Reducing tco in retail with intel vpro technology

June 21, 2016

In the fiercely competitive retail industry, technology is being used to squeeze the last bit of margin out of every transaction. Throughout the store, computing and networking technology helps increase revenue and decrease costs by improving the customer experience, transaction processing and inventory management, among other benefits. Point-of-sale (POS) and other computer-based systems have become an essential part of operations, and their top and bottom-line impact is of great importance to retailers.

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Next Jump was founded in 1994 making print coupon books for college campuses and eventually for corporate employees in partnership with HR departments of F1000 companies. WHAT we do as a company has evolved over the years, however we believe something much more important is WHY we exist.

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Reimagining Retail Commerce in 2023

whitePaper | April 6, 2023

In 2017, commercetools published “Reimagining Retail Commerce...with the Right Tools.” The paper was meant to inspire traditional retailers to forget about trying to compete with Amazon — and start focusing on building their own businesses by “using innovation to support customer engagement and make your brand experience inviting, authentic, distinctive and personal.” The key takeaways? One: Embracing modern technology is the key to generating loyalty and, thus, sales. And two: By using APIs, retailers can add features gradually for incremental innovation, revamping their platform over time to alleviate fear and pushback within their organization.

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Building a Better Billing Solution for Franchise Relations

whitePaper | July 5, 2022

Navigating the complex billing relationship between corporate franchise ownership and individual franchisees requires an understanding of various challenges, including the need to accelerate scaling operations and provide transparency for all parties.

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The future of retail is digital

whitePaper | June 28, 2022

It’s no secret that more consumers are shopping online today than ever before. By 2025, e-commerce is projected to account for at least a quarter of all retail sales. It’s an alarming statistic—and one that worries brick-and-mortar retailers around the globe. Is the face-to-face retail experience a thing of the past? What can storefront retailers do to stay competitive in today’s digital marketplace?

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Retail Automation: Stranded Workers? Opportunities and risks for labor and automation

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.”

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IT Executives Express Need for True Cloud ERP

whitePaper | December 31, 2021

There is perhaps no better advocate for how cloud-based ERP systems can support and help organizations continue their success than those who have been through it. In this white paper, we consolidated feedback from senior IT executives on why they switched from various SAP systems to NetSuite’s true cloud-based ERP, highlighting the pitfalls of fake cloud and on-premise deployments and how these challenges impacted their business

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Real-Time Payments Systems & Third Party Access

whitePaper | January 27, 2020

Just as digital technologies have transformed so much of our lives, from access to information to communicating, the adoption of digital payments is fundamentally transforming banking systems, commerce, and societies around the world. Digital payments are full of promise. They can bring new levels of convenience and efficiencies, security and transparency, access and growth. Countries that have rolled out payment systems are already reaping the benefits. However, due to the inherent complexities of financial systems and of deploying digital technology, there is no one-size-fits-all model.

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