All Technology articles – Page 296
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OpinionGoogle enters the store
With the long-awaited launch of its Google Wallet mobile app for contactless payment, the internet giant is trying to take a slice of store sales.
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AnalysisAre you being served?
Customers increasingly want to serve themselves rather than wait in a queue, but they expect fast, reliable systems. Alison Clements looks at whether self-service technology is meeting their expectations
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AnalysisBuilding an infrastructure for international trading
Building an infrastructure for international trading is a challenge. Glynn Davis looks at how it should be done
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AnalysisWhich retailers are capitalising on m-commerce?
After years of hype, momentum is building behind m-commerce. Glynn Davis finds out how retailers are capitalising on mobile
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AnalysisCan cloud computing help save money?
As IT budgets come under ever greater strain, Jessica Twentyman asks if cloud computing can really help save money
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OpinionGreat expectations
It’s not an easy time for retailers, and by proxy it’s a particularly challenging time for retail IT directors.
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AnalysisTop five technology innovations for retailers
What are the most important technology innovations to have hit retailers in the past few years? Sarah Butler finds out
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AnalysisWhistle while you work
Womenswear retailer Whistles only recently became operationally independent of former owner Aurora Fashions. Rebecca Thomson finds out how the IT team managed the transition
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AnalysisComplete our survey to win an iPad
Does technology matter to fashion retailing? Complete our quick survey for a chance to win an iPad.
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Opinion
Topshop introduces location-based gaming
Topshop has this month teamed up with SCVNGR, a social location-based gaming platform for smartphones, to develop a game that can be played when customers are within a 500 metre radius of a store, driving interaction and footfall.
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AnalysisDoes the digital age mean the end for traditional store formats?
As multichannel retailing continues to make rapid progress forwards, Ben Cooper asks if the digital age spells the end for traditional store formats?
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NewsNew Look m-commerce sales rocket
Fashion retailer New Look has revealed surging sales through its m-commerce site.
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AnalysisOnline fulfilment
Amazon’s launch of collection lockers reflects the growing recognition that better fulfilment is crucial for the future of online retailing
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Opinion
Net-a-Porter uses augmented reality to bring print ads to life
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter is continuing its clever use of augmented reality, after testing the water with the pop-up window shop they opened last week.
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Albert Heijn launches mobile payment pilot
Albert Heijn has launched a mobile payment pilot in co-operation with Rabobank at its AH To Go outlet in the World Trade Centre, Amsterdam.Payments are triggered by scanning a barcode from a decal attached to the shopper’s phone. The system is based on Rabobank’s mobile wallet MiniTix. Customers who want ...
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Opinion
Best Buy's new mobile site
Electricals giant Best Buy has invested in mcommerce and launched a fully transactional mobile optimised site.
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Opinion
Etailers go multichannel with bricks-and-mortar trials
With all the talk surrounding multichannel retailing, it was only a matter of time before etailers started dipping a toe in the world of bricks and mortar. The last couple of weeks have brought news of three of the biggest online names making small steps into offline, all in different ways.
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Opinion
Mobile gocery shopping
Asda and Tesco have both launched transactional mobile optimised versions of their grocery sites, allowing shoppers to order their weekly shops via a smartphone.
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NewsNet-a-Porter makes first bricks-and-mortar move with pop up interactive shop
Luxury fashion etailer Net-a-Porter.com made its first move into bricks-and-mortar last night with an augmented reality pop-up window shop.
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NewsAurora gets closer to self-checkout as it trials mobile payment in shops
Aurora Fashions is trialling mobile payment in eight shops in a move towards potentially offering self-checkout.