All Technology articles – Page 326
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AnalysisA smart solution to rising energy bills
Utility companies are taking a proactive role in assisting retailers as they try to cut their energy and water bills
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AnalysisHas online sales growth hit a wall?
With Game, HMV and Maplin all reporting falls in online sales, has the ecommerce boom plateaued, or is it a case of a few retailers underperforming?
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NewsShop Direct outsourcing to impact 160 jobs
Home shopping business Shop Direct Group is planning to outsource some of its IT and network capabilities which will impact 160 jobs in the business.
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NewsArgos to launch iPhone app
Argos will release an iPhone Application to take advantage of more consumers using Apple mobile devices to access its website.
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NewsAurora hires ex-Asos man as online chief
Aurora Fashions has appointed former Asos marketing chief Hash Ladha to the newly created role of group multichannel director.
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NewsFaster intranet helps Carphone Warehouse sell
Carphone Warehouse has moved onto a new hosting platform to help speed up its in-store internet connectivity, allowing better product demonstrations to customers and improved staff training.
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OpinionWhy we must get everyone online
Get more people to interact with government online and save billions, says Martha Lane Fox
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NewsPoundstretcher opens transactional website
Discount retailer Instore, which trades as Poundstretcher, has launched a transactional website selling items from 99p up to £150.
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OpinionAye, aye Captain
A visit to Unilever’s Customer Insight & Innovation Centre highlights just how seriously it takes its role as a category captain.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches mobile-optimised website
Marks & Spencer has launched a new version of its website optimised for use on mobile phones.
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NewsArgos taps World Cup fever with microsite launch
Argos has launched a microsite to capitalise on “huge” public interest in the World Cup.
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NewsAsos to launch global marketplace for shoppers to sell second-hand clothing
Asos chief executive Nick Robertson has vowed to create a different way for shoppers to sell second-hand clothes when it launches its Marketplace website later this year.
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OpinionThe future lies in o-commerce
Apple’s innovations will have a dramatic effect on how shoppers behave, says Steve Robinson
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NewsGoogle to launch ebook store
Google will go head-to-head with Amazon and Apple this year when it launches an ebook service.
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OpinionGuiding the guidelines
Two recent examples of draft guidelines relating to ecommerce show why retailers must be prepared to lobby if they don’t want to be stuck with unworkable rules.
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AnalysisNew print technologies drive checkout changes
The introduction of thermal receipt printers brought speed and reliability to checkouts - now they have advanced to offer eco-friendly, security and promotional benefits too
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AnalysisE-learning: Personalised staff training in your stores
In 10 years, advances in technology have turned e-learning into flexible portals that can offer personalised and cost-effective training for staff across retailers’ stores
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NewsSainsbury’s revamps tills to reduce queuing times
Sainsbury’s has invested in “cutting edge” technology to improve its self-service and manned tills, which it said will reduce customer queuing time by 500,000 hours a year.