Retail On The Edge From the Experts at Scale Computing

whitePaper | November 3, 2019

We live in the age of the Platform Economy using Uber and Lyft to catch a ride, Airbnb to rent a room and OpenTable to get a reservation at the trendiest new restaurants. And those are just a few of the myriad companies that have succeeded in turning old-fashioned products and services into marketplaces with their own ecosystems. And so it is with online retail, where marketplaces like Amazon, Alibaba, Mircado Libre and Flipkart have become the first stop for many shoppers. Merchants can list their wares on the big marketplaces, reaching audiences far larger than they could themselves. At the same time, they can engage Shopify, Square, ShopRunner or the hundreds of discrete service providers that have emerged to set up or enhance their own market platforms.

whitePaper | February 1, 2022

Many metal companies outgrow their legacy ERP software because the software does not handle day-to-day transactions easily and quickly, and has become cumbersome to use. Either your IT group or your software vendor has not kept up with current technology standards and user experience expected today.

whitePaper | October 6, 2022

The role of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in managing business processes has expanded significantly over the past decade from a focus on specific business areas such as manufacturing, procurement, or human resources, to broader use throughout the company.

whitePaper | December 3, 2019

The retail landscape is experiencing unprecedented change in the face of disruptive forces, one of the most recent and powerful being the rapid rise of automation in the sector. The World Economic Forum predicts that 30-50% of retail jobs are at risk once known automation technologies are fully incorporated. This would result in the loss of about 6 million retail jobs and represents a greater percentage reduction than the manufacturing industry experienced. Using Osborne and Frey study1 with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the analysis suggests that more than 7.5 million jobs are at high risk of computerization. A large proportion of the human capital represented by the retail workforce is therefore at risk of becoming “stranded workers.”

whitePaper | November 3, 2022

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a type of software that companies use to manage their critical business activities and operations like shop management, accounting, project management, customer relationships, and quality control.

whitePaper | December 10, 2021

Customer experience continues its reign as a top priority for both customers and retailers. A decade ago, the customer experience was poised to become the key differentiator for brands, ahead of price and product.