Data & Analytics

The specialty retailer segment has become the story of the haves and the have nots. As news continues to break of store closings and bankruptcy filings across the segment, the members of RIS News' annual ranking of the Top 10 Specialty Retailers continue to show incremental growth.

The subject might not be as hot as S&OP or as intriguing as Big Data, but freight optimization is one of the highest-value opportunities facing consumer goods companies these days.

Coach, Inc. re-platformed its flagship site, Coach.com, on the Demandware Commerce Cloud to gain greater business agility and to fuel growth across channels and geographies.

Everything But Water has selected Mi9 Retail to ensure that the right product assortment is in the right stores at the right time.

Features of NGC's fashion PLM platform such as workflow calendars, global collaboration and exception dashboards are expected to further streamline productivity for PEDS Legwear.

A new survey measures the use of GS1 standards as an integral part of supply chain efficiency.

Big data insights matter for naught if companies are unable or unwilling to take action. MGM Resorts International will share how the company leverages business intelligence in daily operations for greater control over the volume and velocity of data and the distillation of valuable insights into an actionable plan.

This section is no stranger to prioritizing data, but this year the focus has shifted from a mere buzzword, to a call for a single repository, and the need to ultimately make data actionable. Digital transformation and the Internet of Things are also emerging trends to watch.