Vinculum featured in Gartner’s 2017 Magic Quadrant – One more reason to trust us as your enabler for MultiChannel growth

On 13 February 2017 Gartner, the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, published its Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems. This Magic Quadrant is an analysis of global WMS solutions.

According to Gartner: “The WMS market is very mature, but differentiation continues to exist — most notably in usability, adaptability, intelligence and how well solutions orchestrate end-to-end logistics processes. Supply chain and IT leaders should use this research to understand the current state of the WMS market”

Vinculum has marked its place in the recent Gartner’s WMS magic quadrant and has been regularly featured in Gartner’s global reports on Solutions/systems enabling Retail-eCommerce Industry.

According to 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Warehouse Management Systems,

“Vinculum has a unique position in the market helping to enable multichannel fulfillment across a network of 3PLs, consumer goods companies, retailers, e-commerce companies, marketplaces and sellers”

“Vinculum’s cloud/SaaS solutions offer a unique ability to connect with multiple marketplaces to support multichannel fulfillment”

Earlier recognitions by Gartner:

• 2016, Gartner’s Market guide for Warehousing and Fulfillment Application Vendors featured Vin eRetail WMS (eCommerce Order Fulfillment & Warehouse Management system on the cloud).
• Vinculum’s Vin MDM (Master Data Management solution) & Vin PIM (Product Information management system enabling consistent product information across channels) have been mentioned in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for product and customer data solutions in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
• Vinculum’s Vin eRetail, SaaS-based solutions for multichannel order management and fulfillment, featured as a Marketplace & Multi-Channel Integration Platform in Gartner’s Digital Commerce Vendor Guide 2016.
• Vin eRetail (Vinculum’s SaaS-based Order/Distributed Order Management Suite) was recognized as one of the global DOM (Distributed Order Management) software providers in Gartner’s Market Guide for DOM systems.

Vinculum is enabling the eCommerce ecosystem with its powerful SaaS-based products/solutions for multi-channel order management and fulfillment. These solutions offer rapid implementation and provide a de-coupled platform capable of providing independent module/s or a complete suite.  

Vinculum’s Vin eRetail WMS is a Warehouse Management System designed for B2B & B2C fulfillment.

Benefits of Vin eRetail Warehouse Management Solution include:           

• Ready Integration with leading marketplaces, webstores, and last-mile fulfillment companies
• Real-time view of inventory across multiple warehouse locations
• Easy Fulfillment of Orders from multiple warehouses across borders
• Segregation of Inventory for multiple clients and visibility using Client Portal
• Automated and Mobile enabled warehouse operations
• 3PL Billing
• Low Total Cost of Ownership

To Know more and Request a Demo: https://goo.gl/Ltn01c 

Meet Us @ Booth #30, eCommerce Africa Confex 2017

Vinculum Group (Booth #30) a global SaaS-based software provider for multichannel order management and fulfillment will be hosting an array of presentations and discussions on the floor to showcase how they are enabling leading retail and eCommerce businesses globally to unlock new revenue streams by enabling O2O transformation, cross-border fulfillment and consistent product information across multiple channels at The eCommerce Africa Confex.

The event dated on 22^nd and 23^rd February 2017 in Cape Town International Convention Centre is a leading eCommerce conference in South Africa that educates, inform and inspires entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors to embrace and navigate the retail & eCommerce landscape. This year, the Confex will provide a platform to examine various aspects of development in the industry: how online and mobile retailers are capitalizing on growth opportunities; how omnichannel retailers are moving into a digital space; the realities and challenges of cross-border expansion; and overcoming fulfillment concerns and driving logistics in the real world.

“With an expected annual growth rate of 15% in the total eCommerce revenues of South Africa, the potential is immense and we would like to be at center of all action, driving collaboration and growth for the entire retail and eCommerce ecosystem”said Arvind Sahay (Regional Director, MEA – Vinculum Group) while extending a warm invite to all retailers, eTailers, sellers on marketplaces, marketplaces, 3PLs and CPGs to drop by for some coffee & conversation.

The Vinculum booth (#30) promises to be a hotspot for one to stay up to date with the latest developments in the field of O2O transformation and multi-channel retailing & fulfillment, as well as provide an excellent opportunity to learn from our experts, ideas and strategies for established businesses to go cross-border, startup players looking at setting up an eCommerce business as well as SMEs wanting to take their current online business to the next level. See you.

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Webinar – Best Practices for Growing Your eCommerce Business

Today’s Global Business to Consumer eCommerce sales has witnessed a sharp growth over the last few years. According to research, Retail eCommerce sales is projected to increase to $4.058 trillion in 2020, making up 14.6% of total retail spending worldwide that year.

With surging demand, Global brands & products are increasingly featuring in both offline shelves and online catalogs. eCommerce is gradually moving towards transforming the world as a unified market “In-store Global. Online Local”. Cross-border sales will take an increasing share of online commerce, rising from 12% in 2015 to 15% in 2021. Global B2C cross-border e-commerce is set to double over the next five years to reach $424 billion by 2021.

The growth in internet retailing has created multiple new revenue streams for the eCommerce ecosystem.

To make customers happy, the companies (Online & Offline Retailers, CPGs, Sellers, and 3PLs) are undertaking several activities. Some of these activities include collaborating with partners (marketplaces, retailers, 3PLs, etc.), selling on multiple channels (their web-stores, mobile apps, retail stores, call center, etc.) and cross-border fulfillment. However, each activity has its unique set of challenges and benefits.

To delve deeper into these strategies and major challenges, Vinculum is hosting a webinar “Best practices for growing your eCommerce business in Southeast Asia” on 10^th February, 3 PM to 4 PM SGT. The all-star panel comprises of Jesrina Arshad (Co-Founder & CEO, PurelyB), Jojo Anonuevo (Chief Digital Officer, LBC Express), Krishnan Menon (Co-Founder & CEO, Fabelio) and Venkat Nott (Founder, CEO, Vinculum Group).

Register Here

Key takeaways of the webinar:

• How can SMEs and Online Business grow their revenues by selling on multiple sales channels
• What are the technology challenges to selling on multiple marketplaces
• How can Retailers and CPG companies grow their online business
• What are the challenges with Cross Border and how can companies overcome them
• What are the opportunities for 3PLs in terms of eCommerce fulfillment
• How do Retailers provide a unified experience across channels to their multi-channel customers

Reserve your seat and catch the action live as an informative, insightful and candid discussion where the panelists will examine key trends in the industry and offer strategic insights into how to grow your business.

Catch the Ecommerce Ecosystem Enablers @ Booth #6, Etailing Mumbai

The 5^th edition of eTailing India Expo, Mumbai edition (8^th & 9^th Feb, Sahara Star Hotel) is around the corner and Vinculum & Sokrati are gearing up for the mega show that brings together some of the best minds, technologies, practices and strategies in and around the retail and eCommerce ecosystem.

The agenda and stage will be host to some of the leading thought leaders and CxOs in the Industry who will set things on a roll with a plethora of topics intended towards a collective growth of the industry. Panel discussions, keynote speeches, workshops and thought-provoking Q&A’s will add fuel to the fire as 70+ exhibitors showcase, pitch and promote their path breaking solutions and innovations to the entire attendance at the show.

Enabling the eCommerce ecosystem is the tag team combination of Vinculum and Sokrati at Booth # 6. Both the companies under the tag of eCommerce Ecosystem Enablers will show how they are helping eCommerce players grow their businesses and revenue manifold and will UNLEASH THE POWER OF 1, as a part of which, eCommerce businesses can understand how they can leverage – One platform to manage multi-channel orders, inventory & returns across channels with Vinculum and how Sokrati can offer them One platform to manage & automate digital marketing campaigns across channels. Also planned are some really exciting offers for all eTailing India expo attendees.

Sign-up for Vinculum’s exclusive offer here: http://bit.ly/2kCX8eB

On the thought leadership front, Venkat Nott, Founder & CEO, Vinculum Group will share the main stage with other industry stalwarts on Day 1 (8^th Feb) at 12.15 PM for a panel discussion, topic – Cross Border: Approaches for expanding abroad. Followed by a keynote speech at 4.15 PM, topic – Scaling your eCommerce business – Local & Global Opportunities where he will share his experiences on how some of the leading retail and eCommerce businesses across the globe have leveraged upon Vinculum’s SaaS-based order management and fulfillment suite to undertake cross-border fulfillment and offline to online to offline transformation.

Rohit Kelkar, Director Sales & Business Development, Sokrati will share his experiences of taking some of the leading eCommerce players towards success and growth using customer data and experiences during his panel discussion, topic – Leveraging Data to create a seamless customer experience. Day 1 (8^th Feb, 1 PM onwards, Center Stage)

Adding to the tally is Amit Thapliyal, Global Head Marketing & Digital Initiatives, Vinculum Group who will speak at length about how the marketing scenario is evolving and how consumer mindsets are transforming during his panel discussion, topic – Educating the customer – Leading to Better Sales. Day 2 (9^th Feb, 12.15 PM onwards, Center Stage)

Catch us live at Booth # 6. To know more and book your appointment right away – http://bit.ly/2kCZGco