All articles by Joanna Perry – Page 27
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Opinion
Keeping up with the kids
Staying in touch with the youth market is more about taking their pulse than trying to wow them with gadgets. Or so says Rip Curl Europe chief executive Olivier Cantet, who Retail Week caught up with yesterday at an event on the beach outside Barcelona appropriately.
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Analysis
First port of call
The gloomy market conditions mean that store systems have never been more critical. Joanna Perry finds out how retailers are keeping them up and running
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News
Tesco to save £10 million with private mobile network
Tesco expects to save 8 million to 10 million a year with the creation of an innovative telecommunications network for the group’s UK and international operations.
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News
Luxury online sales to soar
The sale of luxury items online is set to rocket in the next five years.
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Opinion
Sharing the wealth
Affiliate marketing – loved by many retailers for the high return on investment that it provides – is starting to be superseded by the power of the people.
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News
Sony adds an interactive touch to its windows
Sony is the latest technology retailer to add an interactive display to its store windows.
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News
Direct Wines picks international IT
Direct Wines is preparing to go live with a Microsoft-based IT platform for its US business.
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News
Macy’s rolls out iPod vending machines
US department store chain Macy’s has rolled out vending machines for consumer electronics to 400 stores.
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News
Play.com reveals first phase of site revamp
Play.com has revealed that the redesign of its web site is only the beginning of a phase of planned development work.
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Opinion
Change is a good thing
Play.com and Ann Summers both unveiled new-look web sites at the end of last week.
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Analysis
Through the looking glass
Shop windows that have been turned into interactive displays are the latest way of grabbing passing shoppers’ attention. Joanna Perry goes to sample a couple in London’s West End
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Opinion
Can I see some ID?
For as long as shops have sold cigarettes and alcohol, underage customers have been trying to buy them.
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Analysis
Prevention is the best cure
They’re surrounded by hype, but what’s the truth about card-not-present fraud figures and, whatever the measure, have they peaked? Joanna Perry goes in search of the answers
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News
Superdrug software to improve ranging
Superdrug is to implement space and category management software in the next six months to increase sales and support its expansion.
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Opinion
Talk is not so cheap
Whole Foods Market must have breathed a sigh of relief last week when it was revealed that no further action was to be taken by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its chief executive’s way with words on public internet forums.
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AnalysisItalian style: Valentino Fashion Group embraces technology to stay ahead
Valentino Fashion Group has embraced technology to stay ahead in the increasingly competitive world of high fashion. Joanna Perry visits Milan to learn how the business has been transformed
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News
Majestic extends EPoS to France
Majestic Wine has extended its use of Itim’s EPoS system to its French stores.
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News
ERSA 2008 shortlist announced
The European Retail Solutions Awards has produced its largest short-list so far, following a judging day in late April.
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Opinion
Following financial services
Financial services firms have tended to be ahead of the curve when it comes to deploying new technology, because their businesses rely and benefit so much from it.
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AnalysisSupply chain software: A problem shared
Switching supply chain software can be tricky. Retailers from across the globe – including Musgrave and Carrefour – shared their experiences at a user event earlier this month. Joanna Perry reports