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Volume 3 - Issue 42
11/3/2009
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Reading the Pulse of Retail eCommerce: Thoughts from IBM's Latest WebSphere Commerce Release
By Nikki Baird, Managing Partner
IBM has officially launched WebSphere Version 7 last week, after previewing it at the company's WebSphere Commerce Leadership Summit in Toronto. It was a great opportunity to see what's top of mind for both a major technology player and its retail customers, right as RSR was in the midst of putting together our own findings on eCommerce.
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Callecitas de Cartagena, Llenas de Gloria
By Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner
The opening line from the song, “Callecitas de Cartagena” translates to “Streets of Cartagena, full of glory.” Indeed, the historic Colombian city is steeped in its past, having been the port of loading for Spanish galleons and all that looted South American gold. This year Cartagena played host to GONDOLA 2009, a trade show organized by Fenalco, the Colombian National Federation of Merchants, and RSR had the opportunity to speak at the event.
The focus of the conference was on how South American companies can win in their own markets... Read more
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Green Packaging Strategies: Sustaining Savings
By Paula Rosenblum, Managing Partner
Last week I had the opportunity to attend and speak at VCF’s VisionSync conference in Tampa, Florida. The VCF (Vendor Compliance Federation) works to foster mutually profitable relationships across the extended retail industry. In other words, it seeks to reduce deductions and improve order and merchandise quality across the value chain.
I was able to attend a speech by June Anderson, partner at PKG (Packaging Knowledge Group, LLC... Read more
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