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Retail Paradox Weekly
Retail News Analysis by RSR Research
April 21, 2009
Oracle Buys Sun: What it Means for Retailers
By Paula Rosenblum and Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partners
4/21/2009
A funny thing happened while we were agonizing over our stock portfolios: the technology industry began consolidating in new and somewhat fascinating ways. First, Cisco announced it would start making servers. On the one hand, this was a divergence; after all, Cisco is a networking company. But if you’re staking your company’s future on network-centric computing, it makes sense that you’d want to own the hardware at the end of the cloud.
Then we heard the announcement that... More
Retail Leaders Identify Critical Decision Factors for Network-Centric Computing
By Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner
4/21/2009
Last week I had the opportunity to moderate a group discussion at RIS News' 2009 Retail Technology Conference (RTC) in Las Vegas on the topic of "Cross-Channel Retailing - How it Affects Your IT Portfolio." The group included about 25 high level IT execs and line-of-business leaders from store-based, catalog, and e-commerce retail companies. The question posed to the group was, "Does the need for consistent information and business rules across all selling channels necessitate a move towards 'network-centric' computing?"
The underlying premise of this question is that... More
Accountability and Lessons Learned from a Bi-Polar Year
By Nikki Baird, Managing Partner
4/21/2009
Even though they've been around for awhile, I have recently seen a rash of pundit tracking sites lately, where third parties post predictions that pundits make to see if they come true, measuring overall accuracy of said pundits.
I count myself lucky that I'm not considered a pundit (at least, I don't think I am) in the world of retail, but as an analyst, I get put on the spot to make... More
Earth Day 2009: Much Quiet on the Retail Front
By Steve Rowen, Managing Partner
4/21/2009
What a difference a few months make. At this time last year, environmental sustainability was on the lips of every media source; as a result, “Green” was on the lips of nearly every retailer, as well. The 2008 Earth Day message was arguably the loudest ever delivered to the end consumer.
But that was when... More
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