Initiating and Leading Business Change
Today’s Wednesdays for Women post is part of an occasional series titled “Lessons from Leaders,” featuring insights that can help anyone looking to grow their career and leadership skills. In today’s blog, Trish Dutton, Solutions Director in Consulting Services and member of the JDA Winning…
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…
Taking Risks that Pay Off
Jen Colley is a senior solution architect at JDA and has been on both sides of the fence – working at a retailer and now at JDA, working closely with customers to get their category management deployments up and running. She shares with us how…
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…
Steps to Realizing Your Leadership Potential
This Wednesdays for Women is another article in the “Lessons from Leaders” series featuring ideas from JDA leaders on topics of interest to anyone seeking insights and experiences that can help them grow their own leadership skills. In today’s blog, Sangeeta Bajaj, senior director, strategic…
Think Backwards
Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog is an insightful conversation with Cheryl Williams, CIO at Wakefern Food. Cheryl recently stood on mainstage at NRF 2019 with Desikan Madhavanur, JDA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer and Professor Dr. Michael Feindt, founder of Blue Yonder, to…
The Most Impactful Woman in My Life
In recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, Terry Turner, president of North American Retail at JDA, writes about the most impactful woman in his life and what that has meant for his own career and journey. The best example I have on women…
Cultivating Teachable Moments
Kathy Stanley is vice president of education services at JDA. She talks to us today about how an early pivot in her career in elementary education brought her toward her passion for teaching and technology and she’s never looked back since! She’s a true believer…
7 Ways to Limit Returns (Even with eCommerce)
Retail has a serious problem with eCommerce returns. At least 30% of all online purchases are returned, compare that to 8.89% of in-store purchases. Surprising? Not if you’re in retail. More retailers are running into a surge in returns in our unified commerce environment than…