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PureFormulas.com spent an estimated 1,000 hours, or more than 40 full days, meeting with or investigating all the major e-commerce platform vendors-including Demandware Inc., hybris AG, Magento-before buying from Oracle Corp. The retailer signed a contract with Oracle in May 2013, downloading Oracle Commerce software on its own servers. The implementation required in-house design work and coding in advance of the full launch in August of the retailer's new platform-which has also been deployed by larger retailers, including, last year, Kohl's Corp., a retail chain that took in $1.76 billion in web sales in 2013, according to Top500Guide.com.

PureFormulas.com spent an estimated 1,000 hours, or more than 40 full days, meeting with or investigating all the major e-commerce platform vendors-including Demandware Inc., hybris AG, Magento-before buying from Oracle Corp. The retailer signed a contract with Oracle in May 2013, downloading Oracle Commerce software on its own servers. The implementation required in-house design work and coding in advance of the full launch in August of the retailer's new platform-which has also been deployed by larger retailers, including, last year, Kohl's Corp., a retail chain that took in $1.76 billion in web sales in 2013, according to Top500Guide.com.

PureFormulas.com spent an estimated 1,000 hours, or more than 40 full days, meeting with or investigating all the major e-commerce platform vendors-including Demandware Inc., hybris AG, Magento-before buying from Oracle Corp. The retailer signed a contract with Oracle in May 2013, downloading Oracle Commerce software on its own servers. The implementation required in-house design work and coding in advance of the full launch in August of the retailer's new platform-which has also been deployed by larger retailers, including, last year, Kohl's Corp., a retail chain that took in $1.76 billion in web sales in 2013, according to Top500Guide.com.

The April 2013 edition of University Business includes the Models of Efficiency Spring 2013 Honorees. This awards program honors campus administrative departments that have found ways to streamline business operations while also raising the bar on service. One of the honorees for Spring 2013 includes Valdosta State University for the "Academic Affairs/Student Retention" category. The article notes that Valdosta State University implemented Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition to increase student retention rates and enable staff to track students' progress with greater precision.

The July 23 edition of Campus Technology included the following article highlighting California State University San Marcos as a 2013 Innovator using Oracle as one of its solutions. The university needed a way to achieve the right balance of high enrollment and elective courses. The university's plan included Oracle's PeopleSoft ERP to leverage student data. The university also implemented Oracle's Campus Solutions Academic Advising module to initiate an analysis of aggregate course demand. The university is now planning several projects, including a roadmap students can access directly to assist them with their academic planning.

The July 23 edition of Campus Technology included the following article highlighting San Jose State University (SJSU) as a 2013 Innovator using Oracle as one of its solutions. The article notes that San Jose University wanted to be the first university to combine massive open online courses (MOOC) content with college credit. SJSU continued student registration as usual, leveraging Oracle's PeopleSoft as its student information system.

The June 7 edition of Campus Technology includes a press release announcing the 2013 Innovators Awards, with nine honorees selected in six categories. Of note, Oracle was recognized in the Administrative Systems category under Cal State University and in the Education Futurists Category under San Jose State University. The Campus Technology Innovators Awards recognize exemplary colleges and universities, their visionary technology project leadership, and their innovative technology vendor partners that have taken technology to extraordinary new heights to meet today's challenges on campus.

Online piece highlighting photos of winners from the UK ORWA 2013 event.

Online piece highlighting photos of winners from the ORWA 2013 event.

Coverage announcing the release of the Oracle Retail Week Awards 2013 Shortlist in the Retail Week publications.

Luxury chocolatier and cocoa grower Hotel Chocolat has been awarded 'Speciality Retailer of the Year' at the Oracle Retail Week Awards 2013.

The July 26 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting Parchment's second quarter activity metrics. Of note, the press release highlights its recent milestones, which include being awarded Oracle Gold Partner status. The press release notes that the Oracle-Parchment partnership is key to providing advanced automation and integration to PeopleSoft postsecondary clients.

Changing expectations and a new generation of users are transforming the face of business applications When Patrick Benson joined Ovation Brands back in September 2013, he was given a tall order: modernize an array of legacy IT systems that could no longer keep up with the restaurant-chain conglomerate's business processes.

Changing expectations and a new generation of users are transforming the face of business applications When Patrick Benson joined Ovation Brands back in September 2013, he was given a tall order: modernize an array of legacy IT systems that could no longer keep up with the restaurant-chain conglomerate's business processes.

Over a 13-month period beginning in late 2013, Charming Charlie implemented several Oracle solutions including its Merchandising System, Retail Trade Management, Price Management, Invoice Match and Store Inventory Management.

Over a 13-month period beginning in late 2013, Charming Charlie implemented several Oracle solutions including its Merchandising System, Retail Trade Management, Price Management, Invoice Match and Store Inventory Management.

The May 22 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting the "Student Information Systems (SIS) U.S. Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders" report by The Tambellini Group.  The report found that Oracle dominated SIS growth in 2013 with 40 percent of purchases - most notably at large institutions like Harvard, Penn State, and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.  The article includes comment from Michael Büsges, enterprise project director, Penn State, who notes that Oracle's system is the most cost effective and least risky.

The May 22 edition of University Business includes the following article highlighting the "Student Information Systems (SIS) U.S. Higher Education Market Share, Trends, and Leaders" report by The Tambellini Group.  The report found that Oracle dominated SIS growth in 2013 with 40 percent of purchases - most notably at large institutions like Harvard, Penn State, and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.  The article includes comment from Michael Büsges, enterprise project director, Penn State, who notes that Oracle's system is the most cost effective and least risky.

"Z Gallerie, a California-based purveyor of furniture and home décor was seeing an increase in traffic to its online site and response to marketing programs. To improve conversion and basket size, Z Gallerie deployed Oracle Commerce. In August 2013, Z Gallerie went live with Oracle Commerce resulting in more relevant content, improved navigation and better ease-of-use regardless of the device customers use to access the site. The full implementation was completed quickly and sales from on-site search have dramatically increased."

"Z Gallerie, a California-based purveyor of furniture and home décor was seeing an increase in traffic to its online site and response to marketing programs. To improve conversion and basket size, Z Gallerie deployed Oracle Commerce. In August 2013, Z Gallerie went live with Oracle Commerce resulting in more relevant content, improved navigation and better ease-of-use regardless of the device customers use to access the site. The full implementation was completed quickly and sales from on-site search have dramatically increased."

What follows is a compendium of educated guesses and forecasts, and the editors at STORES would like to think that most of them have value. Still, if we had to sum up our expectations for 2013 in one word, it would be "convergence" - tying together the web, Big Data, analytics, mobile, social and all things digital to deliver a seamless experience to shoppers...

International expansion, new technology and retailers' impact on society that were all on the agenda at this year's National Retail Federation (NRF).

What does success look like in 2013? It's a question that will increasingly be asked of retailers. As consumer concerns about the economy begin to subside, attention will soon turn to who is best placed to ride any wave of recovery - no matter how small. The Oracle Retail Week Awards is not only the single biggest celebration of this great industry but a unique opportunity to reflect on just that. Sales figures and footfall tell a story, but they are far from the whole narrative. And the people, brands and companies on show at this week's awards give an insight into the strategic advances made by retailers in the past 12 months.

Pictorial piece of Sir Philip Green being awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Retail award at the Oracle Retail Week Awards 2013.