Catalog Management Systems Market

[149 Pages Report] MarketsandMarkets forecasts the global catalog management systems market to grow from USD 808.0 million in 2017 to USD 1,190.0 million by 2023, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.0% during the forecast period. The forecast period is from 2018 to 2023, whereas 2017 is the base year for estimating the market study.

Objectives of the Study:

The main objective of this report is to define, describe, and forecast the catalog management systems market by component (solution and services), deployment mode, organization size, industry vertical, and region.  The report provides detailed information regarding the major factors, such as drivers, restraints, opportunities, and industry-specific challenges, influencing the growth of the market. This report forecasts the catalog management systems market size with respect to 5 main regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Latin America. The report strategically profiles key players and comprehensively analyzes their core competencies. This report also tracks and analyzes competitive developments, such as mergers and acquisitions, new product developments, and Research and Development (R&D) activities in the market.

The research methodology used to estimate and forecast the catalog management systems market began with the collection and analysis of data on the product offerings of vendors and their business strategies from secondary sources, such as press releases, investor presentations of companies, white papers, technology journals, certified publications, articles from recognized authors, directories, and databases. The offerings of vendors have also been considered to determine the market segmentation. The bottom-up procedure was employed to arrive at the total size of the global market from the revenues of key market solution and service providers. After arriving at the overall market size, the total market was split into several segments and subsegments, which were then verified through primary research by conducting extensive interviews with key people, such as Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), Vice Presidents (VPs), directors, and executives. The data triangulation and market breakdown procedures were employed to complete the overall market engineering process, and to arrive at the exact statistics for all segments and subsegments. The breakdown of the profiles of the primary participants is depicted in the figure below:

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Industry Ecosystem

The catalog management systems ecosystem comprises catalog management  solution and service providers, such as IBM (US), SAP SE (Germany), Oracle (US), CA Technologies (US), Coupa Software (US), ServiceNow (US), Proactis (UK), Fujitsu (Japan), Comarch (Poland), Zycus (US), GEP (US), Insite Software (US), Plytix (Denmark), Vroozi (US), Salsify (US), Mirakl (France), Ericsson (Sweden), SellerCloud (US), Sigma Systems (Canada), Vinculum (India), Claritum (US), eJeeva (US), SunTec (India), cellent (Germany), and Amdocs (US).

Key Target Audience

• Catalog management solution vendors
• E-Commerce service providers
• Retail IT solution vendors
• Consulting service providers
• Resellers
• Research organizations
• Enterprise users
• Technology providers
• Value-Added Resellers (VARs)
• Cloud service providers
• Government organizations
• Communications Service Providers (CSPs)

Scope of the Report

The research report segments the catalog management systems market into following submarkets:

By Component

The catalog management systems market has been segmented into following components:

• Solution
• Services
  • Professional Services
    • Consulting Services
    • Training and Education Services
    • Support and Maintenance Services
  • Managed Services

By Organization Size

• Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)
• Large enterprises

By Deployment Type

• On-premises
• Cloud

By Industry Vertical

• IT and Telecom
• Retail and e-Commerce
• BFSI
• Media and Entertainment
• Travel and Hospitality
• Others (Government, Healthcare, and Energy and Utilities)

By Region

• North America
• Europe
• APAC
• MEA
• Latin America

Drivers

Increasing digital transformation initiatives in the retail and eCommerce industry vertical

The advent of digital technologies in the last few decades has changed the evolution of the retail and eCommerce industry vertical. Customers across the globe are becoming tech-savvy and prefer to engage with businesses via digital channels, such as mobile apps, social media, and websites. Hence, nowadays, this industry vertical is quite focused toward customer requirements, satisfaction, and feedback, and are increasingly adopting digital technologies. Moreover, the retail and eCommerce industry vertical is strategizing customer engagement channels to fulfill the demand for technologically sophisticated consumers. The high penetration of mobile devices across the globe has increased the role of mCommerce in the retail and eCommerce industry vertical.

Need of centralized systems for improved marketing and selling of products and services

In this era of technology, every enterprise from SMEs to large enterprises are employing the latest Information Technology (IT) services to centrally manage their various business processes, such as updating product details, offers or discounts, on-boarding of suppliers, multiple payment systems, inventory management, and billing systems. Catalog management solution and services provide a centralized view of the product data necessary for accurate website searches, supply chain optimization, and adherence to recall regulations. It provides complete features needed to create, manage, and maintain all product information in a single central repository.

Restraints

Security and privacy concerns

Security and privacy of the data are integral parts of data management, as they involve the transmission of large amounts of data and personal databases. Prosperous growth in this market is categorically restricted, due to the prevailing data security concerns among certain users. Apprehensions about data security is one of the prime reasons in hindrance for the adoption of catalog management solution. Users concisely refrain from using these solutions, fearing of losing their crucial master data and reference data, due to the data errors occurring during compilation or upgradation.

Opportunities

Rising adoption of catalog management systems by SMEs

Technology has made it possible for various small companies and new entrants to compete against well-established large enterprises. Catalog management systems have seen an increasing adoption by SMEs because of the benefits they offer, such as a central repository of products data, easy access to users and products data, and ease in classification and categorization of products and services. Large enterprises have their IT departments to manage and maintain the business processes.

Advancements in areas of Machine Learning (ML), analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The past few years have seen rapid advancements in technologies, such as AI, ML, and analytics. These technologies have found application in catalog management. Vendors providing catalog management solution have started incorporating AI, ML, and analytics into their solutions and software. Using these technologies in catalog management offers benefits, such as automated product digitalization and improved product discovery.

Challenges

Absence of standardized catalog format among enterprises

The catalog requirements differ for each enterprise based on the offered products or services. There is no standardized format that is followed by enterprises. Catalog management solution used by enterprises differs based on the specific requirements of enterprises. For example, catalog management solution used by an online retailer would be different from the one that is being used by an IT service provider.

Lack of awareness about catalog management systems and capabilities

Having a good catalog management system helps enterprises create and maintain good products or services catalog. The catalog provides a central source of information on services and products delivered by enterprises. This catalog ensures that all areas of the business can obtain an accurate, consistent information of the products, services, along with their details and status. This information gives an enterprise a competitive advantage.

New Product Launches/Service Launches/Upgradations, 2018

Business Expansions, 2018

Acquisitions, 2017–2018

Partnerships and Agreements, 2018

Available Customizations

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Product Analysis

• Product matrix that gives a detailed comparison of the product portfolio of each company

Company Information

• Detailed analysis and profiling of additional market players (up to 5)

The global catalog management systems market size is expected to grow from USD 846.6 million in 2018 to USD 1,190.0 million by 2023, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 7.0% during the forecast period. Major growth factors for the market include the digital transformation initiatives that have led to the boom of retail and eCommerce industry vertical, and improved IT systems to meet customers’ dynamic requirements. Major growth industry verticals in the market include Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI); retail and eCommerce; and Information Technology (IT) and telecom.

The report segments the catalog management systems market by component, deployment type, organization size, industry vertical, and region. The solution segment is estimated to dominate the market in 2018, while the services segment is expected to grow at a higher CAGR during the forecast period. Catalog management solution and services are gaining popularity, as they empower enterprises to meet their cataloging requirements in a cost-effective manner.

Among deployments, the cloud deployment type is expected to gain traction during the forecast period, as it offers the agility of on-demand resource deployment and consumption. Organizations prefer the cloud deployment model, as it offers ease of access along with reduced capital and operational expenses.

The Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) segment is expected to grow at a higher CAGR during the forecast period.The growing need to reduce operational costs and streamline selling processes would drive the adoption rate of catalog management solution and services.

Industry verticals, such as BFSI, IT and telecom, retail and eCommerce, media and entertainment, travel and hospitality, and others (government, healthcare, and energy and utilities) are rapidly adopting catalog management solution and services to optimize their selling processes. The IT and telecom industry vertical is expected to hold the largest market size during the forecast period, while the retail and eCommerce industry vertical would present prospective opportunities for catalog management systems vendors during the forecast period.

The 5 major geographic regions in the catalog management systems market  are North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Latin America, to provide a region-specific analysis. North America is expected to hold the largest market size during the forecast period, due to the presence of large vendors in the region. The region is also one of the most advanced regions in terms of technology adoption and IT infrastructure optimization.

Catalog management systems help organizations in their cataloging and selling processes. Some of the organizations are still unaware of their functionalities, and end up buying catalog management systems not meant for them. There are prevailing data security apprehensions, as product and service data is stored in catalog management systems. These could be restraining factors for the growth of catalog management systems market.

The advancements and application of machine learning (ML), analytics and Artificial intelligence (AI) in catalog management will provide great opportunities for vendors of catalog management solution and service. Major vendors offering catalog management systems solution and services across the globe include IBM (US), SAP SE (Germany), Oracle (US), CA Technologies (US), Coupa Software (US), ServiceNow (US), Proactis (UK), Fujitsu (Japan), Comarch (Poland), Zycus (US), GEP (US), Insite Software (US), Plytix (Denmark), Vroozi (US), Salsify (US), Mirakl (France), Ericsson (Sweden), SellerCloud (US), Sigma Systems (Canada), Vinculum (India), Claritum (US), eJeeva (US), SunTec (India), cellent (Germany), and Amdocs (US). These vendors have adopted different types of organic and inorganic growth strategies, such as new product launches, partnerships and collaborations, and mergers and acquisitions, to expand their offerings in the global catalog management systems market.

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