All Technology articles – Page 301

  • New_Look
    News

    New Look to launch click-and-collect service into 600 stores

    2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

    New Look is poised to launch the most extensive click-and-collect service in fashion retail, an initiative that is expected to transform the way customers shop with the retailer.

  • Stephen Robertson is director-general of the BRC
    Opinion

    Davey’s data demands are all wrong

    2011-09-22T09:00:00Z

    “Our new ‘Mydata’ project aims both to enable you to access data firms hold on you in a digital form – and to foster new applications and markets, where at a click of a switch your personal consumption data can be analysed to help you make better buying decisions.”

  • joanna_perry_cutout.jpg
    Opinion

    Google enters the store

    2011-09-21T07:00:00Z

    With the long-awaited launch of its Google Wallet mobile app for contactless payment, the internet giant is trying to take a slice of store sales.

  • Self service
    Analysis

    Are you being served?

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Customers increasingly want to serve themselves rather than wait in a queue, but they expect fast, reliable systems. Alison Clements looks at whether self-service technology is meeting their expectations

  • Zazzle
    Analysis

    Building an infrastructure for international trading

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Building an infrastructure for international trading is a challenge. Glynn Davis looks at how it should be done

  • Shoppers will be able to use their mobile phones to not just order products but also pay in-store
    Analysis

    Which retailers are capitalising on m-commerce?

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    After years of hype, momentum is building behind m-commerce. Glynn Davis finds out how retailers are capitalising on mobile

  • computer
    Analysis

    Can cloud computing help save money?

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    As IT budgets come under ever greater strain, Jessica Twentyman asks if cloud computing can really help save money

  • Rebecca Thomson, Senior Features Writer
    Opinion

    Great expectations

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    It’s not an easy time for retailers, and by proxy it’s a particularly challenging time for retail IT directors.

  • Tesco self checkout
    Analysis

    Top five technology innovations for retailers

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    What are the most important technology innovations to have hit retailers in the past few years? Sarah Butler finds out

  • David Mold (right), Peter Lloyd-Jones (centre) and Ben Yates (left) received a BT Retail Week Technology Award for project implementation of the year for their efforts
    Analysis

    Whistle while you work

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    Womenswear retailer Whistles only recently became operationally independent of former owner Aurora Fashions. Rebecca Thomson finds out how the IT team managed the transition

  • Torex
    Analysis

    Complete our survey to win an iPad

    2011-09-20T11:05:00Z

    Does technology matter to fashion retailing? Complete our quick survey for a chance to win an iPad.

  • Opinion

    Topshop introduces location-based gaming

    2011-09-20T09:42:00Z

    Topshop has this month teamed up with SCVNGR, a social location-based gaming platform for smartphones, to develop a game that can be played when customers are within a 500 metre radius of a store, driving interaction and footfall.

  • Smartphone
    Analysis

    Does the digital age mean the end for traditional store formats?

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    As multichannel retailing continues to make rapid progress forwards, Ben Cooper asks if the digital age spells the end for traditional store formats?

  • M-commerce sales are rising at New Look
    News

    New Look m-commerce sales rocket

    2011-09-19T10:00:00Z

    Fashion retailer New Look has revealed surging sales through its m-commerce site.

  • Amazon Warehouse
    Analysis

    Online fulfilment

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    Amazon’s launch of collection lockers reflects the growing recognition that better fulfilment is crucial for the future of online retailing

  • Opinion

    Net-a-Porter uses augmented reality to bring print ads to life

    2011-09-15T11:26:00Z

    Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter is continuing its clever use of augmented reality, after testing the water with the pop-up window shop they opened last week.

  • News

    Albert Heijn launches mobile payment pilot

    2011-09-14T13:04:00Z

    Albert Heijn has launched a mobile payment pilot in co-operation with Rabobank at its AH To Go outlet in the World Trade Centre, Amsterdam.Payments are triggered by scanning a barcode from a decal attached to the shopper’s phone. The system is based on Rabobank’s mobile wallet MiniTix. Customers who want ...

  • Opinion

    Best Buy's new mobile site

    2011-09-14T11:05:00Z

    Electricals giant Best Buy has invested in mcommerce and launched a fully transactional mobile optimised site.

  • Opinion

    Etailers go multichannel with bricks-and-mortar trials

    2011-09-09T14:53:00Z

    With all the talk surrounding multichannel retailing, it was only a matter of time before etailers started dipping a toe in the world of bricks and mortar. The last couple of weeks have brought news of three of the biggest online names making small steps into offline, all in different ways.

  • Opinion

    Mobile gocery shopping

    2011-09-09T11:10:00Z

    Asda and Tesco have both launched transactional mobile optimised versions of their grocery sites, allowing shoppers to order their weekly shops via a smartphone.