All Technology articles – Page 217
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OpinionComment: Mothercare is growing up fast under Mark Newton-Jones
Mothercare’s CEO has made strides in turning the struggling retailer around and plans to transform it into a digital business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shop Direct and M&S on the changing face of customer experience
Retail Week’s inaugural Customer Experience Summit highlighted how businesses are transforming in response to shopper expectations.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can IBM’s Watson supercomputer improve retail?
IBM’s Watson supercomputer has won a game show and helped diagnose and treat cancer patients. Now it’s being put to work in retail.
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Opinion
PCI DSS scope reduction without the hangover?
With as many as 9 in 10 retailers failing to retain compliance without remediation and levels of compliance still less than 40% is there a better way to get to PCI DSS compliance?
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NewsGerman etailer Zalando rolls out image recognition feature to UK app
Zalando will roll out image recognition functionality to the UK as it reveals its app has been downloaded five million times across Europe.
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NewsAlibaba mulls payments tie-up with Apple as US retailers shun Apple Pay
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is interested in teaming up with Apple on electronic payments as it emerges US retailers are shunning Apple Pay.
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NewsDigital receipts firm yReceipts raises funds from click-and-collect pioneer
YReceipts has received investment from backers including the former Argos ecommerce director credited with inventing click-and-collect.
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NewsOcado goes head-to-head with Waitrose as it launches Scan & Shop app
Ocado is launching a Scan & Shop app that allows customers to scan barcodes of products to automatically add them to their baskets.
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NewsVery.co.uk and mobile growth drive 512% profit surge at Shop Direct
Etailer Shop Direct has posted a 512% surge in pre-tax profits to £40.4m in its year to June 30, driven by Very.co.uk and mobile growth.
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OpinionComment: Retailers are too complacent about data security
Payment card data has long been a target for cyber criminals, but over the last 12 months we have seen major compromises in the US retail sector.
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AnalysisArgos sets sights on a youth audience with live-streamed in-store gigs
An Argos store is not an obvious place for a gig, but nonetheless the retailer is putting on events with acts including Katy B and Eliza Doolittle.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why CIOs are losing power over retail technology
As technology becomes integral to many retail roles, more departments now have a say in IT spend. Retail Week assesses the implications.
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OpinionComment: Etail Power List 2014 emphasises ecommerce evolution
The Etail Power List of this year’s most influential retailers in ecommerce shows the industry and its leaders are changing faster than ever.
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NewsDarty launches in-home button to give instant access to call centre
French electronics firm Darty is offering customers a button in their home that puts them through to the its helpdesk within 60 seconds.
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NewsDitto Labs uses social media to offer retailers brand insight
US company Ditto Labs has created software that identifies brand logos on images posted on social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram.
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NewsInfographic: Etail Power List 2014 in numbers
The Etail Power List of this year’s most influential retailers in ecommerce has been announced – here are some interesting facts and figures from the list.
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OpinionComment: Does beacon technology improve customer experience?
To beacon or not to beacon, that is the question. As retailers roll out beacon technology, is it really enriching the customer experience?
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NewsInnovation: Mastercard and Zwipe launch fingerprint payment card
Fingerprint and other biometric forms of payment have so far been the preserve of Apple, who included a fingerprint scanner in its iPhone 5 handset when it was released in 2012.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Mobile payment service Yoyo
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week, mobile payment service Yoyo is in the spotlight.
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NewsRobertson: 'Asos still on track but zonal pricing is not a silver bullet'
Asos boss Nick Robertson insisted that it is still on track despite its profits fall but warned actions to lower prices overseas are not a silver bullet.