All Technology articles – Page 257
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NewsHolograms and 'mood pricing' just around the corner, says Grimsey Review
A high street that adjusts prices to customer’s moods and enables them to shop through holograms is just “around the corner” according to the Grimsey Review.
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OpinionBlog: The Co-operative uses Snapchat to target student shoppers
The Co-operative hasn’t always been known for its innovative use of new technologies, but it has been one of the first to use Snapchat as a marketing medium.
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NewsInnovation: US grocer launches own mobile wallet for drive-thru payment
Harris Teeter, a grocery chain with 200 stores in eight states across the US, is piloting its own mobile wallet in a bid to make its drive-thru click and collect service faster.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can mobile point-of-sale technology reduce basket abandonment in store?
How can mobile point-of-sale technology reduce basket abandonment in store?
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AnalysisUsing bank data in targeted offers: What do retailers need to know?
Several retailers have signed up to a bank data-driven marketing service. Retail Week takes a closer look.
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AnalysisInfographic: Why is loyalty card usage plummeting?
The increasing use of technology when shopping is causing the use of loyalty cards to wane. Retail Week takes a look at the impact on loyalty cards.
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AnalysisRetail Week Ecommerce Summit: Best practice in etailing
The Retail Week Ecommerce Summit will explore the latest developments in etailing and feature businesses that are thriving. Rebecca Thomson outlines some of the highlights.
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NewsMorrisons and Argos to use consumers' bank data to launch targeted offers
Retailers including Morrisons, Argos and Pets at Home have signed up to a service that targets offers based on consumers’ bank data.
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AnalysisRetailers’ own-brand tablets: What do retailers need to know?
Not content with simply selling tablets, retailers including Tesco, Next and Argos have developed own-brand devices. Retail Week takes a look at the market as Aldi enters the fray.
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Opinion
Blog: Wait for the good times or take on the velociraptors: what’s your strategy?
OK the economy is coming right… but the real problem is the pack of velociraptors in your back garden. If you don’t fix them…forget the economy!
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OpinionBlog: Harris + Hoole's new app steps up loyalty offer
Harris + Hoole’s app is an engaging mix of natty design and intuitive functionality.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on HMV, Clarks and Irish supermarkets
Retail news round-up August 23, 2013: Four Irish HMV stores to reopen, Clarks to launch mobile local shopping tool, Irish stores receive compliance notices for overcharging customers
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NewsWaitrose explores using GPS tracking for click-and-collect orders
Waitrose is considering using GPS technology on customers’ mobile phones to help it prepare click-and-collect orders when shoppers are nearing stores.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Waitrose, Tesco and Asos
Retail news round-up August 22, 2013: Waitrose is exploring using GPS tracking technology for shopper orders, a Tesco technical glitch has given shoppers 88% discount off ice creams and Asos has selected Innotrac for its US fulfillment
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AnalysisAnalysis: How technology is transforming retail
Next month’s Retail Week Technology Summit will assess the key issues facing IT directors. Jennifer Creevy outlines six crucial themes among the many to be discussed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Planning for unforeseen problems this Christmas
Christmas is a time when retailers need to dazzle, but problems can arise unexpectedly. Laura Heywood reports on
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OpinionBlog: Are 3D printed shoes the start of a retail transformation?
Don’t write off 3D printing as expensive and niche just yet – it could yet change the way people shop.
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NewsMarks & Spencer increases efforts to solve Castle Donington IT glitches
Marks & Spencer has ramped up efforts to solve the IT problems it is experiencing at its Castle Donington distribution centre.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Walmart has developed its mobile Scan and Go service
One of the many advantages of mobile payment is significantly expanding CRM reach, getting to know about a far greater percentage of all of a shopper’s purchases. Nowhere is this more attractive than with Walmart, which has never had (and still doesn’t) a traditional CRM.
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AnalysisIn numbers: The tablet market as Tesco enters the fray
As Tesco reveals plans to enter the tablet market, with its own device set to launch before Christmas, Retail Week looks at the market.