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RSR Research
Volume 4 - Issue 7
2/23/2010
Retail Connections: Understanding the Present and Seeking the Future
By Paula Rosenblum, Managing Partner

A month after attending the massive event that was NRF’s Big Show in cold New York, it’s refreshing to attend a more intimate, accessible event in Miami, right in my own back yard. So with great glee I headed off to RetailConnections Third Annual Business Executive Summit at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort. The content did not disappoint.

Predictive Analytics in a Down Economy...
 
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Digital Enablement: A Pandora’s Box of Privacy Concerns
By Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner

According to an ancient Greek myth, a curious Pandora opened a gift that Zeus had given to her, and in so doing unwittingly unleashed a whole host of evils onto the world. Although perhaps the story is overused to explain the law of unintended consequences in extremis, it certainly seems to apply to digital enablement as relates to personal information.

The retail industry has been focused on securing digital payment information since at least 2005 with the PCI mandates, but RSR contends that...  Read more

Cross-Channel Inventory: Outside In or Inside Out?
By Nikki Baird, Managing Partner

Paula and I had a very interesting briefing with VendorNet last Thursday, covering their StoreNet solution, which enables cross-channel inventory visibility and fulfillment. Their experience, and the retail vertical where they have enjoyed success (specialty apparel) raises some interesting questions about cross-channel inventory strategy, and how it might differ by retail vertical.

Up until now, most of...
 
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