All Technology articles – Page 307
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NewsLakeland bolsters etail as sales move online
Homewares retailer Lakeland is ramping up its online offer with targeted merchandising on its website, as its non-store sales migrate from mail order to online.
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NewsPlay.com seeks investors as it looks to expand
Online retailer Play.com is hunting for investment to fund its European-wide expansion.
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Opinion
M&S supplier loses customer data
Marks and Spencer has become the latest retailer to fall foul of a third party security breach after its email supplier Epsilon lost customer data.
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OpinionDebenhams transactional Android and Nokia apps
Last week Debenhams launched transactional Android and Nokia apps to build on its current growth in the m-commerce market, making the retailer the first to have transactional apps for all three major smartphones.
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Opinion
How the Angry Birds shop got more traffic than M&S
The success of the Angry Birds online shop is a testament of how quickly things can gain traction on the web if they capture consumers’ imagination.
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AnalysisKiddicare’s growth spurt
The trailblazing etailer is in for a busy year. As well as launching Morrisons.com it has big expansion plans of its own, all hinging on innovative use of technology. By Rebecca Thomson
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AnalysisGoogle AdWords and trademarks
An ongoing legal battle over trademarks being bought as AdWords highlights the need for retailers to tread carefully when it comes to possible infringements
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Wi-Fi will win
As more in-store services move online, Rebecca Thomson looks at whether retailers will need to invest in providing free customer Wi-Fi
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AnalysisThe changing face of eBay
One year on since the launch of its fashion Outlet, eBay has emerged as an unlikely ally in offloading end-of-line and clearance stock. Charlotte Hardie reports
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NewsCo-op focuses on non-food as grocery growth slows
The Co-operative Group is to ramp up its online non-food online operations but expects the grocery market to remain tough.
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AnalysisRunning up the down escalator
Retailers are in unknown territory, but it is areas such as cost-cutting and multichannel that will mark out the winners. Nicola Harrison reports
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NewsWilkinson trials contactless payment
Variety chain Wilkinson is to trial contactless payments across 25 stores, ahead of a potentialroll-out of the technology across its 350 stores.
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AnalysisThe challenges of multichannel
Multichannel means different things to different businesses. But what difficulties are directors facing during multichannel projects, and how are they overcome? Rebecca Thomson finds out
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AnalysisMultichannel integration
What are the common problems encountered by retailers trying to manage inventory across many different sales channels and how can integration help?
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OpinionIs eBay trying to be Amazon?
The purchase of ecommerce provider GSI Commerce by eBay has stirred up the ecommerce industry, but what does it mean for retailers?
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Opinion
Asos to make Amazon-style personal recommendations
Asos.com has become the latest retailer to start working towards making personalised recommendations for customers.
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NewsBoden launches social network to boost loyalty
Catalogue and online retailer Boden has launched its own social network to help customers engage with the brand and drive loyalty.
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OpinionPick n Pay launches Smart Shopper loyalty scheme
South Africa’s second largest grocery retailer Pick n Pay has launched the country’s largest and most extensive loyalty programme, named Smart Shopper.
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NewsPlay.com customer email addresses leaked
Entertainment etailer Play.com has suffered a possible security breach after customers complained of receiving spam emails to addresses only used for transactions on its site.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Will mobile phone discount vouchers become the new face of loyalty schemes?
Will mobile phone discount vouchers become the new face of loyalty schemes and how can we, as a retail brand, ensure they are used to our advantage?