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Latest Retail Technology News
Tesco expands Korean virtual stores
Tesco is to expand its virtual shopping walls in South Korea to target university students.
Heathrow Terminal 2 retail tender takes off
Bosses of retailers including Harrods, Hamleys and Hugo Boss attended the launch of the tender process for the revamped retail offer at Heathrow Terminal 2 last week.
Office invests £1m in online revamp
Footwear retailer Office is to invest £1m in its online business as it prepares to revamp its website and launch overseas.
In Depth
10 ways to compete with Amazon
Amazon’s sales growth this week showed that the etailer continues to power on. It commands respect from retailers, but its relentless expansion also generates fear. We assess how retailers can best compete with the digital Goliath. Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson report.
Think local, think loyal
Local loyalty schemes can bring footfall and revenue to beleaguered high streets, but are they worth the cost and how can they realise their full potential? Rebecca Thomson finds out.
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Retail 2012
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The secrets of a successful store
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In pictures: Argos Christmas pop up shops in London train stations
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Push the button
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Making sense of unstructured data
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Life without loyalty
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How can in store music increase sales?
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Top five technology innovations for retailers
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Which retailers are capitalising on m-commerce?
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Are you being served?
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In pictures: Ocado's virtual shopping wall goes live
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How to cope as budgets shrink
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Affiliate marketing: Online retailers’ best friend
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Dunstone’s dream comes of age
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Making payroll easy
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The not-so-usual suspects
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In pictures: BT Retail Week Technology Awards 2011
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10 lessons to learn from Asos
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The future of payments
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Optimising the mobile transaction process
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The rise of online credit options
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How to reduce checkout abandonment
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What does mobile mean for retail?
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The Co-operative’s big year
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Turning website traffic into footfall
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The changing face of eBay
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Why Wi-Fi will win
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The challenges of multichannel
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Facilities Management: At your service?
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How to profit from international SEO
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Knowing the unknown
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Right technology, right time
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2011: The year in retail
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Multichannel Now: Executive Summary
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Price premiums
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A single customer view
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Which 100 brands are providing the best customer experience?
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Whistle while you work
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Building an infrastructure for international trading
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Can cloud computing help save money?
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Does the digital age mean the end for traditional store formats?
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Mark Horgan
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How to mix digital marketing campaigns with traditional media
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Crowd sourcing for retailers
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Turn on the Google box
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Talking about their generation
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The innovation generation
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A future proof investment?
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Is cash still king?
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Payment options for retailers on Facebook
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Taking payment overseas
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The catalogue retailer comes of age online
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What role will data play in a multichannel world?
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The rise of personalised offers
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Join the social club
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Kiddicare’s growth spurt
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Running up the down escalator
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Multichannel integration
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Putting the customer at the heart of the business
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Can you cut it?
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The future of EPoS
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Security technology: A full arsenal of deterrents
Survey
Retail Week Survey Results
Retail Week’s survey of retailers, in association with LogMeIn, has revealed the main challenges facing IT bosses in IT maintenance today. Read more to find out why maintenance is becoming such a challenge, and what you can do about it.
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Need to Know
Amazon’s Price Check app
Amazon’s app has provoked controversy in the US, where retailers fear becoming showrooms for the etailer.
Retailers and TV shopping
Bonmarché is joining retailers such as Argos by moving into the TV shopping market as another way to reach consumers
