All Technology articles – Page 257
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NewsArgos pilots Blippar image recognition technology in catalogue
Argos is launching catalogues that guide shoppers to interactive content on their smartphones as it continues on its multichannel march.
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OpinionBlog: Westfield's new personalised app
Shopping centre operator Westfield has launched its My Westfield app, which enables retailers to offer personalised offers to shoppers.
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NewsOcado targets lapsed shoppers with Wheel of Fortune-style online game
Ocado is giving consumers who have interacted with the brand but are not regular shoppers the chance to win their shopping using a Wheel of Fortune-style online game.
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NewsOnline retail searches on tablets soar 132%, BRC says
The number of consumers searching for retail products and stores on tablets has risen by 132% as the multi-screening phenomenon grows.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is image recognition less useful than QR codes?
QR codes are ugly. They’re intrusive. Most designers hate them because there’s no way to make them look any less like the brick-full-of-blocks they are, especially when they’ve been slapped next to a great-looking retail marketing image.
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NewsRiver Island targets US and Australia with online marketing push
River Island has embarked on a new online advertising programme as it works to increase its brand awareness in international markets.
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NewsAsda expects 75% of customers to be multichannel this Christmas
Grocer Asda expects 75% of its customers to shop across bricks and clicks this Christmas, signalling a dramatic shift towards multichannel among its shoppers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shop Direct to focus on personalisation to become a "world-class digital retailer"
Under new chief executive Alex Baldock, home shopping group Shop Direct plans to develop a world-class digital offer.
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Opinion
Blog: Is Effort the New Loyalty?
Customer loyalty seems to be dead – the amount of choice and transparency we have about products and prices and channels means that loyalty may well be a thing of the past.
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AnalysisRetail Week unveils its new iPad app
Retail Week’s new app will offer all the benefits of the print edition as well as regular updates.
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OpinionComment: Retail Week pushes the button on an extended digital service
This week Retail Week launches the largest overhaul of its services in the 25 years of its existence by pushing the button on an extended digital service.
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NewsWhittard of Chelsea to launch new website to capitalise on heritage
Tea and coffee specialist Whittard of Chelsea is to relaunch its website as part of a marketing push to play on its heritage as a “master blender”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 4G technology will boost grocery store experience
Amid a roll-out of the 4G network, grocery retailers are leading the way in enhancing their stores with multichannel additions that are predicted to boost sales.
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OpinionComment: Retailers need to be early adopters in new technology
Most people regard retail as a fast-moving, innovative and cutting-edge industry, and in many ways they are right.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will mobile payments take off any time soon?
Visa’s hero market for contactless payments is Bratislava, where 1 million contactless transactions take place every
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OpinionComment: The grocery sector - How to keep pace with the market
The grocery market is rarely out of the spotlight, and this year the glare upon the grocers has not lessened since the horse meat scandal that began in January.
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Opinion
Blog: Operational excellence - a retail journey
Trying to deliver a seamless omni-channel customer experience, can put a huge strain on traditional systems and processes.
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NewsMorrisons invests £300m in overhauling '20th century systems'
Morrisons will have invested £310m by the end of this year in dramatically overhauling its systems, which chief executive Dalton Philips described as being “firmly stuck in the 20th century”.
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AnalysisTill technology: What do retailers need to know?
Asda is testing technology that it hopes will shave crucial seconds off time spent at the checkout.
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NewsBurberry to roll out click-and-collect as online traffic grows
Burberry is set to roll out click-and-collect across its store portfolio following a successful pilot of the service.