All articles by Rebecca Thomson – Page 13
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Gallery
In pictures: Argos trials NFC technology to encourage app downloads
Argos is trialling near field communication (NFC) technology in its stores, using it to enable shoppers to download its app by scanning a code with a phone.
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News
US retailer Kohls rolls out RFID technology
US department store Kohls is the latest retailer to announce it will be rolling out RFID technology across its stores.
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News
Department store giant El Corte Inglés rolls out contactless payment
Spanish department store chain El Corte Inglés is rolling out a contactless payment system that will mean shoppers can pay using contactless cards and NFC-enabled phones.
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Analysis
Infographic: Retail's winners and losers over Christmas
Retailers’ performances varied widely at Christmas. Rebecca Thomson looks at the festive period’s winners and losers.
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Interview
Q&A: Dixons head of computing Dean Kramer on the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things is set to have a big impact on retailers as more connect devices enter shoppers’ lives. Rebecca Thomson speaks to Dixons’ head of computing Dean Kramer about the effect he thinks the trend will have.
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Analysis
Analysis: Winners and losers in the Christmas league table
Christmas was, as ever, a different experience for each retailer with performances across the industry varying widely.
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Analysis
Video: Primark launches a fitness focused campaign
Primark hasn’t used its marketing campaigns to focus on a particular category before, making this bid to embrace the fitness market a new move for the fast-fashion retailer and one that follows in the footsteps of rivals such as H&M.
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News
Amazon to send packages before customers have ordered them
Amazon is planning to send packages to shoppers before they have ordered them.
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Analysis
Analysis: 11 cyber-crime lessons from the Target security breach
Cyber-crime is big news at the moment - barely a day goes by without news of another huge security breach - and the Target hack in December was one of the biggest.
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News
Asda rolls out RFID technology on George stock
Asda is rolling out RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to improve stock visibility for its George clothing line.
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News
Morrisons pilots next generation self-checkout
Morrisons is trialling self-checkout kiosks that also allow shoppers to pre-order food at its in-store café, as well as read QR codes on mobile devices.
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Analysis
Analysis: The internet of things – what Google's Nest purchase means for retailers
Pretty much any move by Google prompts reams of speculation on what the business might do next, and its $3.2bn (£2bn) purchase this week of US firm Nest – which makes smart thermostats – is no exception.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Digital natives, Asos in China and discounting on the agenda
Three of the speakers at this year’s event tell Rebecca Thomson what they think are the main challenges and opportunities facing the industry.
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News
Tesco rolls out single global network
Tesco is rolling out a single global network as part of its on-going IT centralisation programme.
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Analysis
Analysis: 7 technologies from CES retailers should know about
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is the biggest event on the consumer technology calendar. Rebecca Thomson outlines the innovations retailers should know about.
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News
M&S builds team of software engineers to boost in-house expertise
Marks & Spencer is building a team of between 100 and 150 software engineers as it looks to build its in-house technology expertise.
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Analysis
Analysis: Marks &Spencer technology boss Darrell Stein on the retailer's evolution
Marks & Spencer is taking greater control of its IT systems and development to become more agile.
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Opinion
Blog: Mobile traffic rockets at Christmas
Mobile traffic has been growing at a reliably fast pace for the past few years, but during Christmas it rocketed.
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Analysis
Analysis: 13 retail predictions for 2014
What can retail expect from 2014? Rebecca Thomson takes a look at what the industry will be doing – and talking about – this year, as well as the key trends
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Analysis
Next's Christmas trading: What the analysts say
Next has raised its profit forecasts after enjoying a bumper Christmas period driven as like-for-like sales rose 11.9% between November 1 and December 24. The City reacted positively.