It might not be a large enough problem to warrant assembling a supergroup to record a song and raise awareness of it, but the fact is that many retailers don’t seem to know -- at least not if their security implementation is any indication --...
One of the greatest anxieties today among suppliers and manufacturers is that sales automation and digitization – AKA eCommerce – will negate the need for the sales representative. That, says Insite Software CEO Tony Abena, has created a bit of a riff between a supplier’s...
Why are suppliers paid late? In some cases, longer payment terms are a strategic cash flow decision made by a large corporation. But taking advantage of corporate size and power doesn’t portray the whole story of smaller suppliers getting paid 60, 90 or even 120...
Far flung employees traveling hither and yon should no longer wait weeks to be reimbursed for expenses – and companies should not find out about errors after the fact. Here’s why real time expense management’s time has come, according to the co-founder of Abacus.
While consumers are more than happy to play around with the latest and greatest gadgets startups can dream up, if there’s one thing 2015 has shown the retail world, it’s that many shoppers are happy to buy everyday items as long as they get there...
It’s rarely the first adopters that get credit when a new technology or service hits it big but rather the startups and entrepreneurs at the helm of the movement when it hits critical mass that become the face of the future. That can be disheartening...
With its position in tech retail firmly ensconced, is Apple looking to give the likes of luxury brands like Tiffany and Coach a run for their money? Recent moves of new retail VP Angela Ahrendts seem to indicate just that.
Source-to-pay service provider Zycus secured a major client earlier this month: AmeriGas. In an announcement, Zycus revealed that it would be providing its Spend Analysis solution to the oil giant, aggregating its data from ERP systems, p-cards and other spending portals into a single view....
Crunching numbers isn’t exactly “fun” for everyone. But after the tedious tallying and the monotonous math, data can uncover previously unreachable information. For businesses, data is entirely changing the game. New research from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and the Association of Chartered Certified...
