Apps Purchases: 10+ Million Software Purchases
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Our global team of 50 researchers has been studying the digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by 2 million + companies including technographic segmentation of 10 million ERP, EPM, CRM, HCM, Procurement, SCM, Treasury software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions and perhaps the rise and fall of certain vendors and their products on a quarterly basis.
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QVC | Retail | 22000 | $9.5B | United States | Vendorful | Vendorful Sourcing | Sourcing | 2019 | n/a | In 2019, QVC implemented Vendorful Sourcing. Vendorful Sourcing in the Sourcing category was introduced to improve procurement sourcing processes and supplier engagement across QVC's U.S. procurement organization. The deployment focused on Vendorful Sourcing eRFX capabilities to orchestrate RFI and RFP workflows, centralize sourcing events, and consolidate vendor management activities, configured to support sourcing event creation, supplier communications, and bid evaluation. Operational scope covered procurement functional workflows within QVC's U.S. procurement organization, aligning sourcing and vendor management teams to a single eRFX-driven process. Vendor materials cite a vendor testimonial praising Vendorful's responsiveness as part of the customer experience with Vendorful Sourcing. | |
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Ace Hardware | Retail | 12500 | $9.5B | United States | ECi Software Solutions | ECI NET1 | Payment Processing | 2015 | n/a | In 2015 Ace Hardware customer Boland's Ace Hardware in Chapin, South Carolina implemented ECI NET1 Payment Processing. The vendor press release cites Boland's Ace as a NET1 user since 2015, positioning ECI NET1 as the payment acceptance layer for that retail site. This deployment is reported by the vendor in the context of ECI product integration announcements, linking the payment solution to broader retail operations. ECI NET1 was implemented to handle payment acceptance, credit card processing and reconciliation workflows consistent with Payment Processing capabilities. Configuration work emphasized integrated transaction capture and automated reconciliation routines, supporting store-level settlement and accounting workflows. The implementation aligned payment processing functionality with standard retail finance and accounts receivable processes. According to the vendor quote, ECI NET1 was integrated with ECI ERP offerings to create end-to-end payment to ledger continuity, enabling reconciliation between payment transactions and ERP records. The customer reported material reductions in bank and credit card fees, about 35% monthly savings, and greatly simplified month-end reconciliations. Operational scope as described centers on the Boland's Ace Hardware retail location, with impacts on store operations and finance functions through unified payment and accounting workflows. | |
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Retail | 12500 | $9.5B | United States | Reflection Software | Reflection Cognition Platform | Learning and Development | 2019 | n/a |
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Retail | 12500 | $9.5B | United States | Levelpath | Levelpath Category Management | Category Management | 2025 | n/a |
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Retail | 17000 | $9.5B | Australia | SAP | SmartRecruiters SmartRecruit | Recruiting,Applicant Tracking System | 2018 | n/a |
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Retail | 17000 | $9.5B | Australia | Salesforce | Salesforce Sales Cloud | Sales Automation,CRM,Sales Engagement | 2011 | n/a |
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Retail | 17000 | $9.5B | Australia | Iver | Iver Cloud | Application Hosting and Computing Services | 2012 | n/a |
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Retail | 17000 | $9.5B | Australia | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon EC2 | Application Hosting and Computing Services | 2015 | n/a |
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Retail | 17000 | $9.5B | Australia | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Amazon Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) | Content Delivery Network | 2016 | n/a |
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Retail | 17000 | $9.5B | Australia | Adobe Systems | Adobe Experience Cloud | Customer Experience | 2018 | n/a |
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