Holiday

How To Mitigate Holiday Cybercrime

by L. Taylor ... To Mitigate Holiday Cybercrime L. Taylor - November 4th, 1999 ... During the December 1998 holiday season, FTC numbers indicate that holiday sales tripled. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/1999/11/research_notes/EV_ST_LPT_11_99_1.asp - 8k - 1999-11-01 Summary: Shop.org, and the Boston Consulting Group, reported that sales during the 1998 holiday season grew by 230 percent. With today's tools, just about anyone can throw up a professional looking website, and make claims about tight security. How can you protect yourself from fly-by-night internet sites, and ma

The Changing Face of the Holiday Season

by Carla Reed ... This is a global phenomenon—on a recent trip to Germany I found the stores bedecked with holiday fare, and this was only October!!! ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/12/research_notes/TN_SC_XCR_12_23_04_1.asp - 13k - 2004-12-23 Summary: It seems that Santa will need to relocate to China! When traveling abroad (with the exception of low wage countries) it is becoming increasingly difficult to find items actually locally made in the region you are visiting. What are the implications of this for brands, companies, and consumers?

A Mid-Winter's Nightmare: Economic Notes for the Winter Holiday ...

by Ann Grackin ... But we have some strange drops in our eyes too! Visions of sugar plum fairies dance in our eyes ... Holiday shopping, gas guzzling SUVs, buying on credit. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/12/research_notes/TN_SC_XAG_12_23_04_1.asp - 14k - 2004-12-23 Summary: The US is the largest debtor nation in the world, with the largest per capita consumption of energy, and its currency is in decline. Does that mean a decline in America's wealth and super power status? This article makes some sobering observations, predictions, and recommendations.

Sales Is from Mars, Marketing Is from Venus

by Carla Reed ... And this is supported by the fantasy world of the holiday shopping mall. ... And this is supported by the fantasy world of the holiday shopping mall. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/02/research_notes/TU_SC_XCR_02_23_06_1.asp - 14k - 2006-02-23 Summary: There is a disconnect between marketing and sales. Marketing is focused on the consumer experience while sales is all about the merchandise. Technologies, such as auto identification technologies, radio frequency identification, sensors, and voice activated technologies, may be able to narrow this gap.

Consumers Shop Everywhere: Understanding Multichannel Sales

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Many have also turned to on-line holiday shopping in the wake of the events of unspeakable September 11, and due to occasional terrorist threats to shopping ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/04/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_04_12_05_1.asp - 24k - 2005-04-12 Summary: Multichannel retailers must be able to flawlessly execute a full range of services to engage, transact, and fulfill on Web placed orders. Hence, most successful multichannel retailers of today had to either build a complete set of the services in-house or outsource some or all of them.

E-Commerce Lesson: Success Gets a Yawn, Failure Takes a Beating

by D. Geller ... However, the company also noted that its Internet strategy would not be implemented in time for the holiday buying season. Best Buy's stock fell about 10%. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/1999/09/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_9_15_99_1.asp - 5k - 1999-09-15 Summary: ERP giant SAP Aktiengesellschaft announced full details of its Internet strategy. Consumer electronics giant Best Buy announced 2Q earnings rise of 34 percent, but delays Internet launch.

Merging Disparate IT Systems and Exploiting Multichannels

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In fact, there are some indications that multichannel customers spend even 50 percent or more during the holiday season than their traditional single-channel ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/04/research_notes/TN_SC_PJ_04_20_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-04-20 Summary: Astute IT strategies should help any company develop a strong competitive advantage whether it be improved time-to-market, better insights about customers behavior and preferences, or to devise a more efficient supply chain. This should be embraced by Sears Holding and Federation/May.

Logistics.com Might Prove An Internet Success Story After All ...

by P. Jakovljevic & L. Talarico ... quality). Furthermore, during the holiday season, the route parameters can be set so that the truck drivers can be home for Christmas. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2001/10/research_notes/EN_SC_LJT_10_29_01_1.asp - 21k - 2001-10-29 Summary: By being able to address the needs of all stakeholders across the board from shipper to transport provider, and with the marketplace/private trading exchange (PTX) tool in the middle, Logistics.com can connect trading partners at various levels.

Retailing Trends—Shopping Anyway and Everywhere

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Many have also turned to the convenience of online holiday shopping in the wake of the horrific events of September 11, 2001 in New York (US) and July 7, 2005 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/07/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_07_20_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-07-20 Summary: Multichannel retailers have to flawlessly execute a full range of services to engage, transact, and fulfill orders placed via Internet. Thus, they either have to build a complete set of these services in-house, or outsource some (or all) of them.

2008 Software Re"solutions" » The TEC Blog

... Some people call this time of year the “holiday season.” Others just call it winter. ... And it won’t be to chat about what a nice holiday you had. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/12/17/2008-software-resolutions/ - 57k - 2007-12-17