Consumer Industries & Retail: Related News
- What's So Bad About Inventory? (17 Jun 2008)
- We in the retail industry must re-examine the role of inventory in our extended supply chain, perhaps in ways that are contrary to our original beliefs.
- Kellwood Renews Information Technology Outsourcing Agreement with EDS (27 May 2008)
- PLANO, Texas and ST LOUIS, Missouri – EDS and Kellwood Company today announced the two companies have renewed their long-term information technology (IT) services relationship. With the seven-year agreement, EDS will continue to provide a full package of leveraged IT services to support the marketer of apparel and consumer soft goods’ future strategy.
- EDS Best Shore Strategy: Offshore IT Outsourcing Solutions (06 Feb 2008)
- EDS runs its offshore IT outsourcing services on a network that is entirely owned by the company and carries only EDS clients’ data. EDS’ Best Shore solution is a key component of the company’s unique Global Delivery Model providing offshore IT outsourcing vendor services that match a client’s specific needs.
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Awards EDS Information Technology Services Contract (22 Jan 2008)
- PLANO, Texas – EDS and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company have signed a new services contract under which EDS will manage the company’s information technology (IT) infrastructure environment. The contract was signed in the fourth quarter of 2007 and financial terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.
- Cyber Security Tips (09 Dec 2007)
- The big business and government approach to cyber security contrasts sharply with many small business and home computer users who can unsuspectingly be the 'back doors' to a full-scale cyber attack. EDS security and privacy experts have identified EDS' eight tips to help consumers secure their part of cyberspace.
- Online Merchants… Naughty or Nice? (26 Nov 2007)
- As more people do their holiday shopping online, the risk of the Grinch stealing holiday cheer – and identities – is at an all-time high. EDS security and privacy experts have identified EDS' eight tips for jolly and worry-free online shopping.
- Online Merchants … Naughty or Nice? (19 Nov 2007)
- PLANO, Texas – Rising gas prices, a soft economy and sheer convenience will attract a record number of Santa’s helpers to online retailers this holiday season. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, consumers plan to do more than 30 percent of their holiday shopping online.
- Barcodes: Retail Sector’s “Cinderella” Technology Shall Go to the Ball (09 Oct 2007)
- IGD Annual Convention, London, UK – Nearly one-third (30%) of supermarket shoppers want to access information via a barcode reader that sits on their trolley and provides specific product information on nutrition, the environment and ethical sourcing.
- Tour the EDS Doxford Data Center (24 Sep 2007)
- EDS has more than 100 data centers around the world, and continues to enhance its resources with developments like the Doxford data center in the United Kingdom (UK) and the recent expansion at EDS' data center in Tulsa .
- EDS Teams with KarstadtQuelle to Modernize Europe’s Leading Multichannel Retailer (12 Jun 2007)
- EDS recently signed a new ground-breaking contract with KarstadtQuelle AG, Europe’s leading multichannel retail and tourism group (stores, mail-order and e-commerce). During the next eight years, EDS will work with Karstadt and Primondo (Quelle) to modernize the company’s information technology (IT) and applications environments and implement more efficient and productive processes to lower overall costs. Additionally, EDS will assume management responsibility for KarstadtQuelle’s IT subsidiary, ITellium Systems & Services GmbH, and will acquire a majority stake in that company.
- The Kraft/EDS Outsourcing Deal: One Year After (12 Jun 2007)
- Last April, Kraft Food announced a new seven-year, $1.7 Billion Global IT Services agreement with EDS.Founder of the information technology outsourcing industry more than 40 years ago, EDS agreed to provide data centers, hosting, telecommunications and workplace support to the world’s second-largest CPG company.
- Zapping Data Anomalies (29 May 2007)
- With the high rate of data warehouse failures and the associated downtime and lost productivity, organizations need to take a proactive approach to address data quality issues. You can avoid the pitfalls through a “zapping” process that can help ensure the success and effectiveness of your data warehouse.
- KarstadtQuelle Awards EDS Contract Expected to be Worth Approximately US$1 Billion (07 May 2007)
- PLANO, Texas and ESSEN, Germany – EDS today announced an agreement with an expected total contract value of approximately US$1 billion with KarstadtQuelle AG, Europe’s leading retail and tourism group, to manage the company’s applications and information technology (IT) environment for the next eight years. The deal is subject to standard regulatory approval.
- Coca-Cola FEMSA Extends Relationship with EDS (30 Apr 2007)
- PLANO, Texas and MEXICO CITY – Today EDS announced that Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A. de C.V., the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and second largest in the world, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract extension for information technology (IT) services that will help the company manage its growth.
- 7-Eleven Signs Contract Extension with EDS for Enterprise Application and Infrastructure Management (28 Mar 2007)
- PLANO, Texas and DALLAS – EDS today announced that 7-Eleven, Inc. has extended its contract with EDS through February 2012. EDS will continue to develop, host and manage 7-Eleven's enterprise applications and the infrastructure that supports inventory and logistics processes, provides business intelligence insight and performs back-office functions, such as enterprise resource planning, payroll and accounting.
- Reduce Time-To-Market With EDS' Virtual Store Configurator (06 Feb 2007)
- Not sure how to evolve your store layout in the future? Want to completely change the design of your store today? EDS can take your existing or proposed store layout into a virtual store mock-up that shows how your long-term goals can affect the future of your business.
- ExcellerateHRO Signs Contract with 7-Eleven for Benefits Administration Outsourcing (05 Dec 2006)
- PLANO, Texas – ExcellerateHRO today announced it has signed a contract to provide Benefits Administration Services for 7-Eleven, Inc., the largest chain in the convenience retailing industry.
- EDS and Motorola Mobilize the IT Dashboard (14 Nov 2006)
- At the recent Gartner ITXpo conference, EDS introduced its latest innovation – a mobile version of its Dashboard application that features reports from the Global Insight portal.
- Making a Name for Yourself In Retail (30 Oct 2006)
- Cutting-edge retailers have long been plagued with high turnover rates caused by seasonal demands, long hours, late nights and weekends. These retailers now are turning to one of their most valuable assets – their brands – to stem that tide.
- Smart Moves (27 Oct 2006)
- Retailers and distributors can fight their transportation headaches by leveraging IT at every point on the supply chain.
- Death of the Checkout Operator, Birth of the Concierge (17 Oct 2006)
- PLANO, Texas – Tomorrow’s shoppers want a faster grocery shopping experience with more in-store technology and staff deployed differently to improve customer service. This upcoming generation of impatient teens wants to be able to shop and go – with someone on hand to pack their bags, load their cars and pick-up the items they have forgotten.
- Death of the Checkout Operator, Birth of the Concierge (09 Oct 2006)
- London, UK – Tomorrow’s shoppers want a faster grocery shopping experience with more in-store technology and staff deployed differently to improve customer service. This upcoming generation of impatient teens wants to be able to shop and go – with someone on hand to pack their bags, load their cars and pick up the items they have forgotten.
- Retail Mergers and Acquisitions (01 Sep 2006)
- After more than 30 years in the retail industry and involvement in a number of mergers, acquisitions and consolidations, EDS' Dale Miyakawa has found three practices that are essential in the most successful deals.