All Technology articles – Page 277
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco's growing use of customer data
Tesco is taking e-commerce customisation one huge step further than anyone else, displaying higher priced items only for customers it believes can afford them.
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AnalysisConsumer insight: Gap in the over 60s retail market
The UK’s population is ageing, making the over-60s an increasingly important consumer market. Rebecca Thomson meets consumers from that generation to find out how they shop, what the industry needs to improve and which retailers are winning their custom.
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NewsPoundland tries out new payment options
Single-price retailer Poundland is considering the launch of payment options including contactless and self-service checkouts as it seeks to improve the in-store experience.
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OpinionA good merger’s like a good marriage
Transatlantic miles of column inches have been inspired by the recently announced merger of Alliance Boots and Walgreens.
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NewsTesco rewards Clubcard holders in Facebook promotion
Tesco is leveraging its 800,000-plus fans on Facebook by launching a promotion encouraging customers to ‘share’ any of its products on the social network in return for double Clubcard points.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How mobile point of sale can cut queues
The idea of using mobile point of sale devices to reduce queues is not a new concept, but the belief has always—logically enough—been that the line will accelerate solely based on how many shoppers can be checked out with the mobile units.
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OpinionComment: Providing a better coupon experience
The rise of couponing over the last year appears irresistible, with 230 million redemptions made in 2011 alone.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Fifty years of Walmart
Half a century ago today Sam Walton opened his first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas. George MacDonald examines how the company went on to change the global retail landscape.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The new rules for retail websites
The old rules for speeding up ecommerce websites are toast. That’s the clear conclusion to draw from a recent Pingdom study comparing performance of the top 100 ecommerce sites—including dozens of big retailers’ sites.
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AnalysisThe changing world of electricals retailing
Electricals retailing has become an increasing challenge over the past 20 years. Rebecca Thomson looks at how it has changed.
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NewsVideo: George at Asda debuts augmented reality T-shirts
George at Asda is stocking the UK’s first augmented reality T-shirts.
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Opinion
For retailers, only three things in life are certain – death, taxes... and PCI
PCI DSS has joined the list of certainties in life for the retail IT community and there’s no doubt that it’s one of the least attractive projects at the moment.
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AnalysisNew directions in retail technology
Ahead of the Cable & Wireless Worldwide Retail Week Technology Summit in September, Anna Richardson Taylor talks to some key speakers about their technology priorities.
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NewsTesco uses data to offer deals based on web shopper habits
Tesco is using loyalty card data to tailor online shopping ranges to customers.
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OpinionApps are the way forward for retail
It can be daunting for small businesses to enter the mobile market.
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Amazon to launch Amazon Cloud Player app for iPhone and iPod Touch
Amazon is to launch an Amazon Cloud Player app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which will allow US customers to stream or download content purchased on Amazon to their mobile devices.Amazon will compete directly with Apple’s iTunes for downloads of music and videos. Previously Amazon’s Cloud Player was only ...
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AnalysisGrocers’ move into digital entertainment: What do retailers need to know?
Supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Tesco see digital entertainment as a key driver of growth in their non-food strategies
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NewsWaitrose raids Asda to hire new IT director Millington
Waitrose has poached Asda chief information officer Cheryl Millington, who will become its IT director.
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Opinion
BT Expedite and Aurora Fashions hit double top at Awards
We came out on top in two categories at this year’s prestigious Retail Week Technology Awards, scooping the prizes for EPoS Initiative of the Year and Multichannel Integration of the Year.