Retail (134)
Payment automation and unintended consequences
- Thursday, 10 May 2012
- Retail
- Written by Cameron Laird
"The Payoff" and, more generally, ec-bp, advocate automation and related supply-chain efficiencies; our general attitude is that "trimming the fat" is always a good thing. That's why we explain the latest techniques in EDI (electronic data interchange) and ERP (enterprise resource planning), and how to make the most of them.
Minors and M-Commerce: Court ruling will affect us all
- Wednesday, 02 May 2012
- Retail
- Written by Cameron Laird
Most ec-bp.com readers work for bricks-and-mortar stores, or for the suppliers that feed these retail outlets. How much do on-line purchases matter to them? Plenty. It's not just that on-line activity pulls away revenue that might otherwise be yours; laws and regulations aimed at on-line shopping often impact consumer relations in physical operations.
Paypal Gets Physical
- Monday, 16 April 2012
- Retail
- Written by Cameron Laird
When in business do you sigh, breathe more easily, and say "There!" with the feeling you've arrived somewhere important? Is it when you shake hands on a new deal? See a new employee come through the doors on his or her first day? Wrap up a crucial presentation in front of your boss?
The New Consumer - How To Get More Walletshar
- Thursday, 22 March 2012
- Retail
- Written by Beth Bacheldor
Today’s Internet savvy consumer has any number of options to find, compare, price and buy products, from cars to clothes to computers and more. It’s this shopping smorgasbord, and the online computing that enables it, that is transforming buying habits. But in order to capture wallet share of the new consumer, retailers need to rethink and refine online sales functions, order fulfillment and distribution models and visibility into and management of their inventory and supply chain processes.
Living/Surviving in the New Economy - Managing Item Information
- Tuesday, 06 March 2012
- Retail
- Written by Marlow Atticus
The Economy is improving but at a much slower pace than anyone is wanting. Sears, a retail icon from the 50's and 60's, is struggling to the point that adjustments are now being made including store closures and layoffs. Changes are being made at the top for some other companies, like Christopher and Banks and realignments like Best Buy. With all this happening, it's imperative that organizations continue to find ways to operate their processes more efficiently.On the Line - Jill Koenig - Barber Foods
- Thursday, 01 March 2012
- Retail
- Written by Scott Koegler
Jill Koenig discusses EDI and Supply Chain issues with Scott Koegler at U Connect 2011.
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Retail Payment Systems - Are You Ready?
- Saturday, 18 February 2012
- Retail
- Written by Cameron Laird
You're already on top of how your business works now; what you need is to know ahead of time how it will work in coming years. For that, study payment systems.
What's Missing from Your 852s?
- Friday, 03 September 2010
- Retail
- Written by Marlow Atticus
Over the past year there has been a lot of "hoopla" around suppliersdesire for 852 data to support their relationship with their customers. What I am hearing is that 852 data is understood to be related to POS information from Retail stores. I wanted to alert partners that 852 data is indeed POS data communicating what was sold at a retail store, but organizations are also providing on-hand inventory and even reporting what was sold from a retailer's Distribution Center in this data feed. Why is that important you ask?
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Ecommerce and EDI
- Monday, 20 December 2010
- Retail
- Written by Marlow Atticus
As the end of the year has been approaching I see a definite interest in E-commerce activity within the retail sector as an initiative for 2011. Some, has to do with retailers continuing to support E-commerce via their Distribution Centers while others are looking at working with Factory direct shipments to the .com consumer.
Is POS data that valuable or is there something better?
- Monday, 25 April 2011
- Retail
- Written by Marlow Atticus
There’s been quite a bit of talk about trading partners providing Point of Sale information with their suppliers. So what is POS and why is it important? There are there are several ways that POS data is used -
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