Pimcore's article was released on April 18, 2023. Here’s delving deeper into what constitutes the best practices in product taxonomy and how to ensure it does not get too taxing for your customers. Visualizing Hierarchies Well ‘Naming’ Is the Name of the Game Automation Is the Best Policy READ MORE...
Digital Commerce 360's article was released on October 10, 2022. Headless commerce is a way to de-couple the front-end presentation layers (and other components) of your ecommerce experience to leverage the best-in-class content management system (CMS), site search, shopping cart, personalization, etc. Headless commerce is a great approach to keep up with...
Modern Distribution Management's article was released on October 7, 2022. What do Grainger and Amazon have that most distributors don’t? A deep, rich online catalog. They give online buyers all the information they need to make a buying decision — extensive product data with supporting details and insights. And because no distributors have...
Digital Commerce 360's article was released on September 9, 2022. Of the public bellwether distribution companies that break out actual metrics, 2022 won’t be a breakout year for digital sales. But it will accelerate a shift that makes it an even bigger priority to serve an increasingly digital-first customer. Digital sales, or...
McKinsey & Company's article was released in June 10, 2022. Like top retailers, the most profitable distributors have detailed end-to-end views of category performance. This helps them manage complexity and supply constraints, keep costs down, and meet customers’ needs while driving profitable growth. But few truly understand how to extract full...
Institute for Local Self-Reliance's article on Revenue Management was released in December 2021. This report finds that Amazon is exploiting its position as a gatekeeper to impose steep and growing fees on third-party sellers. Even as these exorbitant fees bankrupt sellers, they are generating huge profits for Amazon, a fact that...
Digital Commerce 360's article on Revenue Management was released in January 2022. Rather than being “an invisible cog” in an online marketplace operated by a large tech company, B2B sellers should build their own ecommerce portal designed to address the complex purchasing needs of today’s buyers, writes Boris Lokschin. "I know that...
Strategic Finance's article on Revenue Management was released in November 2021. Over the past century, accountants and analysts have been successfully employing management models and establishing causal drivers in partnership with executives to achieve strategic objectives involving costs and investments. This same work can and should be extended to sales and...
An essential part of Digital Transformation is identifying which technologies can best help you unlock new opportunities and equip your business to absorb future challenges. The Epicor eBook will introduce you to six key technologies essential to Digital Transformation, what to consider when choosing each solution, and how to track and measure their...
Building an effective ecommerce experience for your customers is a journey that will undoubtedly create some exciting opportunities for your business, but it’s crucial to test and measure ecommerce performance, writes Susanne Adam, a principal solution manager at SAP for wholesale distribution. Measuring brand equity Measuring customer experience Measuring ease...