Watch Out for Platform Pretenders!
500 attendees. 5800 API Calls. Third-parties showcasing live workflows using JDA APIs. And one JDA AI-powered Supply Chain Platform for the JDA Constellation of developers. JDA’s “DEVCON” developer conference proves conclusively that there is genuine excitement for the future of open supply chain solution innovation. …
Gazing into the Crystal Ball
JDA’s Crystal Ball event began last year across our two India-based Centers of Excellence to tackle the constant shift in technology head-on through our best asset – our people! We are in our second year of the Crystal Ball events that have become a funnel…
Congratulating our Real Results and ICON Award Winners
I manage the Customer Marketing program at JDA. That means that I get to talk to customers from around the world every day. I have the opportunity to hear their stories, understand how they’re using our solutions, and to get to know more about them,…
Winning with Hyper-localization: How to Overcome the Challenge of Meeting Local Market Needs
Today’s blog comes from me alongside guest contributor Andy Grady-Smith, global capability director for category optimisation, dunnhumby. dunnhumby is a JDA partner working to provide companies with prescriptive, consumer-based insights to improve their merchandising strategies and decisions. Increasingly retailers are looking at ways to deliver…
Predict What’s Next in Category Management
Ever wish you could peer into the future and see what’s coming next? To better understand what technology investments are being prioritized to reach the modern shopper, we surveyed more than 130 category management and merchandising professionals as part of this year’s Voice of the…
Embrace Opportunity
Michelle Eisenberg is vice president of Legal, deputy general counsel and head of Legal for the EMEA region at JDA. She has a rich upbringing, born in Israel, moving to the UK and then spending a few years in South Africa, just at the time…
3 Ways Fresh Retailers are Helping the Planet
It’s official. Millennials are the largest consumer block and they’re moving the retail environment forward in a more sustainable way. Shoppers are focused on their core values and want to buy from the brands that are in perfect alignment with them. According to the National…
Everything You Need to Know About Blockchain Right Now
In my latest blog, I shared five jaw-dropping stats about counterfeit retail and how these fakers are creating some real trust issues between retailers and their consumers, and, retailers and manufacturers. I also shared some good news, an innovation called blockchain that’s about to start…
Is it time to integrate your supply chain design with execution?
It wasn’t that long ago that integrating all the strategic, operational and tactical aspects of your end-to-end supply chain was considered a pipe dream. Times sure have changed! Customer expectations for product availability and seemingly endless purchasing channels are driving many companies to move product…