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Retailers are not using EPoS to its full potential
Some 90 per cent of retailers are only using 5 per cent of their EPoS system’s facilities because they have a poor idea of the systems on offer, according to Scottish retail consultancy, The Retailer.
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Wilkinson ready for Chip & PIN
Wilkinson has completed its deployment of Chip and PIN card security technology in its 233 UK stores. Wilkinson was one of the first UK retailers to trial the technology, starting its roll-out in June last year. Wilkinson head of retail Richard Clague said: ‘Customers have been favourable about Chip and ...
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Correction: Brantano
In Retail Week April 23, we stated that Brantano has selected Chip and PIN software from Data Logic.It has emerged that the name of the company that won the contract to support the retailer’s Chip and PIN project is in fact Retail Logic.
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Chip & PIN gets approval from the UK’s disabled community
Chip & PIN has had a glowing response from the disabled community, according to research from the Chip and PIN Project Management Organisation (PMO).
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Shoppers hunt for Nectar
Nectar users can now locate participating retailers’ stores on the scheme’s Web site.
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IBM hopes Trigo buy-out will raise its RFID profile
IBM has announced the completion of its acquisition of Trigo Technologies, four weeks after signing the agreement in March.
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Brantano is first retailer to pass Chip & PIN test
Belgian shoe retailer Brantano has announced the completion of its Chip and PIN accreditation process for 300 tills in its 140 stores across the UK.
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IP ignorance could be costing retailers £5 million every year
Retailers are potentially missing out on millions of pounds in savings because they don’t have a strategic roadmap for voice and data convergence, according to a report.
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Californian Senate set to hold debate over RFID tagging Bill
The Californian State Senate will hold a hearing next Tuesday to discuss Senate Bill 1834, which seeks to regulate the use of RFID tagging in the state.
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UK companies ahead of US in RFID development
RFID development in the UK has outstripped similar initiatives in the US, according to the organisation in charge of developing an RFID standard for the UK.
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Sainsbury’s counts the cost of IT strategy in poor sales report
Sainsbury’s fourth-quarter trading statement gives an inkling of how its business transformation programme has taken hold so far.
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B&Q to use Web pricing portal to predict profits
DIY market leader B&Q has invested in a Web-based pricing strategy portal supplied by IBM and DemandTec.
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Item-level RFID tagging is almost a decade away
RFID compliance will not be complete until well into the next decade, according to AMR Research European research director Nigel Montgomery.
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IBM enters in-store TV market and signs 790-shop Douglas
IBM has launched a digital media solution for retailers.
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Retailers Switch to Maestro
Some 380,000 retailers have signed up to the Maestro debit card, according to Maestro scheme management company S2 Card Services. Some 370,000 Switch-accepting outlets still have to convert before the service disappears in 18 months.
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Bhs rewards CSC with £80m contract renewal
Bhs has extended its outsourcing agreement with Computer Sciences (CSC) for seven years, in a deal worth £80 million.
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New Look to sell database
New Look has chosen direct marketing specialist Lloyd James Group to sell its database of about 500,000 store card-holders to third-party companies.