Retail at SAPPHIRE NOW - What to Watch
SAPPHIRE NOW is SAP’s biggest customer event and this year more than ever its worth considering attending or following as much you can virtually. For retailers there is much to see, but I want to...
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WA08 Transaction Selection Screen enhancements
Recently we had a requirement in Transaction WA08 to filter the Allocation tables based on Allocation Table type.As per standard screen selection it is not possible to filter Allocation table wise when...
View ArticleWhy re-invent Retail ?
Retailers need to keep up with fads and fashions. But that doesn’t just mean predicting what shoppers want in their baskets; you also need to understand how they want to shop. And you need to deliver...
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Take the What-If Out of Retail Contract Negotiations
What’s the one thing any job or specialty requires? Tools. Every doctor wears a stethoscope. Carpenters need power drills. You wouldn’t send a cable technician to an installation without fiber-optic...
View ArticleHow Big Data Transforms the Management of Retail Real Estate
Retailers handle an enormous amount of data. And in an era of Big Data, they’re finding newways to leverage that information to improve processes and consumer engagement.But there’s one area where Big...
View ArticleWebinar on SAP Mobile for Retail (in German)
Dear customers and partners, I would like to make you aware of a high-profile overview webinar on SAP's mobile offering specifically for the retail industry. Please find more information and the...
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Walmart to speak at SAPPHIRE NOW on Sustainability panel - don't miss it
If you are a retail industry stakeholder and will be in Orlando June 3-5 for SAPPHIRE NOW + ASUG Conference, you owe it to yourself to check out this panel discussion featuring Walmart: Session:...
View ArticleSAPPHIRE: Can Retailers Absorb What SAP Enables?
This post originally appeared in my company's weekly newsletter, Retail Paradox Weekly. It was written by my partner Brian Kilcourse, and I think you'll enjoy it very much. If you have questions or...
View ArticleThe SAP Retail Moment at SAPPHIRE NOW
Earlier this month, SAP celebrated our customers’ and partners’ success at the premier business technology conference - SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG user conference in Orlando, Florida. It was a resounding...
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Cross Selling and Shopping Basket Analysis - HANA Cloud Platform Predictive...
Have you ever wondered how retail web sites like amazon.com suggests and recommends other products, when you are looking at any item on the site. Before I share how it is done, let me lay out some...
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Retail Supply Chain Shortcomings in an Omnichannel Environment
I’ve just re-read a recent Bloomberg Businessweek survey on supply chain innovation. It did put into context just how much the supply chain needs to transform. Supply chains have not only become...
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How do SAP solutions & innovations meet the Retail industry needs?
Nowadays, shoppers are more knowledgeable, empowered, and connected to each other than ever before. They rely heavily on the Internet to conduct pre-purchase research, regardless of what channel they...
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What The New Global Middle Class Is Doing To Your Supply Chain
Question: What do you get when you take millions of people in emerging markets that are rising to the “middle class” and add them to a millennial generation with a voracious appetite for consuming...
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Big Data, Shaping a New Retail Experience
Remember the days when you had to keep track of your favorite trends or new items to shop for? Those days are long gone. Now, the power is with the customer. Each consumer carries thousands of...
View ArticleFollow The Leader
With 1.6m Instagram followers, and 17 million Facebook fans, Burberry is the leading luxury lifestyle brand. Profits are figure-flattering too, with annual sales of US $3 billion. So, what’s its...
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Catching Retail’s Next Wave of Disruption
Opening with a vivid example of how power has shifted from sellers to buyers, Pat Bakey, Global GM for Retail, addressed the 58th Global Summit of the Consumer Goods Forum in Paris. He shared the...
View ArticleShow Me The Money
‘Showrooming’ refers to a customer visiting a store to research products and compare prices right there and then. It’s a phenomenon that has changed the retail environment, with 82% of US and UK...
View ArticleFashion-forward technology from SAP
Fashion, it’s a world of its own. You see, while most of us don’t know what we’re wearing tomorrow, fashion folk are already busy designing what we’ll be wearing in a year’s time. They’re always...
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Meeting the Demands of the Omnipresent Omnicustomer
‘Omni’: it’s a word that we’ve become familiar with in retail over the past few years Omnipresent, Omnicustomer, Omnichannel – the list goes on. By now, the majority of retailers understand the...
View ArticleThe Power of Positive Expectations - A Taxi Driver’s Lesson for Retailers
Let’s be honest, our expectations for a taxi ride start out pretty low. At best we hope for a relatively safe and clean ride for a fair price. And if you’re in a major city, such as New York, you can...
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