All Technology articles – Page 326
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OpinionConfusion on customer-centricity
While there is a growing consensus that retailers need to be customer-centric, the debate still rages about what this actually means.
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Mothercare boosts order management system
Mothercare has implemented an order management system to help support its ambitious international growth plans.
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NewsCo-op Pharmacy invests in new mobile devices
The Co-operative Pharmacy has rolled out hand-held terminals for staff to use with stock-taking and price markdowns in a bid to drive efficiencies.
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Farmfoods ups security in PoS system upgrade
Frozen food retailer Farmfoods has rolled out a secure mounting device for Chip and Pin machines as part of its point-of-sales systems upgrade.
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AnalysisICO: friend or foe to retailers?
The Information Commissioner’s Office is going to play an ever-increasing role in retailers’ lives.
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OpinionDoes every second really count?
Shaving seconds off the time each customer spends at the tills is an obsession for some retailers. But why, when the plastic bag police ruin the efficiency savings retailers’ IT departments have worked so hard to achieve?
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Barclaycard begins promotion for multi-retailer loyalty scheme
Barclaycard has confirmed that it will launch its multi-retailer reward scheme in March.
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NewsMamas & Papas to unify brand messaging
Mamas & Papas is to implement a franchise collaboration platform to ensure its brand messaging is clear across its portfolio as it expands globally.
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OpinionRetail surgery: We use wireless payment terminals in our stores for busy queues and have heard the rules on using them are changing. What do we have to do?
We use wireless payment terminals in our stores for busy queues and have heard the rules on using them are changing. What do we have to do?
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NewsSports Direct invests in new staffing system
Sports Direct has begun implementing a new workforce management system to better control staffing levels across its 400 stores in the UK and Belgium.
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DataICM Poll: Tax & personal finance
In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,052 adults aged 18 and over between January 15 and 17, 2010.
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NewsLaithwaites ups online interactivity
Wine specialist Laithwaites relaunched its website on Monday after recording like-for-like sales ahead 6.4% in December.
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NewsOcado introduces online ratings and reviews
Online grocer Ocado is testing a ratings and reviews section for shoppers to rate food products, which it claims is a first for a UK supermarket.
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AnalysisNRF: US retail IT leaders follow the consumer
The technology show at NRF had all the normal high-tech gadgets, but US retail’s IT leaders are increasingly focused first and foremost on the customer, finds Joanna Perry
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OpinionThe new focus on multi-channel CRM
The most recent poll of IT bosses from the world’s biggest retailers shows that IT departments aren’t just talking about their customers, they are preparing to invest in them too.
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NewsBest Buy picks UK merchandise system
US electricals giant Best Buy has selected to use a merchandise system for the roll-out of its UK stores.
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OpinionRetail surgery: We think we are incurring high losses during our Sale. How can we minimise these?
We think we are incurring high losses during our Sale. How can we minimise these?
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OpinionNRF: New York welcomes back the big boys of retail IT
The IT bosses of three of the fourbiggest retailers in the world have been spotted at the National Retail Federation conference and show in New York this week; and that says something about the role technology will play in the industry’s recovery from recession.
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AnalysisTesco 2.0: Good for international relations
For an international giant like Tesco the web is crucial for internal communication. Joanna Perry finds out how the grocer is making the most of it
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OpinionRetail surgery: Should I be worried about employees blogging negatively about my business?
Should I be worried about employees blogging negatively about my business, and what can I do to stop this?