All Microsoft articles – Page 18
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NewsAmerican Express launches purchase-by-tweet service for US customers
American Express has launched a purchase-by-tweet service for shoppers in the US.
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OpinionComment: PCI Security Problems - the practical versus the perfect
Security rules are wonderful things and nowhere are they more needed than in retail and payment card data. But there is a common criticism of the organization that handles such matters.
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Opinion
Blog: Big ideas from the Big Apple
It’s a tough time for traditional retailers – as the number of prominent casualties on the UK high street in recent weeks testifies.
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Opinion
Blog: NRF 2013 - record numbers, reduced effort and virtual bears
It’s in New York and it’s billed as Retail’s Big Show, so I didn’t need to be asked twice! And along with more than 27,000 other delegates at the 102nd National Retail Federation conference, we helped to make Retail’s Big Show the biggest ever.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Highlights from NRF 2013
International expansion, new technology and retailers’ impact on society were all on the agenda at this year’s National Retail Federation (NRF).
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NewsNRF: Tesco to give store managers control over localised ranges
Tesco is to start giving store managers more power as the retailer increases localisation of its ranges, chief information officer Mike McNamara said at the NRF conference in New York on Tuesday.
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OpinionComment: Jessops' dullness was its downfall
There was more gloomy news in the electrical retail sector over Christmas and the New Year with the combination of Comet’s demise and the news yesterday that Jessops has called in the administrators.
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AnalysisRetail Week Live 2013: What are this year's big themes?
Retail Week Live is where industry leaders share insight and ideas. Here we highlight some of this year’s big themes.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts sales up 11.1%
John Lewis posted a second record sales performance in a row for the week to December 15, recording sales up 11.1% to £ 147.8m, as it forecasts “great things” for the last week before Christmas.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Innovating to drive sales
With pressure on stores to deliver, driving in-store, in-the-moment sales is increasingly important. Mark Faithfull looks at some innovations on show.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers race to grab Comet's market share
Electricals rivals are squaring up to grab share of Comet’s sales in the wake of its demise, but can they avoid a similar fate?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Catalogue takes a back seat as John Walden reinvents Argos
The retailer is overhauling its business model for the digital era.
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NewsDixons transforms store windows for Microsoft launch
Electricals retailer Dixons took things literally to come up with a novel stunt for last week’s big Microsoft launch – appropriately, it transformed the store windows at its Tottenham Court Road Currys and PC World shop into a giant Windows 8 touchscreen.
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AnalysisTablet launches: What retailers need to know
Retail Week takes a closer look at the raft of tablets hitting the market in the run up to Christmas and asks which retailers are likely to benefit
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AnalysisAnalysis: Cloud-based services - Who is leading the race?
Apple and Amazon might be retail giants, but they didn’t get where they are by being one-trick ponies. Jessica Twentyman charts their battle to lead in the race to provide cloud-based services.
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NewsJJB suitors circle as Bill Gates faces £20m loss
JJB shareholder Bill Gates is facing a £20m loss after the struggling sportswear retailer warned investors its shares could be worthless.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.
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AnalysisBarnes & Noble's UK e-reader: What do retailers need to know?
As Barnes & Noble prepares to launch its Nook e-reader in the UK, we look at the implications and ask whether it can compete with Amazon’s Kindle
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NewsApple Retail UK: Innovative products key to success
The secret of the company’s success lies in innovative products and good customer service.
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AnalysisThe e-book market: What do retailers need to know?
Sainsbury’s acquisition of HMV’s stake in Anobii has thrown the spotlight on the e-book market. Retail Week takes a look