All Technology articles – Page 359
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Goldsmiths is latest to add rating and review service to web site
Goldsmiths will introduce ratings and reviews to its web site in the new year.
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Dreams automates estate management to cut costs
Dreams has automated its property management process with a system from K3.
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3 and T-mobile deny merger talks
Mobile phone operators and retailers T-Mobile and 3 deny they were in talks to merge their UK operations as they formed a joint venture to combine their 3G mobile access networks.
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IT and the economic downturn
When looking back over the past 12 months’ news to try to decide a common theme for the year, what has become apparent is how varied the technology deployed by retailers has been.
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A complete service
The potential for multiple channels has meant that retailers have had to rethink their customer service strategies. Joanna Perry discovers how the right technology can help
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Speakers confirmed for the event, which is taking place on 12th – 13th March 2008 at the Hilton London Metropole, include John Lewis’ Chairman Charlie Mayfield, Carphone Warehouse’s CEO Charles Dunstone and Alliance Boots’ Chairman Stefano Pessina. The Early Bird deadline for the Retail Week Conference 2008 (RWC08) ends on ...
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Molton Brown opts for global till system
Molton Brown has rolled out an EPoS system to its global store estate to improve data visibility.
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Comet improves product data in GDS project
Comet will improve the product information it provides by synchronising data from its suppliers through GS1 UK’s data pool.
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Slaters replaces EPoS to up customer service
Menswear chain Slaters is serving customers faster and more effectively after installing Retail-J’s EPoS system.
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Opinion
IT just takes one to go green
Presently holed up in Bali, politicians from around the world are debating how – and by how much – to cut carbon pollution to save the planet from the effects of global warming.
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Analysis
What google means to you
It’s the most powerful search engine in the world. So how can you as a retailer make the most of the power of Google? Joanna Perry reveals all
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Auchan and FNAC buy into self-service
Two large European retailers have begun deployments of self-service technology from NCR in time for Christmas.
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Timberland to push web sales with reviews tool
Timberland has added product reviews to its new web site to encourage loyalty and drive sales.
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Waitrose slashes transaction times with smart scanners
Waitrose is to complete the roll-out of a new electronic point-of-sale system this week.
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Opinion
IT gets the spooks
Over the weekend it was revealed that MI5 director-general Jonathan Evans sent a confidential letter to 300 chief executives and security chiefs, warning them of the substantial threat they face from industrial espionage backed by the Chinese government.
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Ikea rolls out staff schedule application to beat queues
Ikea has begun the roll-out of an employee scheduling application to match staffing levels to store trading patterns.
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Analysis
Self-serve US
The US self-service kiosk market is booming, but kiosks have had a mixed reception in the UK. Joanna Perry assesses the benefits and how we can learn from successes across the pond
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No time to waste
Lockdowns at Christmas may mean major work in retailers’ IT departments halts, but that doesn’t mean that the IT staff are left idle – far from it. Liz Morrell reports
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Opinion
Out of sight, out of mind
Much attention in the past week has been focused on data security. I only hope that if any retailers out there have as sloppy data protection policies in place as HM Revenue & Customs, they take this as an opportunity to learn lessons and get their houses in order.
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Debenhams introduces task manager to maximise productivity
Debenhams has implemented an advanced task management system so that it can communicate a consistent corporate strategy to its stores.