Amazon is rolling out Amazon Personalize to customers of its Amazon Web Services cloud computing platform. The API-based tool for app developers lets them power personalization features such as product recommendations, search results and direct marketing.
Given consumer expectations, it’s no surprise that a seamless cross-channel shopping experience powered by an agile ecommerce environment is at the top of many retailers’ priority lists. Here are some back-end fundamentals they should implement in their ecommerce strategy.
When starting out, new entrepreneurs have a lot of goals with the main ones being gaining recognition for their venture and rapid growth. Overnight success, however, is not the standard; you have to do it the old-fashioned way. Here are six tips that will ensure success in your retail business.
A common theme connected the Amazon, Microsoft and Google earnings reports last quarter: major growth in cloud revenue. Amazon Web Services (AWS) brought in $5.11 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter; Microsoft Azure revenue is up 98%; and Google, while still growing in the sector, says its cloud now brings in $1 billion per quarter. Here is a look at what the future may hold for the marketing cloud stack.
A major shift to “Everything as a Service” gives customers current versions of what they need, when they need it and at a predictable price. Subscription services also help businesses create recurring revenue streams, strengthen customer loyalty and provide differentiated offerings. Learn how cloud-based services are helping power the subscription boom.
There are plenty of good reasons why many retailers haven’t moved data processing to the cloud yet. Many have decades of legacy systems built up, including data processes that may have taken years to architect. See what the challenges are for many retailers and what is holding them back.
There is a real need for retailers to find shipping solutions that can help evolve them and manage costs as they deploy new stores and warehouses. Here are three strategies that retailers can take to better manage their complexities.
IBM has announced the results of a new study entitled which found that while nearly 87 percent of African IT leaders rank new technologies such as analytics, cloud, mobile and social media as being critical to business success, however, only 53% are pushing forward with adoption.
Retail executives are expected to spend capital in 2013 to expand growth in some key areas including technology over the next year. Furthermore, social media, mobile along with online promotions and coupons are the technology-related trends having a significant impact on the retail industry in 2013, according to the 2013 Retail Outlook Survey by KPMG LLP.
The holiday shopping season will be approaching before we know it and if you are expecting an increase in traffic, Chris Kivlehan, vice president of account management for INetU, offered some hosting musts to prepare for the rush.