The Brief – January 20 2015

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Retail Edition: Omni-channel Fulfillment, Retail Solutions Maturing, RFID’s Coming of Age, Cyber Security

Best practices, technology, and new takes on critical business topics from ChainLink Research

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 – Published twice monthly.

Updates from the National Retail Federation Big Show 2015. [ Read: Retail Embraces the Supply Chain for Omni-channel Fulfillment ]


NRF 2015 — Retail Solutions Throughout the Maturity Cycle

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

NRF brought retail solutions at all levels of the maturity spectrum. Omni-channel solutions are getting quite mature, though much work remains. Exciting new developments in Internet-of-Things and mobile commerce abound, but are at early stages. Here’s a rundown from NRF. [ Read: NRF 2015 — Retail Solutions Throughout the Maturity Cycle ]


NRF Validates RFID’s Coming of Age

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Last month I wrote about how RFID Has Quietly Crossed the Chasm, with products, channels and applications reaching commercial maturity. NRF’s Big Show validated this trend with important developments in multiple areas. [ Read: NRF Validates RFID’s Coming of Age ]

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technology | supply chain, enterprise, RFID & sensors, and more

Managing Cyber Risks — Not Just for Big Retailers

Both B2C and B2B companies need to focus on risk.

[ Read: Managing Cyber Risks — Not Just for Big Retailers ]

supply chain news | markets, supply, demand, risk, industry news

Looking Forward: The Challenge of the Decade — Cyber Security

New types of challenges confront technology users. These challenges call for new and effective technologies to identify, authenticate, and protect people, assets and information.

[ Read: Looking Forward: The Challenge of the Decade — Cyber Security ]

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