All Technology articles – Page 266
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NewsFashion footwear retailer Dune tests in-store multichannel tools
Footwear retailer Dune is preparing to ramp up its multichannel strategy as it outlines plans for international expansion.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Walmart gears up for the digital fight against Amazon
The retail giant has unveiled a raft of omnichannel initiatives, but will this push be enough for Walmart to gain ground after a slow online start?
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NewsMorrisons puts 700 staff into consultation after IT efficiencies
Morrisons is understood to have put nearly 700 staff into consultation after it decided to implement automated cash-handling technology in its stores.
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Otto Group to expand ecommerce operations
Otto Group is to invest E300m (£255.2m) in the expansion of its ecommerce operations over the next two years, according to managing director Rainer Hillebrand.The retailer aims to increase online revenues from E5.7bn (£4.8bn) in 2012 to E8bn (£6.8bn) in 2015.A key project is a new online brand, dubbed Collins, ...
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Opinion
Blog: A power shift at the top table?
There used to be a time when the board would set out its aims and objectives for a retailer and IT would then try and make sure the technology in place was, at best, an enabler.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Walmart steps up to the multichannel plate
The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, has revealed it will be piloting in-store collection lockers in its home market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Grocers chase digital entertainment market share
Grocers are responding to changes in the entertainment market by investing in digital platforms and developing their own services.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can mobile technology and social media help bricks-and-mortar retailers?
How can mobile technology and social media help bricks-and-mortar retailers?
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NewsFat Face installs new till system to cope with double-digit growth
Clothing retailer Fat Face said its new electronic point of sale (epos) system helped it cope with double-digit sales growth over peak period.
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Delhaize Group to introduce electric vehicle charging stations
Grocery retailer Delhaize Group is to introduce electric vehicle charging stations at 12 stores.The retailer has linked up with car manufacturer Nissan on the project. Use of the stations will be free during the first half-year of the operation. Owners of a Nissan e-car can use the service free for ...
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OpinionBlog: Tesco uses Google Street view for Easter game
Tesco launched a virtual egg hunt to tie-in with the Easter holidays. Find the Eggs was an online game built using Google Street View technology.
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Drugstore operator CVS launches iPad app
Drugstore operator CVS has launched an iPad app that enables customers to explore a virtual 3D CVS/Pharmacy store and shop from their tablet. The app is the first of its kind and incorporates an interactive interface using gesture-based movements.Brian Tilzer, senior vice-president and chief digital officer of CVS/Pharmacy, said: “Our ...
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OpinionComment: The six buzzwords of ecommerce and multichannel retailing
Internationalisation, localisation, multichannel integration, mobilisation, personalisation and prioritisation.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Walmart's idea to crowd source online deliveries work?
As Walmart considers using a crowd-sourcing approach to deliver online orders, Retail Week looks at the practicalities and implications of the move.
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NewsThe Co-operative Food invests £6.5m in handheld devices
The Co-operative Food has invested £6.5m in rolling out wireless handheld devices which will allow the grocer to reduce queueing time at the tills.
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NewsAlliance Boots to cut 200 jobs at Nottingham manufacturing base
Alliance Boots will cut 200 jobs over the next two years at its manufacturing site in Nottingham so it can invest in better technology.
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Opinion
Blog: Adapted for the small screen - tailoring mobile commerce
A new research paper on the future of mobile commerce, published by Strategy Analytics, reveals that 67% of smartphone owners use their phones to find deals and compare prices.
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OpinionBlog: The growth of 4G will make clothes shopping a blur
Technology is moving faster than I can keep up with and with the growing use of the speedier 4G network it is only going to speed up further
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Walmart to develop global ecommerce platform
Walmart is developing a global ecommerce platform called Pangea. Speaking to investors at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer & Retail Conference, Walmart chief financial officer Charles Holley said: “We want to have a common global platform that can flex to the market.”The US retail giant also aims to ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I use SEO to create a cohesive brand presence?
How can I use SEO to create a cohesive brand presence?