All Technology articles – Page 338
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Analysis
With the recession has come permanent change
From consumer habits to store refits, sourcing to credit insurance, the recession has brought profound changes to the retail world that are likely to be permanent. Charlotte Hardie reports
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NewsRetailers lash out over fines for non-compliance with PCIDSS
Retailers are lobbying the payment industry in a bid to scrap the fines they are being forced to pay for not yet being compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCIDSS).
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AnalysisPrice optimisation helps retailers increase gross margins
Proponents of optimisation systems say that introducing them to merchandising departments can increase gross margins by several percentage points. Joanna Perry looks behind the science
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OpinionRetail IT: international ideas
UK retailers must not get complacent despite holding their own in the nominations for the awards to be held at this year’s World Retail Congress.
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News
Crombie introduces security tagging
Luxury clothing brand Crombie has slashed store theft after introducing security tagging for the first time.
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NewsWilkinson adopts space planning system
General merchandise retailer Wilkinson is to introduce a space planning system to improve availability and reduce excess inventory.
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Game prepared to enter streaming games arena
Entertainment retailer Game would consider moving into streaming digital games if the offer from US operator Onlive takes off.
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AnalysisBrightHouse: Getting the House in order
Simon Mouncer’s job at BrightHouse is to help ease the retailer’s growing pains as it continues with its ambitious expansion plans. He talksto Joanna Perry about what this involves
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OpinionCustomers a source of innovation for Asos
Asos has once again posted fantastic results, and if its community team has anything to do with it, the online fashion retailer is going to keep this growth up.
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NewsBrightHouse to develop new EPoS system
BrightHouse is developing a replacement EPoS system after finding there is a gap in the market for a system that can effectively handle its buy-to-own business model.
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NewsOffice drives online conversions
Office expects 10 per cent of its revenue to be generated online by the end of the year after introducing technology to up its online conversion rates.
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NewsDSGi signs network deal to cut store costs
DSGi has changed network supplier and signed a three-year deal with Azzurri Communications as part of a wider cost-cutting drive focused on stores.
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Nisa Local retailer moves back office processes to EPoS for productivity gains
One Nisa Local retailer has helped a software house develop new functionality for its EPoS system, and says he is saving several man hours of labour in each of his stores every day as a result.Kishor Patel, whose six Nisa Local stores turn over £7m a year, has been working ...
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AnalysisFulfilment: Delivering the goods
Home delivery can make or break an online shopping experience, but for many retailers care stops at making a sale. Ben Cooper evaluates the technology at hand for efficient fulfilment
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NewsNew Look to redevelop website to include multichannel services
New Look plans to launch multichannel services such as click and collect as it aims to increase online sales to 10 per cent of its total revenue in the next three to four years.
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NewsKiddicare adds cash payment to site
Kiddicare has added a cash payment option to its website to help drive sales among customers who won’t, or can’t, pay for goods online with credit or debit cards.
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NewsInditex brings in system for speedier store design
Spanish fashion giant Inditex has introduced a system to its store design department to speed up the design process for shops worldwide.The Windchill system, provided by PTC, manages the information Inditex holds about the building equipment, interior design and furnishing of its stores.Inditex is increasing the standardisation of the furnishings ...
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NewsTates to introduce store management system
Spar wholesaler Tates is to introduce a store management system from Torex across all of its 210 convenience stores.The Torex Productivity Management application will monitor labour costs, budgeting and customer sales trends, to identify the areas of improvement possible in individual stores.It will also allow Tates to better manage staff ...
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NewsHenderson Group to improve store replenishment
Henderson Group, the owner of symbol group Spar in Northern Ireland, is to automate store replenishment in an attempt to improve product availability and cash flow.The wholesale and retail group is to deploy software from Aldata to its 72 stores and there is potential to extend the roll-out to the ...
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OpinionIT spending for success
Despite the recession and general budget belt-tightening, the results announcements from several retailers this week show just how busy IT departments are being kept.Buried in Tesco’s results is the nugget that the grocer is beavering away on migrating the systems used by Tesco Personal Finance to its own computing platforms. ...