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(Scroll to article just below ULTA feature:) Attendees at the annual Oracle event were treated to a number of presentations by retail executives, from companies including: Nordstrom, The Gap, John Lewis, adidas, Academy Sports, Chico's, Lilly Pulitzer and more. Recurring themes for sessions centered around omnichannel strategies and improving the customer experience with comprehensive technology solutions. During keynote sessions, Oracle executives talked about the importance of delivering Commerce Anywhere capabilities to retailers. Mike Webster, SVP and GM, Oracle Retail, noted: "You don't have a big data problem, you have a small insight problem…Big Science is the answer." Jill Puleri, Oracle's new SVP and GM, Global Retail Business Unit, discussed ways retailers are using mobile differently to address five elements of disruption: mobility, data breaches, same-day delivery, wearables and weather.

The March 22 edition of ExecutiveBiz includes the following article highlighting that Ciber has combined Oracle's PeopleSoft campus and business intelligence platforms with other applications to manage workflow, processes and Web-based services for students, faculty and staff located across six Ohio University campuses. The article notes that Ohio University selected Oracle's business intelligence products for decision making after the school assessed its needs through a fit and gap analysis.

Oracle Industry Connect 2015 wrapped recently, and best-of-breed retailers and brands including Nordstrom, ULTA Beauty, Adidas, Lilly Pulitzer, Gap, Charming Charlie, and more presented their paths to omni-channel, or as Mike Webster, senior VP and GM retail and hospitality, put it "evolved omni-channel, as it blends digital and physical, because 'it's all retailing.'"

The multi-year, three-step project, which started 18 months ago, includes a move to a private cloud, better backend integration between online and brick and mortar stores to support in-store merchandise pickup, and larger in-store networking pipes that could, ultimately, be used to help guide shoppers to in-store deals.