All In-store technology articles – Page 47

  • Opinion

    Improved efficiency must sometimes lead to job losses

    2008-12-09T17:29:26Z

    The Prime Minister thinks that further investment in technology will produce economic benefit, but will he stand up for retailers if advancement means that they need less staff?

  • News

    Morrisons to automate space planning with Galleria system

    2008-12-09T10:37:55Z

    Morrisons will begin using a merchandising system from Galleria next year to automate the creation of merchandising plans. Currently the supermarket chain creates these plans manually.

  • News

    Contactless payment for all Pret A Manger sites

    2008-11-28T09:25:00Z

    Pret A Manger is rolling out contactless payment to 171 stores, after an initial trail at seven sites proved a success.

  • Opinion

    The VAT rate systems scramble

    2008-11-26T10:41:42Z

    Whether retailers will have realigned their pricing in time for the VAT change on December 1 remains to be seen and could come down to the emphasis they have put on creating systems that allow business agility.

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    Analysis

    Cost cutting: The lean machine

    2008-11-13T12:12:00Z

    In these cash-strapped times deep and sustainable cost cutting is the name of the game. Charlotte Hardie looks at how retailers can trim the fat without their service suffering.

  • News

    Dolcis revamps store systems under new owner

    2007-09-26T13:25:49.583Z

    Dolcis has begun a roll-out of a new store system as part of the IT overhaul taking place to separate it from previous owner Alexon Group.

  • News

    Harvey Nichols plans till revamp at Knightsbridge

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Harvey Nichols will upgrade ageing till systems at its flagship Knightsbridge store in a deal with DigiPos Systems worth £230,000.

  • News

    Microsoft targets big thinking small stores

    2004-09-17T12:09:00Z

    Bath-based fashion and luxury goods boutique Prey has installed Microsoft’s Retail Management System (RMS), launched only yesterday, with a view to expansion.

  • News

    Jarrold controls tills

    2004-06-04T12:09:00Z

    Independent department store Jarrold has bought a 60-till retail control system from Futuro.It will make sales information more available, allowing the retailer to improve stock availability and extend the automation of stock management to individual store departments.

  • News

    Bhs rewards CSC with £80m contract renewal

    2004-02-20T12:09:00Z

    Bhs has extended its outsourcing agreement with Computer Sciences (CSC) for seven years, in a deal worth £80 million.

  • News

    River Island trains staff for EPoS upgrades

    2003-11-14T12:09:00Z

    Value clothing retailer River Island has undertaken a massive training programme for its checkout staff, alongside the complete upgrade of the PoS terminals throughout its 200 stores.

  • News

    Tier-two retailers turn to banks for Chip&PIN PDQs

    2003-07-25T12:09:00Z

    Retailers are expected to resort to renting Chip and PIN-enabled PDQ terminals from the banks, because they stand little chance of meeting the deadline for updating their own till systems.