All Technology articles – Page 297
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NewsYoox.com expands mobile app portfolio
Online fashion retailer Yoox.com has launched an Android application for customers to download to their mobile phones.
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AnalysisThe not-so-usual suspects
Customers are increasingly defying stereotypes, so fitting them into traditional marketing segments is getting harder. Rebecca Thomson finds out how to deal with the changes
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OpinionTime to mobilise
Retailers need to capitalise on how mobile devices are changing habits, says Simon Burke
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AnalysisThe innovation generation
Tough times in the retail sector have undoubtedly reduced R&D budgets but the industry continues to prove itself capable of genuine innovation. By Mark Faithfull
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OpinionNet-a-Porter live
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has launched an innovative tool that allows customers to see what other people in the Net-a-Porter community are buying in real time.
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OpinionStore closures: why the internet is not to blame
The internet doesn’t kill retailers, retailers do.
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NewsHard-pressed shoppers turn to cash and debit cards
Cautious customers are turning from credit cards to cash and debit cards to better manage their finances research from the BRC showed.
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Opinion
Group Gifting from Notonthehighstreet.com
Notonthehighstreet.com has become the first site in the UK to launch a new social commerce feature so groups of friends can share the cost of large-ticket items.
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Opinion
Google explains how to approach international etail
International markets are a big opportunity for growth in the next few years, and there are plenty of companies keen to capitalise on retailers’ planned expansion. Google is one – although many of the tools it offers are free – and the company wants to offer retailers access to its huge swathes of data.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Does spending money on point of sale drive sales?
In the current economic climate does spending money on point of sale still drive sales?
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AnalysisBest Buy extends online streaming into Canada
As the entertainment industry continues with its rapid shift to digital media, Best Buy is to launch its CinemaNow video download service in Canada.
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NewsFacebook fans each bring 20 visits a year
One Facebook fan brings 20 additional visits to a typical retail website over a year, and top retailers who have no fans at all can still receive on average 62,000 visits a month from the social network.
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OpinionPower List 2011: All change for retail’s high-flyers
This is the sixth year of Retail Week’s Power List, but the first time we’ve had a change at the top.
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NewsAnn Summers moves into personalisation
Lingerie and sex toy chain Ann Summers has introduced personalisation software to allow it to make Amazon-style recommendations to its customers
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OpinionBT Retail Week Technology Awards: IT's big night out
Last night’s BT Retail Week Technology Awards gave IT teams from across the industry a chance to shine (and show off their Scalextric skills).
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GalleryIn pictures: BT Retail Week Technology Awards 2011
Photos from the BT Retail Week Technology Awards 2011
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NewsBT Retail Week Technology Awards winners revealed
The winners of the BT Retail Week Technology Awards 2011 were announced at a ceremony in London last night.
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Opinion
Marks & Spencer launches Facebook store
Marks & Spencer is the latest in a long line of retailers to jump on social and F-commerce with the launch of its Facebook store.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy invests £2m in supply chain tech firm
Sir Terry Leahy has invested £2m of his fortune into a British software company he believes could transform retailers’ supply chains.