My View on the U.S. Elections and the Opportunities Ahead
I write on the heels of the nationwide elections in the United States. A passionate citizenry exercised its right to advocate for issues important to them and the candidates who they believe the nation, the state, the local government would be best seated with. Yes,…
Introducing the New blueyonder.com
Perhaps the next biggest step after our initial rebrand announced February 11, is the launch of our completely revisioned website which debuted this week. I’m very proud to share the new public face for Blue Yonder! This new website was a tremendous collaboration between the…
5 Quotes to Make You Think More About Price Optimization
As the market changes and competition grows, one area is becoming more of a focus for retailers than ever before, and that’s price optimization. How do we think about price optimization and what makes it so important? Read on for five quotes from three pricing…
5 Answers Every Retailer Needs from Our Q&A with Microsoft’s Global Retail Strategy Director
This week we sat down with ShiSh Shridhar, Microsoft’s Global Retail Strategy Director. We learned more about JDA’s partnership with Microsoft and how AI is quickly going from big picture to best practice. Here are the five insights he shared about how artificial intelligence (AI)…
Blue Yonder’s New Survey with Microsoft Reveals How AI and Automation Are Moving Retail
It’s no secret that the retail market is undergoing fundamental changes, right? Exactly, and as the rise of eCommerce changes how we shop, many retailers are struggling to keep up with new challenges. Buying behaviors are evolving faster than ever before with consumers looking for…
Intelligent Pricing Could Help to Eliminate Waste from Luxury Brands
The recent news that luxury brands have destroyed millions of pounds worth of unsold merchandise, to avoid their products falling into the wrong hands and being sold on the “grey market” at knockdown prices, illustrates the challenges that these brands face in matching pricing and…
The Case of the Missing Aubergine
Earlier this summer, an aubergine shortage at a supermarket in Cheltenham, UK, captured the imagination of the Twittersphere after a ‘devastated’ local resident expressed his dismay at being greeted with an empty bay when he went to find the vegetable. A flurry of memes and…
AI-Powered Price Optimization Could Boost the UK Retail Market
The latest figures from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the World Cup and this summer’s heatwave have kept shoppers away from the high street. Sales grew by 0.7 per cent in July following a 0.5 per cent fall in June…
Aiming for the Future: How JDA, Microsoft and Blue Yonder Will Achieve the Autonomous Supply Chain
When U.S. President John F. Kennedy announced the goal of sending a person to the moon in a speech at Rice University on September 12, 1962, he acknowledged that it wouldn’t be easy. But that was a key part of the challenge. “We choose to…
Meet Blue Yonder: Combining Supply Chain Knowledge and AI Technology
JDA has a long history of working with our customers in manufacturing, retail and distribution to optimize all the nodes in an extended, end-to-end supply chain – from factories and DCs to retail stores. With JDA’s acquisition of Blue Yonder, we’re combining a large team…