All Technology articles – Page 308
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AnalysisCyber attacks
Amazon’s ability to shake off an attack by saboteurs attempting to overwhelm and crash its servers last week highlights the importance for etailers of having a good IT infrastructure in place
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NewsM&S hit online by Amazon site failure
Amazon and Marks & Spencer’s websites were taken offline on Sunday night during the key Christmas trading period amid ongoing cyber threats by pro-Wikileaks saboteurs Anonymous.
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Opinion
SPONSOR POST: Amazon Outage Aftershocks
As of just a little after 21:15 GMT on December 12th all domains hosted at Amazon’s Ireland data centre suffered about half an hour of downtime.
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Opinion
Bloomingdale's
Last week, Christmas shoppers in Bloomingdale’s flagship New York store were able to virtually try on Tacori jewellery using augmented reality technology.
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Opinion
Why it pays to back-up ecommerce systems
Last week provided a timely reminder that it always pays to make sure you have back-up options when it comes to e-commerce systems at Christmas.
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Opinion
Are poor postal services putting customers off buying online?
E-commerce director at Majestic Wine Warehouses Richard Weaver says postal delivery is one of the bigger hurdles facing online retailers at the moment, and it’s a sentiment most consumers would probably agree with.
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O2 reduces PoS waste and cuts costs with new merchandise display system
O2 has reduced PoS waste by 20%, saved £500,000 in printing costs and around 17,000KG of CO2 by reducing deliveries of materials to stores after implementing a merchandise display system across its estate.
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Opinion
French Connection
In September French Connection launched its YouTique online store on YouTube, becoming the first UK brand to do so. The French Connection ‘channel’ features a series of videos hosted by stylist Louise Roe.
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Opinion
Matchesfashion.com vs Liberty.co.uk
Richard Anderson Vice-president of Client Services, International, Bazaarvoice
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NewsAmazon's European websites go offline amidst cyber-attack threats
Online giant Amazon UK was offline for half an hour during the peak Christmas shopping period last night amidst ongoing cyber threats by pro-Wikileaks saboteurs Anonymous.
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NewsRetailers hit as online payment service fails
Christmas trading at a raft of online retailers including Lovefilm.com and Sportsdirect.com was affected after online payments service provider Sage Pay experienced technical problems on Monday night.
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AnalysisDriving loyalty and footfall through mobile commerce
Mobile retail is empowering consumers, but it can be a positive tool for retailers.
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Opinion
Merry cross-channel Christmas
Many UK retailers are into what will be their first peak trading period delivering true cross-channel services. And by the end of January we should have a better idea of what difference these investments in customer choice have made to their trading.
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Browns of York improves operations through new EPoS and back office system
Browns of York has improved store operations through implementing a new EPoS and back office system.
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NewsHalfords mobile site goes transactional
Halfords has enhanced its mobile site by making it transactional to give customers a better multichannel experience.
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Opinion
Tesco Direct
In November Tesco launched a pared down, optimised version of its website with a more streamlined navigation, rendered specifically for mobile screens.
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News7 For All Mankind gears up to expand
Premium denim brand 7 For All Mankind is gearing up for UK expansion with the launch of a transactional website and plans for seven further stores.
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New Look installs digital signage in Dublin flagship
New Look has implemented digital signage in its flagship in Dublin that opened last month to show customers the entire product offering in the store.