Highlights from SAP Retail Forum 2008
Retail professionals from around the globe descended on the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, from October 6 to 8 for the SAP Retail Forum 2008. This year's attendees heard best practice tactics and insights from companies, including Limited Brands, Ace Hardware and Brookshire's, and they left filled with practical, real-world tips and countless ideas to take back and grow their retail operations.
View the event agenda and archived presentations.
Forum presentations included:
- SAP's Executive Vision for Retail, Pat Bakey, EVP, Strategic Industries, SAP
- Creating and Sustaining High Performance, Michael Treacy, Author of Double Digit Growth: How Companies Achieve It
- The Evolution of Retail, Brian Kilcourse, Managing Partner, RSR Research, and Verlin Youd, SVP, Global Trading Industries, SAP
- Ace Hardware: Transforming the Supply Chain, Mike Muenzing, Director of Supply Chain Systems, Ace Hardware, and Mike Hamby, Associate Partner, IBM Global Business Services
- Retail Transformation at Limited Brands, Tom Keiser, CIO, Limited Brands Inc., and John Avallon, VP, Capgemini, U.S. LLC
- How Gemcon Foods Delivers the Right Product in the Right Location at the Right Price at the Right Time, Pravin Robin David, CEO, Meena Bazar of Gemcon Foods, and Dave Kudas, SEAL Consulting Inc.
- Taking Control of Labor Costs in Today's Economy, Louise Kennard, Director of Staffing, Budgeting, and Expense Control, The Bon Ton, and Bret Molnar, Solution Engineer, SAP
- Red Door Spas Smoothes Processes and Massages Growth with SAP Software,
Paul Kaczmarek, CIO, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas, and Deniz Mater, VP, Operations, Savantis Group Inc.
- Customer-Centric Category Management with SAP Software,
John D'anna, VP, Information Technology Planning and Strategy, Brookshire Grocery Company, and John Rooney, Principal, National Retail Practice Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLP
- Building an Adaptable Custom Solution for Retail Allocation at Chico's, Raul Alfonso, Business Manager, Custom Development, SAP
- Strategies for Demand-Driven Pricing, Paul Donovan, Director of Business Development, Merchandise Life Cycle, SAP
- Strategies for Driving Enhanced Performance and Decision Making with Analytics and Closed-Loop Performance Management, Rob Crane, VP, CFO Solutions, Strategic Industries, SAP
- Analytics and Closed-Loop Performance Management, Rob Crane, VP, CFO Solutions, Strategic Industries, SAP
- Transforming Financial Management with Solutions for the Office of the CFO, Rob Crane, VP, CFO Solutions, Strategic Industries, SAP
- The Home Depot's SAP Evolution: Building a Solid Foundation, Kelly Barrett, SVP, Enterprise Performance Management, The Home Depot, and Jimmy Etheredge, Client Director for The Home Depot, Accenture
- How to Build a Successful Partnership with SAP and HP, Ted Jackson, CIO, Sport Chalet
SAP also presented its 2008 Retail Innovation Awards during a banquet and evening celebration. These companies used SAP solutions and industry best practices to generate positive business results. Here are this year's award categories and winners:
Best in Class Innovation Award: Recognizes innovation
and entrepreneurial spirit within the company by focusing on technological
advancement and its economic growth by implementing SAP solutions.
- Chico's Retail Services, Inc.
Valued Partner Award: Demonstrates a commitment to success with SAP by collaboration on new innovative solutions, providing deep domain expertise and communicating strategic value to customers and prospects.
- The Bon Ton Stores Inc.
- Brookshire's Grocery Co.
Best in Class Value Award: Recognizes a company's leadership in developing, implementing and promoting value through the ability to innovate through the use of SAP technology.
Best in Class Go Live Award: Given for a company's flawless execution of its implementation from beginning to end.
- BCBG Max Azria Group Inc.
2008 Go-Live Achievement Award: Given to companies that successfully implemented one or more SAP solutions.
- ACE Hardware Corp.
- ASICS
- adidas
- Barnes & Noble.com
- BCBG Max Azria Group Inc.
- Bealls
- Best Buy
- BevMo!
- Brookshire's Grocery Co.
- Coldwater Creek Inc.
- Duty Free Americas
- Fossil
- Hanesbrands Inc.
- Harry & David
- Hartmarx Corp.
- Hobby Lobby
- J. Crew
- J.C. Penney Company Inc.
- Jo-Ann Stores
- Jones Apparel Group
- Life is Good Inc.
- Lowe's
- Publix Super Markets Inc.
- Sport Chalet
- Sports Authority
- The Bon-Ton Stores Inc.
- The Home Depot Inc.
- Trader Joe's
- Ulta Salon Cosmetic & Fragrance, Inc.
- Whole Foods Market
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