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During a keynote at the recent Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, Tim Theriault, senior VP/CIO of Walgreens, discussed his company's ongoing efforts at IT innovation. Walgreens has been involved in a number of notable recent innovative technology implementations, but column looks at the underlying strategy that helps ensure the success of those rollouts. Here are three takeaways other retailers can glean from Walgreens' innovation strategy...

During a keynote at the recent Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, Tim Theriault, senior VP/CIO of Walgreens, discussed his company's ongoing efforts at IT innovation. Walgreens has been involved in a number of notable recent innovative technology implementations, but column looks at the underlying strategy that helps ensure the success of those rollouts. Here are three takeaways other retailers can glean from Walgreens' innovation strategy...

"To extend its "commerce anywhere" strategy, Stage Stores has implemented Oracle Commerce. The initiative, completed in less than six months, provided the retailer with a new e-commerce engine, along with guided search and recommendation solutions, all before the 2012 holiday shopping season kicked off."

"To extend its "commerce anywhere" strategy, Stage Stores has implemented Oracle Commerce. The initiative, completed in less than six months, provided the retailer with a new e-commerce engine, along with guided search and recommendation solutions, all before the 2012 holiday shopping season kicked off."

The September issue of University Business includes the following article highlighting how financial aid offices are drowning in a sea of reports, but the right software and strategies can make it possible to handle the increase in reports. The article highlights how universities, such as California State University (CSU), and software providers are handling the data deluge. The article includes comment from Dean Kulju, director of student financial services and programs, California State University, who notes that he likes the flexibility of CSU's software (Oracle PeopleSoft for the majority of campuses) and the ability it gives CSU to customize but he would like to see more movement towards providing universally accepted or required reports being used by institutions nationally. The article also includes comment by Gary Allen, senior strategy manager, Oracle Higher Education, who notes that financial aid offices can manage better outcomes by knowing their audience and what will make most sense to them.

...To create more compelling marketing campaigns, best-in-class retailers are focusing on collecting psychographic data that will complement demographic information, resulting in more in-depth segmentation, according to David Dorf, Senior Director of Technology Strategy for Oracle. Mobile and social media, he revealed, are two breeding grounds for this psychographic data. "Instead of just collecting information about age, gender and income, retailers today are starting to get information from social sites around interests and opinions to obtain a better picture of consumers," Dorf told Retail TouchPoints. While this more granular approach enables retailers to target consumers and refine marketing strategies to create more relevant campaigns, messaging and offers across channels, a lot of infrastructure is required to collect and manage all of this information. "Retailers need a full-time staff that creates the marketing messages and really engages people so that they'll give up that information," Dorf noted. "Then, of course, technology is required to process the structured and non-structured data and make something of those insights."

Today, Hurd oversees the corporate direction and strategy for Oracle's global field operations, including marketing, sales, consulting, alliances and channels, and support. He focuses on strategy, leadership, innovation and customers. Susan Reda, editor of STORES Media, had the opportunity to chat with Hurd at Oracle's recent CrossTalk event.

"With the increasing popularity of mobile web access, QR codes are becoming an integral component to any successful email marketing strategy," noted David Dorf, Senior Director of Technology Strategy for Oracle Retail, in the company's Insight-Driven Reta

The article discusses Oracle's strategy to offer IT executives, channel partners and cloud service providers the tools they need to launch public and private clouds on their own.

"Amazon is putting enormous pressure on retailers to up their game," said David Dorf, senior director of technology strategy for Oracle Retail. Indeed, the survival of many retailers with actual, brick-and-mortar businesses rests on their ability to stanch showrooming," the rampant consumer practice of scouting out goods at the mall before buying them online at a better price.

"Amazon is putting enormous pressure on retailers to up their game," said David Dorf, senior director of technology strategy for Oracle Retail. Indeed, the survival of many retailers with actual, brick-and-mortar businesses rests on their ability to stanch showrooming," the rampant consumer practice of scouting out goods at the mall before buying them online at a better price.

"Our brands are committed to delivering an interactive, exciting and efficient shopping experience to all our customers around the world, no matter which channel they choose to use to visit us, from flagship stores to mobile devices," Sir Philip Green, owner of Arcadia Group said. "Global expansion is a key strategic focus for Arcadia, and to do this successfully, we need to make sure the best merchandise assortment is available in each store and channel. We expect Oracle to help us enhance our merchandising strategies to help ensure that we deliver the best possible customer promise every time.

"Our brands are committed to delivering an interactive, exciting and efficient shopping experience to all our customers around the world, no matter which channel they choose to use to visit us, from flagship stores to mobile devices," Sir Philip Green, owner of Arcadia Group said. "Global expansion is a key strategic focus for Arcadia, and to do this successfully, we need to make sure the best merchandise assortment is available in each store and channel. We expect Oracle to help us enhance our merchandising strategies to help ensure that we deliver the best possible customer promise every time.

Arcadia Group has revealed an investment in Oracle Retail systems to ensure it can maintain a consistent customer offering and experience across all of its brands as a key part of its global expansion strategy. The Group will use its new retail applications to support enhanced inventory management in order to deliver the right products to the right market segments, targeted to the needs and tastes of different global consumers.

Arcadia Group has revealed an investment in Oracle Retail systems to ensure it can maintain a consistent customer offering and experience across all of its brands as a key part of its global expansion strategy. The Group will use its new retail applications to support enhanced inventory management in order to deliver the right products to the right market segments, targeted to the needs and tastes of different global consumers.

Customers want retailers to be available to them around the clock, necessitating systems that run constantly. Senior Director of Technology Strategy for Oracle Retail David Dorf offers a preview of an Oracle OpenWorld session devoted to the advantages of running Oracle Retail on Oracle systems.

Customers want retailers to be available to them around the clock, necessitating systems that run constantly. Senior Director of Technology Strategy for Oracle Retail David Dorf offers a preview of an Oracle OpenWorld session devoted to the advantages of running Oracle Retail on Oracle systems.

How can retailers meet the needs of distinctly different fashion consumers? It takes more than the traditional "arts" of planning and merchandising, though these are still vital to any successful strategy. Today there's also a pressing need to apply science to multiple aspects of fashion retailing and solutions are readily available.

How can retailers meet the needs of distinctly different fashion consumers? It takes more than the traditional "arts" of planning and merchandising, though these are still vital to any successful strategy. Today there's also a pressing need to apply science to multiple aspects of fashion retailing and solutions are readily available.

The Sept. 30 edition of ZDNet includes the following article highlighting Oracle's software updates and mobile strategy. The article notes that Oracle has education as a key bullet point on the long-term roadmap for ERP Cloud with key functionalities targeting the higher education sector to support grants management and project-based funding. The article also notes that a new cloud-based student information system, Oracle Student Cloud, is under development. This article also appears in ATB Media: .

The Sept. 30 edition of ZDNet includes the following article highlighting Oracle's software updates and mobile strategy. The article notes that Oracle has education as a key bullet point on the long-term roadmap for ERP Cloud with key functionalities targeting the higher education sector to support grants management and project-based funding. The article also notes that a new cloud-based student information system, Oracle Student Cloud, is under development. This article also appears in ATB Media: .

David Dorf, senior director of technology strategy for Oracle Retail, says the phrase "big data" first began to gain "buzz" status around five years ago. "It has come to represent the exponential growth of data and the complexity of analyzing it," he says. He starts with what has become the generic definition for big data - volume, variety and velocity. "Retailers have always dealt with big data in the sense that they handle thousands of [products], hundreds of stores and a steady stream of transactions," he says. "What's new is the variety of data. Some of it is highly formatted transactional data, but increasingly it's coming from sources such as a Twitter stream where there is natural language that's hard to understand using systems. The other thing that has changed is the velocity. Data is coming at us at a much faster pace."

David Dorf, senior director of technology strategy for Oracle Retail, says the phrase "big data" first began to gain "buzz" status around five years ago. "It has come to represent the exponential growth of data and the complexity of analyzing it," he says. He starts with what has become the generic definition for big data - volume, variety and velocity. "Retailers have always dealt with big data in the sense that they handle thousands of [products], hundreds of stores and a steady stream of transactions," he says. "What's new is the variety of data. Some of it is highly formatted transactional data, but increasingly it's coming from sources such as a Twitter stream where there is natural language that's hard to understand using systems. The other thing that has changed is the velocity. Data is coming at us at a much faster pace."

Press release highlighting that Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Tax Analytics, an innovative business intelligence solution that helps tax authorities better understand their operations and make more informed decisions that can lead to better taxpayer service, improved operational efficiency and increased collections and compliance. The article notes that Oracle Tax Analytics consists of three separately licensable products that provide a modular approach to implementing tax business intelligence and meeting tax and revenue authorities' unique information needs. The article also includes comments from Andre van der Post, global director, Tax Solutions and Strategy, Oracle Tax Global Business Unit noting that Oracle Tax Analytics is a complete solution that helps tax authorities make more informed decisions that lead to better taxpayer service.

Press release highlighting that Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Tax Analytics, an innovative business intelligence solution that helps tax authorities better understand their operations and make more informed decisions that can lead to better taxpayer service, improved operational efficiency and increased collections and compliance. The article notes that Oracle Tax Analytics consists of three separately licensable products that provide a modular approach to implementing tax business intelligence and meeting tax and revenue authorities' unique information needs. The article also includes comments from Andre van der Post, global director, Tax Solutions and Strategy, Oracle Tax Global Business Unit noting that Oracle Tax Analytics is a complete solution that helps tax authorities make more informed decisions that lead to better taxpayer service.

"Our brands are committed to delivering an interactive, exciting and efficient shopping experience to all our customers around the world, no matter which channel they choose to use to visit us, from flagship stores to mobile devices," Sir Philip Green, owner of Arcadia Group said. "Global expansion is a key strategic focus for Arcadia, and to do this successfully, we need to make sure the best merchandise assortment is available in each store and channel. We expect Oracle to help us enhance our merchandising strategies to help ensure that we deliver the best possible customer promise every time."

"Our brands are committed to delivering an interactive, exciting and efficient shopping experience to all our customers around the world, no matter which channel they choose to use to visit us, from flagship stores to mobile devices," Sir Philip Green, owner of Arcadia Group said. "Global expansion is a key strategic focus for Arcadia, and to do this successfully, we need to make sure the best merchandise assortment is available in each store and channel. We expect Oracle to help us enhance our merchandising strategies to help ensure that we deliver the best possible customer promise every time."

"Our brands are committed to delivering an interactive, exciting and efficient shopping experience to all our customers around the world, no matter which channel they choose to use to visit us, from flagship stores to mobile devices," said Sir Philip Green, owner of Arcadia Group. "Global expansion is a key strategic focus for Arcadia, and to do this successfully, we need to make sure the best merchandise assortment is available in each store and channel. We expect Oracle to help us enhance our merchandising strategies to help ensure that we deliver the best possible customer promise every time."

"Our brands are committed to delivering an interactive, exciting and efficient shopping experience to all our customers around the world, no matter which channel they choose to use to visit us, from flagship stores to mobile devices," said Sir Philip Green, owner of Arcadia Group. "Global expansion is a key strategic focus for Arcadia, and to do this successfully, we need to make sure the best merchandise assortment is available in each store and channel. We expect Oracle to help us enhance our merchandising strategies to help ensure that we deliver the best possible customer promise every time."

"Our brands are committed to delivering an interactive, exciting and efficient shopping experience to all our customers around the world, no matter which channel they choose to use to visit us, from flagship stores to mobile devices," said Sir Philip Green, Owner of Arcadia Group. "Global expansion is a key strategic focus for Arcadia, and to do this successfully, we need to make sure the best merchandise assortment is available in each store and channel. We expect Oracle to help us enhance our merchandising strategies to help ensure that we deliver the best possible customer promise every time."

"Our brands are committed to delivering an interactive, exciting and efficient shopping experience to all our customers around the world, no matter which channel they choose to use to visit us, from flagship stores to mobile devices," said Sir Philip Green, Owner of Arcadia Group. "Global expansion is a key strategic focus for Arcadia, and to do this successfully, we need to make sure the best merchandise assortment is available in each store and channel. We expect Oracle to help us enhance our merchandising strategies to help ensure that we deliver the best possible customer promise every time."

"Transformation is critical to compete in an omnichannel market," said Mike Hazel, CIO at Academy Sports + Outdoors. "Academy Sports + Outdoors is expanding rapidly, and with that growth comes the need for a system that is scalable and can grow with us. Oracle Retail provides us with a foundation for growth and an integration strategy."

"Transformation is critical to compete in an omnichannel market," said Mike Hazel, CIO at Academy Sports + Outdoors. "Academy Sports + Outdoors is expanding rapidly, and with that growth comes the need for a system that is scalable and can grow with us. Oracle Retail provides us with a foundation for growth and an integration strategy."