Global retail trends 2017

whitePaper | May 2, 2023

If there’s one challenge every online seller faces, it’s this: The e-commerce industry is in a constant state of evolution. Consumers are more tech-savvy and informed than ever before, and they’re continually adopting new methods for online buying. As a result, a whole new set of doors has been opened to manufacturing brands. Once tethered largely to wholesale and resale, brands can now choose from a variety of effective sales channels.

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 4, 2019

StatCan’s Retail numbers for November indicate a +0.1% growth in core-retail sales. This past November, there was a disruption in the postal system. StatCan’s numbers confirm that the effect of the postal dispute was more nuanced then portrayed in the media at large, with both retailers saying online sales were or were not impacted. These data confirm the belief of RCC’s Retail Conditions Report in December, that there was almost no impact on total company sales.

whitePaper | October 5, 2022

The business objective you are trying to achieve determines the strategy you should follow when selecting, implementing and operating ERP

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 | January 31, 2022

Convergence of technology based robust, fast, secure business process solutions and ubiquitous tablet devices are the major driving forces for mobile POS Terminal adoption. One of the biggest challenge faced by the businesses today is making a concise and cost-efficient payment system, especially in the retail sector. Low installation cost and speedier checkout offered by Tablet POS Terminal has considerably increased their adoption. Tablets are not only improving Return on Investment (ROI) but it helps to meet the targeted sales as well as labour efficiency.