focus on the customer experience, it’s easy to forget that a strong CX starts internally, with workforce optimization….

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 more capital investments into…

Supervalu Sells Save-A-Lot For Nearly $1.4 Billion

Ending more than a year of speculation as to who would buy Save-A-Lot, and for how much, Supervalu has sold the 1,368-store…

Fanatics Scores 27,000 Personalized Marketing Campaigns With Salesforce

As a brand built on riding the emotions of sports fans at their most intense moments, online sports merchandise retailer Fanatics aimed…

Dixons Carphone Group Adopts Cloud Technology for Seamless Integration, Scalability

London-based telecommunications retail and services company, Dixons Carphone Group is migrating to an IBM hybrid cloud to integrate two distinct infrastructures, post-merger, and…

Infor Buying Spree Continues With Starmount Acquisition

Less than a month after buying analytics solutions provider Predictix, Infor has announced plans to acquire Starmount, a manufacturer of in-store systems…

Infor Acquires Predictix

Six months after investing $25 million for a stake in retail analytics firm Predictix, Infor has acquired the entire company for an…

Aptos Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of ‘Engaging Customers Differently’

Retail technology solution provider Aptos is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its spin-off from Epicor Software Corporation. During this time, the company…

WorkForce Software Acquires Workplace, Expands Global Footprint

WorkForce Software has acquired the retail and hospitality scheduling solution provider Workplace. The combined companies will put an emphasis on driving productivity…

Salesforce Acquires Demandware For $2.8 Billion To Create ‘Another Billion Dollar Cloud’

WHAT ARE THE KEY TOUCHPOINTS?: Salesforce will provide a tender offer for all outstanding Demandware shares for $75 per share in cash….

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