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How the cloud can cushion the impact of holiday demand
By Thomas Kiblin, [email protected]
Frenzied shopping trips, unexpected visitors and gift-wrap paper cuts -- I bet you thought consumers were the only ones suffering during the holidays. But have you ever thought that the holiday season is anything but fun for retailers IT departments? It’s a time of scorching demand, long days and loads of customer transactions on systems typically not designed for peak performance. For retail in December, the pressure is on.
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Unlocking Analytics in the Grocery Channel: How to Connect Data to Decisions and Reconnect with Consumers
Chain Store Age recently conducted a survey of leading grocery executives to find out how the industry perceives analytics and how they are using analytics models in key operational areas such as forecasting, price optimization, space planning, and customer marketing.
