Sorting out Microsoft Dynamics retail options for SMBs: An interview with Microsoft’s Jeff Blucher

Retail Realm 2014 in Las Vegas allowed Microsoft Dynamics for Retail officials to talk up their new release, set for May 1, in conjunction with Dynamics AX 2012 R3, including the new Retail Essentials. Central to explaining the new product's bells and whistles was Microsoft's Jeff Blucher. As principal program director, Blucher has been with Dynamics RMS since early on, and is also helping to guide Microsoft partners and customers into the next generation of retail management systems for SMBs.  We sat down with him at the event to learn more about the future of retail solutions with Microsoft Dynamics.

More Microsoft Dynamics retail reporting from Retail Realm 2014:

• After Dynamics RMS, 'Project R' gives Microsoft partners another option for the single store retailers
• Microsoft Dynamics Retail Essentials offering for SMBs met with optimism, questions as RMS end nears
• Microsoft maps out Dynamics for Retail plans for enterprise, SMB markets at Retail Realm event in Las Vegas

MSDynamicsWorld.com: On May 1st, Dynamics AX 2012 R3 becomes generally available. And there will be a lot of new retail and commerce capabilities in the new release including a new POS, e-Commerce enhancements and omni-channel enhancements. Can you go into a little more about what we can expect on May 1st? What will change and what will remain the same?

Jeff Blucher:  On May 1^st, the first version of Retail Essentials ...