Inventory management guide for retailers

whitePaper | December 29, 2022

Research shows that legacy ERP 1.0 systems were not designed for usability and insight. More than three quarters of business leaders say their current ERP system doesn’t meet their requirements, let alone future plans.1 These systems lack modern best-practice capabilities needed to compete and grow. To enable today’s data-driven organization, the very foundation from which you are operating needs to be re-established; it needs to be “modernized”

whitePaper | January 6, 2020

In retail, change is always right around the corner. As technology continues to develop, there are more and more opportunities for the improvement of a core pillar of commerce: the value chain. Basically, a retailer’s value chain can involve five main parts–raw materials, manufacturing, distribution centers, logistics, and finally, the retailer. Each link plays an important role in getting products into the hands of customers.

whitePaper | October 4, 2022

The metaverse, roughly defined as 3-D virtual worlds that mimic the real world, has drawn much attention since late 2021. Certain well-known global firms, such as J.P. Morgan, HSBC, Standard Chartered (banking), Samsung (technology), Adidas (apparel) and PwC (consulting) have created a presence on the current metaverse platforms The Sandbox and Decentraland. Ever since Facebook’s announcement of its rebranding and name change to Meta in October 2021,2 the investment on metaverse has continued despite a contraction in the cryptocurrency market.

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 27, 2020

A new report from comScore shows clear advantages to online retailers using Visa Checkout to simplify their checkout experience. The results of the report are highlighted below. Consumer retail spend has moved increasingly from in-store to digital, with more than 1 in 10 of U.S. retail discretionary dollars being spent online. As the growth of online and mobile shopping continues to rise, so do customer expectations.

whitePaper | December 25, 2019

With over 500 million consumers, the European market is worth exploring and this guide provides New Zealand companies with an overview of e-commerce in Europe. The European market is vast, with more than 300 online marketplaces competing for a share in its NZ$1 trillion-plus online retail market. In this guide we take you through the key trends and introduce you to the main players in Europe’s thriving digital marketplace.