All Technology articles – Page 301
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AnalysisIs cash still king?
Retailers have still to be convinced of the cost benefits and consumer demand for new types of electronic payment, reports Glynn Davis
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AnalysisWalmart China takes a hit as two top executives quit
Walmart has said that two senior executives at its Chinese operation, chief financial officer Roland Lawrence and chief operating officer Rob Cissell - formerly of B&Q and Robert Dyas - have resigned.
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AnalysisThe rise of online credit options
Big-ticket item purchases are increasingly completed online. So is traditional retail finance about to be transformed by the rise of online credit options? Alison Clements reports
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AnalysisPayment options for retailers on Facebook
With retailers beginning to transact by opening stores within social media platforms such as Facebook, Joanna Perry takes a look at the payment issues that arise
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OpinionThe future is here
Retail Week’s supplement shows just how much innovation has taken place in the payment arena in the past five years. Not all has been welcomed by retailers, but they will adopt new payment options where there is customer demand.
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AnalysisThe future of payments
Innovation around the way your customers can pay while in stores is gathering pace, particularly for mobile payments. Rebecca Thomson finds out where transactions are heading
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AnalysisOptimising the mobile transaction process
Customers are purchasing from retailers’ websites via their mobile phones whether retailers encourage it or not. Joanna Perry looks at how to optimise the transaction process
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AnalysisTaking payment overseas
International customers are flocking to buy from the websites of retailers based in the UK, but they do expect to pay using their preferred local options, finds Alison Clements
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OpinionThe payment revolution
Payments may not be top of mind for retailers. But that’s likely to change over the coming few years as we experience the biggest revolution in the way consumers shop and pay for a generation.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is near field communications’ marketing potential being overlooked?
Is near field communications’ marketing potential being overlooked by retailers and brands?
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AnalysisThe catalogue retailer comes of age online
Shop Direct has evolved from a catalogue retailer to a slick online operator. As it moves towards profit, Gemma Goldfingle visits its headquarters.
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NewsEarly Learning Centre launches mobile site
Early Learning Centre, owned by Mothercare, has launched a new mobile site to bridge its mobile, store and web channels, as it seeks to drive sales.
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Opinion
Clintons gets personal
Cintons has relaunced its website with a strong focus on personalisation.
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OpinionPoor pricing costs
Stores, supply chains and sourcing operations have all come under scrutiny, but how many retailers have invested in optimising their merchandising decisions?
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NewsEBay calls for better broadband coverage to boost m-commerce
Online marketplace eBay is calling for improvements in the quality of broadband coverage in the UK to boost mobile shopping as it reveals research showing m-commerce could deliver a £4.5bn boost to Britain’s economy in the next five years.
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AnalysisHow to reduce checkout abandonment
Retailers with difficult web payment processes are losing customers. Rebecca Thomson considers how to keep online shoppers happy
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Opinion
Retail Week goes mobile
I spend a lot of time thinking about how retailers are optimising their ever-increasing levels of mobile traffic and how best to create a great user experience on a mobile phone or tablet device.
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NewsDune relaunches website in bid for 50% growth
The Dune Group is to overhaul its ecommerce offer, kicking off with the relaunch of eponymous footwear chain Dune’s website.
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OpinionThe changing face of retail
Retailers are in a particularly challenging position when it comes to technology.
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AnalysisWhat role will data play in a multichannel world?
As multichannel shopping continues to evolve, sources of customer data are multiplying. Rebecca Thomson looks at how to cope with the developments and what they could mean for retailers