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Advance Auto Parts, Chicos, National Pen and Netshoes Receive Recognition for Innovation and Best Practices

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) integrates Oracle Retail and Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 to control inventory.

UK supermarket chain chooses automation engine to accelerate critical IT processes

Seven retail sessions were led by retail customers of ATG, a recent Oracle acquisition. Notably, John Thompson, SVP and General Manager from BestBuy.com led the closing keynote session. Other notable retail sessions featured Morrison's, Stein Mart, Scheel

Footwear manufacturer and retailer Skechers U.S.A. said Tuesday it has upgraded and expanded its Oracle Applications investment, implemented Oracle Database and moved to Oracle On Demand to support rapid growth across its retail and wholesale channels.

Tony Stephenson, IT Operations Manager, Morrisons, said, "As we are in a very competitive market we need a robust IT system we can rely on and can adapt to changing conditions...We have now extended the automation to Oracle E-Business Suite for our back-e

Andy Stevenson, who led Vault and Checkout development for Ashford, said, "We're introducing a personalization layer that transforms the shopping experience. The Vault represents to us the first level of many ways we can better serve our shoppers through

The implementation of Oracle Retail is part of a larger company-wide initiative in which Belk is revamping or replacing core processes and operations supporting its e-commerce site and 304 stores in 16 Southern states

In today's marketplace, "agile growth means the ability for an organization to change to meet shifting customer needs," says Herman Nell, vice president and CIO, Petco Animal Supplies, who delivered the keynote address at last week's RIS Retail Executive

"As we manage growth, we are establishing a business structure that lowers costs and creates more value and flexibility across the business," says Mark Bravo, senior vice president of finance for Skechers. "The Oracle systems and cloud services help us to

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article notes that Cobb EMC will leverage Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and its existing Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to connect advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) usage data and 3,800 in-home displays.

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corp., recently deployed Oracle Utilities Data Management and Oracle Utilities Smart Grid gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article also notes that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation chose Oracle because its tools will help manage operations easily and communicate rapidly with consumers for maximum efficiency.

Highlighting an interview with Bastian Fischer, vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities discussing why smart grids are the intelligent choice. The interview touches on the business case and costs associated with smart grids, the policies that can help optimize smart grids as well as lessons learned from emerging economies leapfrogging to smart grid systems.

Hghlighting that ENSTAR Natural Gas has selected Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing and Oracle Utilities Business Intelligence to enhance billing capabilities and customer service and better understand customer needs. The release notes that ENSTAR Natural Gas also plans to integrate its existing Oracle Utilities Mobile Workforce Management application with Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing to improve communication between customer service representatives, dispatchers and technicians. The release also includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities will help harness a complete view of customer data, streamline billing processes and enable more responsive customer service.

Highlighting that Cobb Electric Membership Corporation (Cobb EMC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and Oracle Smart Grid Gateway to support its smart grid initiatives. The article also notes that Cobb EMC will leverage Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and its existing Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to connect advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) usage data and 3,800 in-home displays.

Highlighting that Oracle Utilities sees Africa as a strong smart grid market. The article notes that in South Africa, smart grids will enable better electricity management as power generation becomes more decentralized through greater use of renewable energy. The article includes comments from Bastian Fischer, vice-president and general manager, Oracle Utilities, EMEA noting that smart grids enable utilities to align the consumption of more volatile and less predictable renewable energies.

highlighting that ENSTAR Natural Gas has chosen Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing as well as Oracle Utilities Business Intelligence in a move to not only better understand its customers' needs to enhance its billing capabilities and the customer service it offers. The article also notes that Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing will provide ENSTAR Natural Gas with the ability to manage the complete lifecycle of its customers, encompassing service connection, meter read management, complex billing, payment processing and debt collection. The article includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager of Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities will help harness a complete view of customer data, streamline billing processes and enable more responsive customer service.

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management and plans to upgrade its Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing application to support its smart grid and green initiatives. The release discusses that REC is one of more than 100 customers who have selected or implemented an Oracle Utilities product in fiscal year 2011. The release includes comments from Bill Vellante, group vice president and general manager, Oracle Utilities noting that Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management's interoperability with multiple Oracle solutions will give REC the scalability and functionality it needs to manage large meter data volumes and provide useful information to the utility's various departments and its customers.

Kroger is implementing the Oracle systems as part of a strategic initiative called the Customer 1st mission in which the company is transforming business operations to improve the customer experience and deliver the highest quality products and services.

The supermarket operator will use the solution to integrate and streamline all aspects of product development, including managing specifications, suppliers, formulations, packaging and labeling, compliance, and quality