Branches Are Back. Is This Banking's Big Break?
Holly Sraeel ( Bank Technology News ), December 2003
Each year banking has a different technology theme. Ten years ago it was the thin client phenomenon. That was followed by data warehousing, middleware, the Internet and customer relationship management. This, in turn, ushered in the pursuit of "open" systems, multi-channel delivery, ROI, check imaging and Web services. In 2004, it will be "refreshing" the branch.
Merging Store Operations Technology Makes More Productive Employees
AMR Alert, September 2003
Labor--costs and productivity--is a huge but necessary drain on retailers. Cutting labor costs often comes at the expense of productivity and customer service. But there is hope for retailers to better meet labor and customer needs.
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Integration Drives Successful Labor Forecasts
Integrated Solutions for Retailers, July 2003
Retailers who haven't purchased dedicated labor management software are fast becoming the minority as stores continue to tighten operations budgets. Reports of savings anywhere from 5% to 20% of sales are not uncommon among those who have implemented labor management solutions correctly.
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Coming to a Store Near You: High-Performance Store Management
AMR Alert, March 2003
The Bottom Line: Ubiquitous High-Performance Store Management, now improving store execution of corporate projects and programs, can drive earnings per share growth. A few leading retailers expect good Return on Investment (ROI) from new Web-based functionality that improves in-store execution of tasks for chainwide performance of projects and programs. Others are taking advantage of new Web-based Workforce Management (WFM) to handle associates and process-driven activities.
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Brickstream Charges Up With $6.2M
Matthew L. Sheahan (PRIVATE EQUITY WEEK), March 2003
Fairfax, Va-based Brickstream, which provides software to companies that operate retail stores, closed $6.2 million in Series A financing. Columbia Capital and Mohr Davidow Ventures co-led the round, investing $3.1 million apiece.
Video firm draws eyes of investors
Mary Jane Credeur, Atlanta Business Journal, March 2003
Investors were skeptical the first time they looked at video surveillance startup Brickstream Corp., whose executives claimed their technology could track customer traffic patterns to save stores money and speed up checkout lines.
Brickstream lands $6.2M in funding
Washington Business Journal, March 2003
Brickstream, a Fairfax company whose technology helps retail customers monitor and respond to in-store customer behavior, has scored a $6.2 million round of venture funding from Columbia Capital and Mohr, Davidow Ventures.
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