7 Reasons Retailers Should Attend NRF 2025
Retail’s Big Show – NRF Conference & EXPO Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City Sunday, January 12 to Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Retail’s BIG Show, NRF 2025, is more than just another trade show—it’s the heartbeat of innovation and collaboration in the retail industry. This event is a unique opportunity for retailers to explore
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Benefits of Partnering With a Retail Consulting Firm When Choosing a Software Package
Choosing a software solution for a retail business is one of the most impactful decisions a retailer can make. With time, resources, and potential disruptions at stake, the process requires careful planning, industry insight, and a comprehensive approach to assessing options. Yet, many retailers find that the software they ultimately select does not fully meet
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The Importance of High Availability and Disaster Recovery in Retail IT
In today’s digital retail environment, ensuring business continuity through high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) strategies is essential. Retailers face growing risks from cyberattacks, ransomware, natural disasters, and system failures—all of which can result in costly downtime, loss of customer trust, and disruptions to supply chain and sales. Without robust HA and DR systems,
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Why Retail Planning & Allocation Is Crucial for Business Success
In today’s ever-evolving retail industry, having an effective retail planning and allocation strategy is crucial for driving profitability, managing inventory, and meeting customer expectations. Retailers face the challenge of balancing inventory across multiple channels, from online stores to brick-and-mortar locations. Without the right tools, they risk overstocking, stockouts, and lost sales opportunities. This is where
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RPE and Maxava Work Together to Enhance IBM i High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Retail Sector
Maxava, a global provider of innovative high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and monitoring solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Retail Process Engineering (RPE). The partnership will enable RPE to sell and service Maxava’s solutions for the IBM i platform. As a Maxava partner, RPE, a leading retail consulting, data center and managed
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Top 5 Retail Supply Chain Challenges and How to Overcome Them
The retail supply chain is complex and dynamic. Constant innovation is required to meet customers’ ever-changing needs. As a result, today’s retail supply chain is constantly experiencing disruptions. At Retail Process Engineering, we specialize in helping retailers overcome these challenges by providing strategic consulting services, advanced technology, and customized supply chain solutions. In this article,
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Maximizing Business Resilience with High Availability and Disaster Recovery for IBM i Systems
Maximizing Business Resilience with High Availability and Disaster Recovery for IBM i Systems In today’s digital landscape, businesses face unprecedented risks to their IT systems, from cyberattacks and ransomware to natural disasters and unforeseen hardware failures. Ensuring business continuity has become an essential part of maintaining operations. As the reliance on data and IT infrastructure
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RPE Joins Capstone Offering a Wider Services Suite
RPE joins Capstone offering a wider services suite We’re excited to share this press release announcing that RPE, a leading retail supply chain IT consulting firm, has joined forces with Capstone Integrated Solutions, a full-service software and technology services company. Together on the IT Services Platform created by Conanicut Capital, we can provide a broader
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Planning and Allocation Health Check to Improve Functionality
Planning and Allocation Health Check to Improve Functionality Retailers often invest significant resources into Planning and Allocation solutions, but these tools are not a “set it and forget it” investment. In many cases, only a portion of the functionality is used at go-live, with plans to expand usage over time. An initial installation is often
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Maximize ROI with a Planning and Allocation Health Check
Maximize ROI with a Planning and Allocation Health Check In the dynamic world of retail, effective Planning and Allocation solutions are essential for optimizing inventory, reducing markdowns, and maintaining in-stock positions. When properly implemented, these solutions can produce significant ROI by saving labor costs and improving overall efficiency. However, real-world challenges such as staff turnover
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