It is always fun to launch a new product or service that inspires people to change the way they work and interact. We think the time is right to return the passion to the way retailers shop competitors, suppliers and the market to reflect the way their consumers shop their stores and online sites. But [...]
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We recently hosted our STARS User Group meeting and it was a Big F event – fabulous, fun and inFormative! This year’s theme was Sports STARS and everyone was dressed in their favorite team’s regalia, exhibiting the type of community spirit that TradeStone exemplifies and embodies in our solutions and people. Luminaries from across our [...]
Yesterday as I was walking to work, I was thinking about TradeStone’s vision of building merchandise communities. With more than 11000 suppliers connected to the world’s most prestigious and funkiest retailers and brand companies, we have one of the largest commerce communities in the retail industry. I was feeling pretty smug about this bucolic empire [...]
Yes, we are VERY proud that we were the first (and only) Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) / Merchandise Lifecycle Management (MLM) technology company to be ranked by retailers as a Top 10 RIS Leaderboard provider to the retail industry. And of course, we were unlikely to hide our light under the proverbial bushel basket. Hence [...]
In 1999 I was presenting at a technology event and one of the people in the audience was Ray Lane – at the time President of Oracle and one of the technology gods feared by many and loved by two. After my presentation, I ran into Ray in the hallway and made the mistake of [...]
When was the last time Boeing changed the color of their planes because yellow was really, really hot? And then changed it again 4 weeks later because yellow was now the kiss of death for selling airplanes? How often does General Motors introduce a completely new line of cars? And have a 50% off sale [...]
Have you ever watched a merchant approach a computer during a training session for new software deemed imperative to the corporate strategic initiatives? There’s the cat-like circling motion and narrowed eyes as he sniffs at the latest Holy Grail of technology. It’s an easy read of body language– suspicion, fear and loathing. The hair stands on end across an arched back. There is hissing. [...]
As many of you know, I have been resistant to blogs, tweets, Facebook and other micro communication tools. There was no place for such frivolities at TradeStone as we focused on the serious business of being the technology platform to support retailers and suppliers efforts in the design, sourcing and delivery of branded and private label merchandise. It was a higher calling that surely must require more than 140 characters to explain and define. Surely?
Actually, surely not. Having recently attended a very thought provoking conference put on by Retail Connections, I am in with a vengeance!
