Agility Logistics: Creating value and driving out unnecessary cost

Author : Agility Logistics

GRM’s Ali Klaver talks to Mattias Praetorius, the Director of Retail, Europe, for Agility Logistics.

Agility is one of the largest logistics companies in the world. They boast 32,000 employees and operate in 120 countries, with a global reach. Their core vision and mission is to be a new type of logistics leader, meeting the challenges of global trade, and their mission is to facilitate trade through innovative supply chain solutions.

Agility’s main goal is to work long-term with their clients and to drive value—from a business development perspective in a logistics company it's important to talk about value rather than cost only. Agility believes that value creating and driving out unnecessary cost in the supply chain means more for their clients, which is exactly how they work.

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Puridiom: The new procurement challenge for travel management

Author : Puridiom and ATRIIS

Puridiom and ATRIIS go head to head to talk about the newest approach to successful travel management. ETM’s Ali Klaver chatted to Puridiom CEO Jesus Ramos and Yaron Perlman, CTO and Vice President of Business Development at ATRIIS, about their partnership.

In the current economic climate it’s easy to see that travel has become the new procurement challenge, where businesses are looking to maximize travel savings for management while accommodating the needs of business travellers. Puridiom and ATRIIS have collaborated to provide a breakthrough solution for this challenge.

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1010data: Improving business-critical decisions

Author : 1010data

ETM’s Ali Klaver recently interviewed Jim Mattecheck, Vice President of the Retail Solutions Group at 1010data, about how you can improve business-critical decisions with 1010data. AK: “Jim, for those people who are just becoming familiar with what 1010data can do, perhaps you can run us through the main benefits that 1010data brings to retailers? What can you offer them? JM: “Thank you Ali, yes. 1010data offers the ability for a retailer to have a better business insight from their retail data. We offer a capability that hasn’t been around in retail for years and has been a source of many of the problems and that is—how do you mine and take care of the large amounts of raw T-LOG transactional data that comes from retailers?

So really what we offer them stems from the core problem of retailers today, and retail generates massive amounts of data which no one has really figured out how to quickly analyze, so that you’re proactive as a retailer.

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Improving Supply Chain Execution with WH3D from Consafe Logistics

Author : Consafe Logistics

Consafe Logistics is a very strong partner when it comes to supply chain management and supply chain execution. They know logistics very well and have well-proven solutions all over the world. With over 25 years of experience, Consafe Logistics uses cutting-edge technology to offer full warehouse management solutions for large and complex logistics, and packaged standard software solutions for small and medium warehouses.

Their new technology, Warehouse 3D, is a tool actually based on gaming technology. It’s a module installed in an existing warehouse management system which gives you, with a few quick key presses, a view of an entire warehouse — you can check on pallets, switch to helicopter view to see the warehouse live from above or birds-eye view, zoom in on a pallet, pick any level, and see exactly what’s going on.

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PCI DSS: How to walk the line

Author : AirTight Networks

Some organizations will tell you that PCI DSS is too complex; some say it’s an extremely weak standard, but is it still relevant and doing its job? ETM’s Ali Klaver addresses the issues, and some new wireless standards, with expert advice from Mike Baglietto (AirTight Networks) and Anton Chuvakin (Qualys).

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Leveling the playing field

Author : Aberdeen Group and GRM

Times are undeniably tough, but astute—particularly midsize—retailers can use this moment as an opportunity to gain a competitive edge over their larger competitors. Sahir Anand (Aberdeen Group) gleans ideas on how from Mark Pierce (MarketLive), Jason Marshall (Gaiam), and Erik Martinez (Peruvian Connection).

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Enhancing the digital customer experience

Author : Aberdeen Group and GRM

How do multichannel retailers respond to the state of customer demand in today’s economic climate? Sahir Anand (Aberdeen Group) discusses strategies for retailers to develop the next level of automation, digital customer synergies, and integration with Sally Lowery (Bronto Software), Jeffrey Max (Venda), and John Squire (Coremetrics).

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Ask the Expert Bronto Software

Author : Bronto Software

Are you adopting the best practices for email marketing? Prerna Mankad (GRM) asks DJ Waldow (Bronto Software) how retailers can optimize their email campaigns and draw more and more customers to their sites.

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Ask the Expert Avail Intelligence

Author : Avail Intelligence

Internet shopping offers online retailers an unparalleled opportunity to personalize their customers’ shopping experience and ultimately maximize profits. Prerna Mankad (GRM) finds out exactly how from Pontus Kristiansson (Avail Intelligence).

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GoldTech In the Hotseat

Author : GoldTech Inc

Retailers’ biggest nightmare is experiencing store system failure: networks going down, registers crashing, and customers being unable to complete purchases. But with the right retail management system in place, this fear need never be realized, pledges Kelly Orr (GoldTech) in conversation with GRM’s Rachel Allen.

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Argility In the Hotseat

Author : Argility Ltd

Retail is a dynamic industry requiring dynamic solutions. GRM’s Rachel Allen asks Andrew Blatherwick (Argility) how he can help retailers keep their in-store systems up to date without sacrificing ease of use.

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BT Expedite In the Hotseat

Author : BT Expedite

“Multichannel” has become a retail buzzword. But how does it actually work in practice? GRM’s Rachel Allen quizzes Jason Shorrock (BT Expedite) and his client, John Bovill (Mosaic Fashions), on what multichannel retailing means to their companies, and what the future holds for clients and end users in the retail chain.

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Serving the Web Multichannel podcast panel discussion

Author : Sahir Anand Aberdeen Group

The web provides multichannel retailers with the greatest opportunities to reach their customers—but it also throws down the greatest challenges. Sahir Anand (Aberdeen Group) questions Brant Barton (Bazaarvoice), Jesse Goldman (Endeca), Matt Poepsel (Gomez), and Chuck Whiteman (MotionPoint), four leading online-channel developers, on how retailers can effectively utilize this space to provide better customer service and boost profits.

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Activ8-3D in the Hotseat

Author : Activ8-3D

In harsh economic times, it’s imperative for retailers to find new and innovative ways to draw attention to their products. Simon Humphreys (Activ8-3D) promises GRM’s Prerna Mankad that 3D-holograms are sure to catch the eye of potential customers.

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