Epicor Software Corporation has announced that rue21 has selected the Epicor QuantiSense Retail Business Intelligence suite to support enterprise-wide reporting and analytics across merchandising, store operations and digital retail.
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HighJump acquires Nexternal
May 26, 2015
HighJump, a global provider of supply chain management solutions, has acquired Nexternal, the cloud-based eCommerce platform provider based in California.
RBTE organisers launch Buying and Merchandising Summit
May 26, 2015
A major new event has been launched by Legend, the organisation behind Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) and Essential Retail.
New wave of Android Ransomware lurks behind FBI porn warning, finds Bitdefender
May 26, 2015
Thousands of Android users are at risk of having their mobile devices and private contents locked by a particularly ruthless ransomware that demands US$500 to restore access, warns antivirus solutions provider Bitdefender.
Two million Danes join the next wave in mobile payments as Danske Bank’s MobilePay teams up with PowaTag
May 26, 2015
Denmark is leading the way to a cashless society by planning to scrap obligatory cash payments – and now two out of three smartphone users will be able to enjoy an entirely new way to shop as Danske Bank's market leading MobilePay app introduces the transformative "buy anywhere" capabilities of acclaimed mobile commerce platform PowaTag.
New partnership for mobile transactions in rugged environments
May 26, 2015
Manufacturing and distribution businesses looking for instantaneous fast transactions from the shop floor now have a wider choice of mobile solutions after K3 Syspro announced a partnership with software automation expert AfriSoft.
Charities have golden opportunity to increase their use of shared services, says Annodata
May 26, 2015
Announcing its 400th customer in the Scottish charity sector thanks to the strength of its collaboration with the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), Annodata says persistent budget cuts and more competition for donations have given rise to new forms of collaboration in the back-office.
Wearables and smart watches top list of most overhyped technologies
May 26, 2015
2015 is fast-becoming the year of live-streaming, with one in five (19%) marketers planning to use apps like Periscope and Meerkat in campaigns, according to Greenlight's 'Hype or Ripe' study.
UK consumers driven by technology – Oracle Research
May 26, 2015
Convenience is fundamental to UK shoppers, reveals recent research from Oracle. The UK country results of Oracle's 2015 consumer research report Retail Without Limits – A Modern Commercial Society reveal that UK consumers are often ahead of their global counterparts in the demands they place on retailers. UK consumers are driven by technology, and more self-sufficient than the global average.
More support to mitigate risk in supply chains
May 26, 2015
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) has partnered with dun & bradstreet (D&B) the leading provider of business information for credit risk management in the area of cross border risk, to provide CIPS members with targeted analysis for supply chain management.
