Entries from Insight-Driven Retailing Blog tagged with 'retail'
Interview with Mike Dominy
Mike Dominy looks after the retail aspects of Oracle's horizontal assets, such as Siebel, EBS, and Peoplesoft. I recently asked Mike his opinion on a few topics: 1. What are some disruptive technologies for retail? Web 2.0 and mobility are...
M-Commerce Momentum
This week I've been in Florida at the quarterly meeting of the Association of Retail Technology Standards (ARTS). One of the projects we're just starting is a "Mobile for Retail Blueprint," modeled after our successful "SOA for Retail Blueprint." Several...
Next-gen Search
If you've followed the hype surrounding Wolfram Alpha, you know that search is slowly changing. Typically, people use search to find information that is then used to make an informed decision. That's traditionally how it works with product searches as...
Exadata for Retail
A year ago Larry Ellison announced Exadata, Oracle's latest attempt to get into the hardware business. It was followed by the announcement of Exadata v2 (video), which significantly improves upon the first version. I don't think that Oracle wants to...
Classifying Merchandise
There are three related yet often confused terms that creep into conversations about retail. I started a conversation on that topic over at the ARTS Linked-in discussion board that has some interesting comments. The three terms are (with definitions from...
iPhone Application Recipe
RetailWire ran articles yesterday and today on the success of iPhone applications for the retail industry. Apps from Amazon, Target, Gap, and Whole Foods seem to be getting traction, but all of them had shortcomings. Here's my list for what...
Retail at OpenWorld - Part 2
As I described last year, Oracle Retail POS ran the bookstore at OpenWorld again this year. It's a great opportunity to see our software in action, as Jeff Grossman describes in this video. For some reason, this has been the...
Retail at OpenWorld - Part 1
As Joe Skorupa pointed out in his blog posting on OpenWorld, retail has finally received the spotlight. He's referring to Duncan Angove's presentation during the general session on Monday. Duncan explained how Oracle Retail used middleware to integrate existing products...
OpenWorld 2009, Retail
My expectations are high for next week's OpenWorld in San Francisco, not just because Aerosmith and Roger Daltrey will be performing, but also because I've seen some previews of the sessions and they are impressive. The retail industry track will...
First ARTS User Conference
The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS), a subsidiary of the NRF, is holding its first user conference in a few weeks. I have been an active member for about four years, and the quarterly meetings have always been about...
Point-of-Sale Decked out with Chrome
In 2004 Google left the comforts of search and advertising to try its hand at web-based email. The success of that product was followed by Google Talk, an instant messenger, and Google Docs, a web-based word processor and spreadsheet. In...
To Host or Not to Host
On the heels of my posting regarding cloud computing for retail, I found an interesting article on A.C. Moore's hosted merchandising implementation. A.C. Moore, an arts & crafts retailer with 136 stores and 60,000 SKUs, knew it needed to improve...
Oracle Retail Data Model
An important function of IT at any retailer is to turn data into information. Sounds a little cliche, but its important now more than ever. Most retailers collect every transaction from every store, track every movement of goods, and record...
Retail in the Clouds
"Cloud Computing" has to be today's most hyped technology. Using Google Trends, one can see that the first mention occurred around mid-2007 with peaks occurring around September 2008 and now (April 2009). I think the recent buzz eminates from several...
The Pulse of the Economy is Retail
Everyone wants to know if the economy has hit bottom, and we're all looking for the signs. Retailers have been hit particularly hard by the recession, with many reporting sales slumps not seen in years. Several retailers have recently announced...
Self-Scanning
Remember when you pumped your own gas then stood in line to pay at the little booth? (This doesn't apply in NJ where the state mandates full-service. It takes twice as long to get gas but keeps people employed.) Then...
SOA Integrations
There are two strategies for leading SOA initiatives. When IT drives the strategy, SOA is typically used as an integration tool, making products work together with minimal coupling. When the initiative is driven by the business, SOA becomes an enabler...
What is Insight-Driven Retailing?
Simply put, "insight-driven" refers to using information to drive execution in an intelligent manner. To accomplish this, there are three key ingredients. First, a retailer must be able to convert its vast amounts of data into actionable information and decisions....
Beta vs VHS: Here We Go Again
If you believe that standards are a good thing, then are multiple standards even better? Most people recall the battle over video recording technologies. Round one was Beta vs VHS with Blu-Ray battling HD-DVD in round two. On the surface...
Twitter Me Not
Before bed, my wife and I usually watch a movie from Netflix or TV from the DVR. But it rarely garners my full attention, so I usually have a laptop on my lap (how appropriate) and I surf. (This is...
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