I had the chance to preview a new business book which will be hitting shelves this fall. In "Click2K'Ching: The Mobile Shopper & The Impulse Economy," author Gary Schwartz points out that retailers need to switch their mindset from the four walls of the store to the endless possibilities of mobile commerce.

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You ask a lot of your IT systems. And the reality is, to make your business more agile you ask even more. If your IT staff spends all of their time worrying about security, uptime and capacity problems, they won’t be working with you to drive innovation. You need your infrastructure to help you in the marketplace, to help you innovate, to help you be more competitive, to help you succeed.

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The challenges of today’s retail warehouse operating environment are pretty self evident. Time to make decisions has evaporated, pressures on cost containment abound, and customer satisfaction measures are paramount to retention during the roughest of times. These challenges bring to mind the definition of “an athlete” from my favorite childhood coach, “run fast, jumps high."