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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has long been a crucial
tool for manufacturers to discover potential efficiencies,
standardize processes, reduce costs, and provide visibility
for informed decision making. Since the widespread adoption
of ERP in manufacturing, other industries have followed suit
and are now using ERP to manage and improve their business
performance. For example, Aberdeen's 2011 ERP survey of 52
retail organizations, Aberdeen finds that 83% are currently
using ERP. Still, 51% of those ERP systems are less than five
years old. While 35% of ERP solutions in top performing
retail organizations are over seven years old, this is true
for only 23% of ERP implementations in all others. Evidence
of the fact that 93% of leading retail organizations is using
ERP compared to 73% of all others, shows that the benefits of
ERP have been taken advantage of in leading retail
organizations and those organizations that are lagging behind
could benefit from using ERP to catch up. Request Free! |
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The search engine remains the dominant destination people
land on when they do research, look for reviews and shop.
However, Google is not only a search engine. It also owns a
range of assets that provide marketers with social networking
and content creation opportunities. Find out about some of Google's lesser known tools and learn how to use them for marketing your business. HubSpot's latest eBook will help you get started with 8 of these tools and improve your marketing effectiveness. In this eBook you will learn how your marketing can benefit from:
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Whether it's Facebook's complexity or simplicity that has you
stymied, if you put in just a little effort-- for 10
days--you can boost your Facebook interactions by 10, 20,
even 30 percent or more. In HubSpot's new eBook “How to Master Facebook Marketing in 10 Days” you'll learn how to:
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Loyalty success requires a mix of core business capabilities
and technology enablers. In this case study from Aberdeen,
learn how one large men's apparel retailer has found the key
to loyalty success. Request Free! |
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Before retailers can fully appreciate the power of a
cross-channel loyalty platform, they must prepare by ensuring
the infrastructure is in place. To that end, the back-end and
front-end technologies deployed by retailers must talk to
each other across all channels. Many retailers have
integrated these technologies within one channel or another,
whether it is the store environment, online, or call center.
Once this has been established, the loyalty program will be
able to function across channels. Request Free! |
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Retailers need to incorporate traditional loyalty technology
with emerging technology for a seamless loyalty experience.
When it comes to core customer loyalty, retailers are
transitioning towards an integrated approach to
technology. Request Free! |
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This white paper highlights some of the leading issues
retailers must consider when deciding whether to deploy kiosk
systems. It provides an overview of what to expect during the
planning and development process, covers the pros and cons of
developing kiosk applications in-house or using Independent
Software Vendors (ISVs), highlights important design
considerations, explains how component features relate to
reliability, and identifies the resources and skill sets
needed to develop, integrate and maintain kiosk systems. Request Free! |
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It collects and disseminates data while its users are at home
and on the go, likely serving up just as much--if not
more--dynamic, socially driven information as static,
always-there web content. And other consumer electronics
companies are deep in the revolution of smarter products,
providing not just one-dimensional devices but entire
customer experiences. Request Free! |
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Back in 2005 a research firm predicted mobile payments would
total $10 billion by 2010. The actual total was nearly $100
billion, and it is expected to be double that in 2011.
Retailers that have already made their initial forays into
mobile commerce--and those few still on the sidelines--are
seeing the need to move their initiatives to the next level,
by applying mobile-specific measurement and achieving true
differentiation from their competitors in order to grow
significant sales. This Mobile Commerce Roadmap will provide
signposts to point the way to Mobile Commerce 2.0. Request Free! |
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Perishables Buyer contains strategic & tactical
insights, data, products, trends, and operational best
practices in the vital perishable categories. This
publication is suited to today's food retail and wholesale
executive. Its recipients are executive management, general
management, purchasing and merchandising professionals. Request Free! |