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How Prince’s Social Activist Networks are Keeping His Vision Alive
Since Prince’s death, activist and CNN commentator Van Jones has worn a purple tie for his TV appearances and has seen other people do similar things. “We’re just trying to signal we’re still loyal to the throne, even though the throne is empty now,” he says. That’s because the artist left behind what Jones calls an “invisible network and army” of activists and non-musicians whom he worked with and supported. (Read more…)
Infor on Retail - Better Customer Experience Requires Smarter Inventory, and Happier Employees
I kicked off my retail coverage in 2019 with a view from the Infor team at NRF. The big theme? C-level buy-in for retail transformation is finally sticking. At Inforum 2019, we met up again. So what's the story of the retail year?(Read more…)
Stepping Up a Gear - The Continued Rise of Infor Retail
Retail business models are changing rapidly to meet the evolving mix of demographics. Tollefson explained that at the heart of the challenge for retailers is demand management. It is this challenge that Infor looks to resolve using science-based technology including machine learning. (Read more…)
What Small Businesses Need to Do to Win in Online Retail
Companies that can figure out how to take advantage of new technologies for digital retail will outsmart and outpace competitors. (Read more…)
Why Every Retailer Must Become a Technology Company by 2020
In today’s competitive marketplace, retailers have faced enormous challenges adapting to sky-high customer expectations and the pressures of digital on brick-and-mortar stores. In fact, today, digital influences about 64 percent of in-store retail sales, putting even more stress on companies already facing slowing foot traffic and competition from online-only behemoths.
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Sezzle Appoints New Member to Growing Advisory Board
Sezzle Inc., a leader in retail payments, announced today that it has added Senior Vice President and General Manager of Infor Retail, Corey Tollefson, to its growing advisory board. Tollefson will provide counsel on the quick growth seen at Sezzle, and ensure that the company continues to accelerate as they begin partnering with larger brands and retailers.
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DXL Continues Digital Transformation with Infor
Destination XL Group (DXLG) is to continue its digital transformation project with Infor software. The industry leader in men’s big and tall apparel has selected the Infor solutions to deliver further growth. This is part of an ongoing digital transformation project. In 2017 it completed a migration project with the help of Tenzing moving its Oracle ATG Commerce platform to AWS. (Read more…)
Infor Rides the Retail Wave - Sees Network Effects, the Sharing Economy and AI as Game Changers
Infor branched into retail as one of its core industry focuses just a short few years ago. In that time, it has signed the likes of Whole Foods, Arcadia Group, Nordstrom, DSW and Nike to its next-generation, cloud-based solutions. There are other big names on the way.
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Infor to Enable Supply Chain Transformation at Vida Shoes International
Vida has selected a suite of Infor applications specialised for the retail industry to help simplify its supply chain network, achieve process improvement, and provide the organization with real-time data in a fully integrated business solution. (Read more…)