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Oracle's new Specialized Partner Premier site is looking to educate customers on why they need to engage the company's top partners. The new Partner Premier site offers customers a look at profiles and case studies of the company's specialized partners, d

The retail industry hasn't traditionally given technology top priority, but with consumers' expectation of "anything, anywhere, anytime I want it," tech expertise has become a competitive focus for the industry's big players. Oracle Industry Connect, a two-day conference held March 25 and 26 here, brought together roughly 240 retail executives to network and share system implementation case histories as they chase omnichannel selling. Today, more than half of shoppers - 58 percent - rank product availability as more important than price, according to an Oracle study of 4,500 consumers worldwide. Mark Webster, senior vice president and general manager of Oracle's retail practice, said Amazon sold 426 items a second on Cyber Monday. "If you don't think consumers are taking advantage of new access points [to shop], then you are misguided."

Deckers Outdoor Corporation - the company behind shoe brands including Ugg Australia and Teva - is using a cloud-based digital commerce platform to support global expansion.

"Oracle is innovating around personalization," says CIO Stacey Shulman.

"...Our total cost of ownership is very low because of the ease of integration," says Alltel Wireless IT Director Sandy Morgan.

Oracle has released Oracle Retail Release 14, offering new features throughout its suite of retail solutions that address customer engagements across touchpoints, and allow for more targeted assortment planning and greater inventory efficiency. The release offers new operational and planning processes that allow customers to buy, pick-up or return items in any channel and equip retailers to fulfill demand without channel constraints. The planning solution offers advanced clustering, microspace optimization, assortment and item planning, size-and-pack and clearance capabilities and uses retailers' own customer data to identify the factors driving buying patterns, allowing them to get even closer to the unique preferences of their customers.

Oracle has released Oracle Retail Release 14, offering new features throughout its suite of retail solutions that address customer engagements across touchpoints, and allow for more targeted assortment planning and greater inventory efficiency. The release offers new operational and planning processes that allow customers to buy, pick-up or return items in any channel and equip retailers to fulfill demand without channel constraints. The planning solution offers advanced clustering, microspace optimization, assortment and item planning, size-and-pack and clearance capabilities and uses retailers' own customer data to identify the factors driving buying patterns, allowing them to get even closer to the unique preferences of their customers.

Johnny Belk, the company's COO, said at Oracle Retail's CrossTalk conference in June that the chain - like many other retailers - is dealing with a 14 percent increase in product prices heading into the fall season...