All Technology articles – Page 240
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NewsPlay.com owner Rakuten acquires messaging app for $900m
Rakuten, the Japanese owner of Play.com, has acquired messaging app Viber for $900m (£538m).
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are retailers facing a new breed of cyber attack?
Hot on the heels of US retailer Target suffering a huge data breach in December, it has merged that more than 2,000 Tesco customers’ email addresses and passwords were posted online yesterday after data stolen from other sites was compiled by hackers.
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NewsFocus on getting the data fundamentals right, says Asda head of insight
Collecting data is crucial but using it to focus on the fundamentals is key to success, according to Asda head of insight and pricing Alex Chruszcz.
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OpinionBlog: One month to go to enter BT Retail Week Technology Awards
There’s one month to go to get entries in for the BT Retail Week Technology Awards.
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NewsTesco customers targeted in cyber attack
A list of more than 2,000 Tesco customers’ email addresses and passwords were posted online yesterday after data stolen from other sites was compiled by hackers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why online buying peaks were so different over Christmas 2013
It’s no secret that shopping habits are changing, but 2013’s peak period proved to be very different. Rebecca Thomson looks at the purchasing patterns that emerged over Christmas.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Online purchasing patterns over Christmas 2013
Deloitte asked 3,000 customers how they shopped over Christmas 2013, and found 44% claimed to have bought more online compared to 2012.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is the Oculus Rift and how could it be used in retail?
The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset that provides a completely immersive experience, allowing users to feel as though they are present in a virtual world.
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GalleryIn pictures: Retailers bring products to life with virtual reality
As 3D agency Inition gears up to deliver an interactive virtual reality experience for Topshop this weekend, Retail Week takes a look at what other projects it has worked on with retailers.
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NewsVideo: Topshop gives shoppers London Fashion Week virtual front row experience
Fashion retailer Topshop will give its customers the chance to sit on the front row at London Fashion Week in a virtual reality experience.
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InterviewQ&A: Andrew Robb, chief operating officer at Farfetch, on how to innovate
Andrew Robb, chief operating officer at Farfetch, talks about innovation at the online retailer
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OpinionComment: How wearable technology will make little difference
The idea that by donning a pair of Robocop-style glasses things will be better is the stuff of Never Never Land.
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OpinionComment: Retailers must consider new technology's return on investment
Across the retail sector a lot of effort is going into finding creative ways of using technology to create new customer experiences.The question is, will that investment trickle down into a return for the business, or is it just window dressing?Marc Jacobs recently revealed that it plans to open a ...
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AnalysisAnalysis: Valuable lessons global supply chain leaders can teach retailers
Who are the global supply chain leaders and what can the retail industry learn from them? Laura Heywood picks the ultimate line-up and discovers what skills are needed to avoid being left on the bench.
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NewsTerry Leahy and Bob Willett back fashion website Atterley Road
Former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy and former Best Buy international head Bob Willett have backed an investment in fashion etailer Atterley Road.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What is the best way to adopt new technology?
Despite vast investment, retail IT projects routinely fail to deliver. Retailers spend a lot of time and effort on increasingly sophisticated technology, so how should they be developing and adopting it?
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OpinionRetail surgery: What impact will wearable technology have on retail?
Wearables, or wearable technologies, are different to mobile devices.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Innovation at Retail Week Live
Innovation is a crucial weapon in retailers’ armouries and Retail Week Live will recognise the best of the best.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sir Terry Leahy and Nick Robertson on why delivery has become so crucial
Few would have predicted a decade ago that fulfilment would become the difference between making a sale or not but few would contest now that it plays a huge role.
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NewsFirst online pound shop launches ahead of Poundshop.com debut
An online pound shop has launched this week for the first time, pipping Poundland co-founder Steve Smith’s Poundshop.com venture to the post.