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Self Service BI in Retail
I've been in several meetings with retailers where business users and IT have been at odds with each...
Author: S h i S h Date: 09/09/2009
The latest issue of RetailSpeak is now online in digital format
Look for my article on how retailers can leverage social media on page 41. I would love any...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/21/2009
Microsoft-Infosys Collaborative Supply Chain Solution
The Infosys-Microsoft Supply Chain Center of Excellence aims to build an active community of supply...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/21/2009
Stories about SharePoint in Retail: Specialty Retailer Smoothes Operations for Improved Productivity and Future Profits
Jamba Juice—a leading provider of healthy, on-the-go food and beverages—viewed the economic slowdown...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/17/2009
Stories about SharePoint in Retail: Craft Brewer Stays Connected with its Sales Force
New Belgium Brewing, one of the most innovative and fastest-growing craft brewers in the United...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/17/2009
Stories about SharePoint in Retail: Major Tire Company Adopts Collaboration System with Faster Search
With over 5,500 employees at its corporate head office and 475 retail outlets nationwide, Canadian...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/17/2009
Subscribe to the RSS Feed for Retail Case Studies
The Case Studies website is at https://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/ and is a great source for...
Author: S h i S h Date: 07/29/2009
Technical Case Study: Supply-Chain Management Platform Supports Seamless Partner Collaboration
This is an excellent whitepaper for understanding the challenges and solution for Supply Chain...
Author: S h i S h Date: 07/14/2009
Social Enabling Shopping Sites
Shopping is undeniably a social activity. As more retailers realize the need to embrace social...
Author: S h i S h Date: 07/14/2009
Business Intelligence Case Studies for the Retail Industry
Wenatex New Information Management Solution Awakens Business Insight at Sleep System Retailer...
Author: S h i S h Date: 07/01/2009
Best of @msretail tweets (May 1-May 13)
2009 Is Year Mobile Commerce Shifts into High Gear : https://bit.ly/Reo9P #retail 8:09 AM May 13th...
Author: S h i S h Date: 05/14/2009
Blog Publishing
This morning, I was excited to hear that Kindle Publishing is now open to all blogs. I tested out...
Author: S h i S h Date: 05/14/2009
Retail APIs
With the growth of Social Networks and Communities, we see a lot of conversations, recommendations...
Author: S h i S h Date: 05/12/2009
Social Web & Social Computing
I have been using the terms Social Network, Social Computing, Social Media, Social Web, Social...
Author: S h i S h Date: 04/27/2009
Social Media Monitoring
The early 90s didn't have as many options for going viral compared to today but in 1992 Snapple...
Author: S h i S h Date: 04/23/2009
An attempt to map Web2.0 concepts and technologies to business challenges
A few weeks ago, I had a meeting with a group of CIOs from the Food Services Industry and we had...
Author: S h i S h Date: 04/23/2009
Social Computing Solution Scenarios
Most retailers that I meet with have already been exploring social media from the perspective of...
Author: S h i S h Date: 04/22/2009
Solution Accelerators
Solution Accelrators are free tools and guidance from Microsoft. These can help accelerate...
Author: S h i S h Date: 03/11/2009
Business Insight For Retail Webcast: Mar 17
For years, Business Intelligence has consistently been top of mind for executives. Given the...
Author: S h i S h Date: 03/03/2009
Follow us on Twitter
The Microsoft Retail Industry Team is now on Twitter. You can follow us via...
Author: S h i S h Date: 02/27/2009
Market Basket Analysis Using Excel 2007 & SQL Server 2008
Impulse buying can account for a significant percentage of all supermarket purchases (I've seen...
Author: S h i S h Date: 02/18/2009
Sharepoint Conference 2009
An excellent opportunity to learn more about Sharepoint 14: Check out the Early Bird Registrations....
Author: S h i S h Date: 02/06/2009
Reducing Paper usage at the Store
I have been exploring several solutions that would enable retailers to reduce the usage of paper at...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/20/2009
Microsoft Retail Experience Center Video
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/20/2009
AT&T and Microsoft Surface
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/20/2009
Collaborative Compliance
Last year, I brainstormed with the Fair Factories Clearinghouse on using Collaborative Technologies...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/14/2009
Connecting the Physical World to the Digital World using Tags
I usually prefer researching information about products on my PC at home to delve through the...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/08/2009
Countdown to NRF
The NRF Convention and Expo begins on Sunday at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center...
Author: S h i S h Date: 01/07/2009
RFID to Improve Customer Service
I just read an interesting blogpost by Jose Feromoso about Hollola in Finland and how they use RFID...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/15/2008
Managing your Social Network Status Messages using Microsoft Outlook and Windows Live Messenger
Personal Status Messages (PSM) are an excellent way to keep in touch with your network. Facebook,...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/13/2008
Assortment Planning Solutions for Retail
In the current economic downturn, retailers have been hit particularly hard. Retailers that continue...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/11/2008
Seeking Retail 4-5-4 Calendars built on Sharepoint
What is the 4-5-4 Calendar: The 4-5-4 Retail Calendar divides the year into quarters with the first...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/10/2008
Price Optimization Solutions for Retail
Retailers have begun to feel the effect of the weakening economy, as consumers are cutting back on...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/05/2008
Costco Uses Virtualization to Save Space, Reduce Costs, and Increase IT Agility
Costco Wholesale Corporation is a major international wholesale distributor with revenues...
Author: S h i S h Date: 12/02/2008
More on Proximity Marketing
I just got an email from Matt Gaines of ACE Marketing & Promotions Inc pointing me to some...
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/20/2008
Proximity Marketing
Retailers have been exploring several technologies for proximity marketing within the retail store....
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/10/2008
11 years
Today, I complete 11 years in Microsoft and 4 years of this blog. Its been a long exciting journey...
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/10/2008
Interesting WPF Project for Retail by Conchango
Here is an interesting consumer application that Conchango built for Retail customers. Watch the...
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/04/2008
NRF 98th Annual Convention & EXPO
The Convention is open January 11-14 and the EXPO Hall Floor and DESiGN STUDiO January 12-13....
Author: S h i S h Date: 11/03/2008
Microblogging/Twitter in Retail
Press releases, Company Sites, White papers are great forms of communication but Microblogging...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/29/2008
Office Web Applications
First Look: Office 14 for Web Watch Antoine Leblond, Senior VP of Office Productivity and Chris...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/29/2008
Online Communities for Retail
For a Retailer, embracing communities can help build better services and boost customer loyalty....
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/23/2008
WEBCAST: Democratizing Business Intelligence Solutions for Retail
Language(s): English. Product(s): Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server. Audience(s): Business...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/22/2008
Social Shopping
Shopping is a social activity and more and more retailers are realizing that they need to embrace...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/15/2008
Self Checkout vs Registers
As we explore more efficient ways for the customer to be in and out of the store as quickly as...
Author: S h i S h Date: 10/13/2008
Creating SMS Campaigns
I tried out Tagga.com today and think its a neat little application for creating quick SMS...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/05/2008
Onboarding Process and Background Checks
Recruiters have been known to mine all information about you via Blogs, Twitters and the other...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/03/2008
QR Codes
A QR Code is a matrix code or two-dimensional bar code created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/03/2008
Windows Live Product Upload Beta and Windows Live Product Search Beta
Live Product Upload Beta is a free service that lets an online retailer, make product catalogs...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/02/2008
Tacit Knowledge and the Wisdom of Crowds
Store Associates in specialty retailers are sometimes challenged in finding quick answers to...
Author: S h i S h Date: 08/01/2008