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British multinational retailing company Arcadia Group has selected Oracle retail platform to optimize retail operations and support its developing international business. The fashion retailer will use Oracle Retail Merchandising Operations Management, Oracle Retail Merchandise Planning and Optimization, and Oracle Commerce applications to meet customer demand in its 2,507stores and 600 international franchised outlets across 36 countries.

British multinational retailing company Arcadia Group has selected Oracle retail platform to optimize retail operations and support its developing international business. The fashion retailer will use Oracle Retail Merchandising Operations Management, Oracle Retail Merchandise Planning and Optimization, and Oracle Commerce applications to meet customer demand in its 2,507stores and 600 international franchised outlets across 36 countries.

Arcadia is embarking on a three-year £50m plan to overhaul its buying and merchandising, warehouse management and supply chain systems. The fashion retailer has signed three major contracts with Oracle, Manhattan Associates and Amber Road as it continues to grow its international presence and online offer.

Arcadia is embarking on a three-year £50m plan to overhaul its buying and merchandising, warehouse management and supply chain systems. The fashion retailer has signed three major contracts with Oracle, Manhattan Associates and Amber Road as it continues to grow its international presence and online offer.

The latest version of Oracle Retail Point-of-Service uses a common and open interface that provides easier integration for multiple international payment partners, uses tokenization to further secure customer card data and supports greater international functionality and security

"We are committed to providing a consistent shopping experience and to meeting customer expectations across channels by aligning pricing, promotions, and inventory availability online and in-store," said Luis Paez, chief information officer, Perry Ellis International. "With Oracle Retail Release 14, we have a consistent view of all inventory, so we can offer customers any product we have in stock regardless of where it resides."

And with those plans on the horizon, it was announced on Thursday that Asos has turned to Oracle Retail to provide the organisation with a suite of tools that it is hoped will result in the implementation of integrated, systemised processes that boost buying, stock management and merchandising decision-making. Since launching in 2000, Asos has developed into a business that ships to over 190 countries and territories around the world, and it has identified Oracle as a key planning partner for optimising growth across these international markets.

SurfStitch, Australia's leading online surf and fashion retailer, has chosen to extend the use of Oracle ATG Web Commerce to support its growing international presence and the expansion of its brand portfolio. Launching as Australia's first online retailer for surf and fashion in 2008, SurfStitch has grown rapidly through its passion for providing exceptional customer service and an extensive brand offering that includes all well known surf brands, such as Billabong, Quiksilver, RipCurl, Volcom, Nixon and many others.

Gymboree is looking to Oracle Commerce to support its full range of international e-commerce sites across all its brands, which include Gymboree, Janie and Jack, and Crazy 8

Gymboree is looking to Oracle Commerce to support its full range of international e-commerce sites across all its brands, which include Gymboree, Janie and Jack, and Crazy 8

Women's contemporary jewelry and accessory retailer Charming Charlie has selected Oracle Retail Merchandising solutions to support both its immediate business needs and its international expansion plans.

Women's contemporary jewelry and accessory retailer Charming Charlie has selected Oracle Retail Merchandising solutions to support both its immediate business needs and its international expansion plans.

Warnaco Inc., which operates retail globally under the Calvin Klein Underwear, Calvin Klein Jeans and Ck Calvin Klein brands, selects Oracle Retail to support the growth of its international direct to consumer business

Providing customers with a consistent, relevant experience, no matter where they shop, requires integrated and flexible retail planning, suppy chain and operations centered around the customer and their preferences. By implementing a comprehensive suite of Oracle Retail solutions, luxury retailer, Neiman Marcus Group, expects to optimize its online and offline operations to support international expansion and to provide a superior commerce anywhere experience for its global customers.

Providing customers with a consistent, relevant experience, no matter where they shop, requires integrated and flexible retail planning, suppy chain and operations centered around the customer and their preferences. By implementing a comprehensive suite of Oracle Retail solutions, luxury retailer, Neiman Marcus Group, expects to optimize its online and offline operations to support international expansion and to provide a superior commerce anywhere experience for its global customers.

Oracle Industry Connect, Washington DC- Apparel retailer and wholesaler Perry Ellis International upgraded its major retail systems to Oracle Retail Release 14 to deliver a commerce anywhere experience in which inventory is available to fulfill customer purchases from any channel. The move to this latest release will also unite Perry Ellis' US and European retail stores with a single global instance of Oracle Retail Merchandising System that serves both markets.

"We are committed to providing a consistent shopping experience and to meeting customer expectations across channels by aligning pricing, promotions, and inventory availability online and in-store," said Luis Paez, chief information officer, Perry Ellis International. "With Oracle Retail Release 14, we have a consistent view of all inventory, so we can offer customers any product we have in stock regardless of where it resides."

The November 7 issue of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting the announcement that University of Akron in Ohio began implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management, both hosted on Oracle Cloud Solutions for Education and Research. The article notes that the new technology is part of the university's Vision 2020 strategic plan to increase enrollment, improve the learning experience, and increase funding. The article also notes that East-West University (EWU) has implemented Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions to help automate administrative processes and improve information management. The article includes comment from Susan Rzyczycki, assistant vice president applications services, University of Akron, who notes that the Oracle Cloud Solutions for Education and Research provided the university with an additional option for its strategic planning needs--while also preserving internal capabilities to focus on core competencies. The article also includes comment from Farid I. Muhammad, director of title III, East-West University, who notes that by selecting the Optimized Campus implementation model for Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, the university receive the benefits of Oracle's complete, integrated solutions that enable higher education institutions to adapt to the changing needs and demands of all their constituents, at an affordable cost.

Omni-channel growth and international expansion are fueling investment in technology that connects the entire retail organization with the consumer in both virtual and physical environments

"As we continue to grow sales worldwide, the Oracle solution will enable us to personalize and enhance the customer experience online, streamline service and introduce more international sites."

Coverage of the major technology companies that displayed at NRF13. the piece mentions the roll out of Oracle solutions for customers like Deckers and M.video. It also states that Oracle sells systems and services to the top 20 global retailers, including human resources software and customer relationship management (CRM) systems to compete with IBM, Salesforce.com and others.

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

To keep pace with strong and consistent online growth, American Apparel has replaced an internally-built infrastructure with Oracle ATG Web Commerce, "to get the scalability we need," stated Stacey Shulman, CIO of American Apparel, "as well as an agile platform for providing better service to our customers."

"As we continue to grow sales worldwide, the Oracle solution will enable us to personalize and enhance the customer experience online, streamline service and introduce more international sites," says Stacey Shulman, CIO, American Apparel.