technology trends without fully understanding and identifying the use cases . Champagne is aware of this challenge but understands that the company can call upon its partnerships with Cegid and CGS as well as working across its vendor network to understand not only what ’ s happening in the marketplace but how it could add value La Vie en Rose . “ Currently our ERP , merchandise financial planning and product cycle management as well as our POS system are core elements of our retail operation ,” he says . “ It was important to us |
to find a solution that didn ’ t make us dependent on a specific development or proprietary database and language . We didn ’ t want to be attached to one vendor alone . This will allow us to implement a new vendor ’ s solution in a modern language recognized by our other systems . Thus , permitting us to benefit from the changing technology landscape in the market , as and when , with ease .”
A key example as to how La Vie en Rose will benefit from this approach is the company ’ s plan to embrace
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