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Streamlined Enterprise

Businesses turn to cloud-based services to manage transactions

Implications - Cloud-based platforms are revolutionizing the way transactions are performed. Instead of going through several different channels, small business owners are able to reliably store information onto a single platform, streamlining the process of purchase and delivery for a significantly lower cost.
Trend Themes
1. Cloud-based Services - The implementation of cloud-based platforms is revolutionizing the way of performing transactions.
2. Automated Platforms - Automated business platforms such as Apttus offer an opportunity to simplify the many steps involved in business transactions by using machine learning.
3. Crowdsourcing Products - Crowdsourcing products such as BHüe presents innovative ways to acquire feedback from customers when developing new products.
Industry Implications
1. E-commerce - The e-commerce industry can benefit from implementing cloud-based services and automated platforms while offering crowdsourced products.
2. Cosmetics - The cosmetics industry can use crowdsourcing when creating products while taking advantage of e-commerce and cloud-based platforms.
3. Fashion - Fashion retailers can take advantage of automated management platforms and offer multi-store shopping apps as well as luxurious e-commerce collaborations.
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Featured Examples

Multi-Store Shopping Apps
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The 'Voonik' App Combines Multiple Stores on a Single Shopping Platform
‘Voonik’ is a new e-ecommerce application that allows users to access multiple different stores from a single shopping platform. The company is based in Bangalore and its aim is to help... MORE
Luxe E-Commerce Collaborations
Luxe E-Commerce Collaborations
The Gucci x Net-a-Porter Capsule Collection is Summer-Ready
The newly launched Gucci x Net-a-Porter capsule collection celebrates summer and consists of flower-patterned wardrobe staples. The 70s-themed womenswear range consists of flirty clothing staples... MORE
Crowdsourced Cosmetic Products
Crowdsourced Cosmetic Products
BHüe Develops Products by Working Directly with Consumers
BHüe is an innovative cosmetics brand that takes a different approach to bringing beauty to the masses. The brand makes a point to crowdsource and gather feedback from its customers when it comes... MORE
E-Commerce Equity Crowdfunding Sites
E-Commerce Equity Crowdfunding Sites
Alibaba Competitor JD.com Launched a Crowdfunding Platform
JD.com, a smaller but formidable rival of Alibaba, just launched an equity crowdfunding platform for new ventures. Intending to encourage entrepreneurship in China, the e-commerce site created JD... MORE
Fashion E-Commerce Platforms
Fashion E-Commerce Platforms
NuORDER is a Seamless B2B Platform for Fashion Retailers
NuORDER is a business-to-business inventory management system that makes reordering stock a simple task for both buyers and vendors. NuORDER uses cloud-based technology to provide the most... MORE
Synergized Management Platforms
Synergized Management Platforms
Cloud-Based Vorex Supports Businesses with Organized Numbers
The tools for data management and sharing are only increasing in potential, and platforms like Vorex help companies to comb through the chaos to make sense of the many new numbers that are accounted... MORE
Rebranded Fashion E-Commerce Sites
Rebranded Fashion E-Commerce Sites
The Tanya Taylor Site Lets Customers Shop Looks from the Runway
E-commerce sites is the way of the future for many retail brands including Tanya Taylor. The popular fashion heavy weight recently rebranded its site to offer consumers an interactive platform to... MORE
play_circle_filled Massive Cloud Marketplaces
Massive Cloud Marketplaces
Ingram Micro Platform Helps Tech Resellers Take Advantage of the Cloud
Ingram Micro is the world’s largest technology wholesaler, capable of creating and supporting its powerful Cloud Marketplace as one of its great new services. Targeted at resellers in the tech... MORE
Intuitive Business Platforms
Intuitive Business Platforms
Apttus' Automated Quote-to-Cash Service Simplifies B2B Transactions
Apttus’ Quote-to-Cash service was developed as an automated system to simplify the many steps involved in a business transaction, from the point interest is expressed in a product to the... MORE

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