All Technology articles – Page 340
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NewsStock improvements for Long Tall Sally with head office system
Long Tall Sally has introduced a retail system from Eurostop to better manage the stock across its different channels.
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NewsBoots to offer health tips with online portal
Boots is to launch a health and wellness portal online in the second half of this year in partnership with US health services provider WebMD.
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NewsLloydspharmacy to save on outsourced IT
Lloydspharmacy parent Celesio is to save up to €200m (£186.2m) by outsourcing the group’s IT infrastructure.The UK pharmacy chain’s IT infrastructure will be outsourced to HP as part of a seven-year deal. German parent Celesio wants to standardise and centralise its IT infrastructure across Europe.Celesio has begun the transition phase, ...
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Opinion
NRF accuses card companies over PCIDSS
While President Obama is in London for the G20 summit today, retailers’ eyes should also be on a little-publicised congressional panel back in the US that could impact the way credit card data is used in the future.
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Asos gears up for launch of community site
Fashion e-tailer Asos is to invite a selection of customers to test its online community site Asos Life in the next two weeks as it gears up for the full launch later this month.
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AnalysisLoss prevention IT: Beating the new crime wave
Retailers face a potential tidal wave of theft and fraud as recession-hit consumers increasingly turn to crime. Now more than ever, says Alison Clements, stores need to invest in loss prevention IT.
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Thorntons switches EPoS to cut queues
Confectioner Thorntons has improved customer service with a new EPoS system installed in its 380 stores before Christmas.
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Asos creates browser tool to track products
Asos has developed an application to allow customers to track particular products on its site through their web browser, whatever website they are looking at.
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Clinton Cards cuts store printing costs
Clinton Cards has slashed printing costs across its stores by 35 per cent.
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Opinion
Internet Explorer adds retail-friendly features
In the past few years, web technology developments have occurred that meant consumers no longer needed a web browser – such as the ubiquitous Internet Explorer – in order to access content from the internet.Instead, RSS feed readers, widgets, and other desktop applications have sprung up to deliver fresh content ...
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Marks & Spencer launches web video channel to tap rising online spend
Marks & Spencer has ramped up its multichannel offer with the launch of an online TV channel.
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Website of the week: remix.bestbuy.com
Best Buy may be delaying its UK debut, but it got a lot of attention this week when it formally launched Best Buy Remix, a long-promised service that lets third-party web developers create new ways of displaying the retailer’s product catalogue online.
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AnalysisAdrian Thompson: At the heart of change at New Look
As New Look plans its HQ move, a cultural shift is already afoot. Group business change director Adrian Thompson tells Joanna Perry why IT underpins this and of the changes involved.
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Morrisons wins Retailer of the Year for second year running
Morrisons was again named Retailer of the Year last night at the Oracle Retail Week Awards .
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AnalysisOnline retail: Why there's no place like home in a downturn
Despite the gloom in the wider market, online continues to grow impressively. Charlotte Hardie surveys the state of the e-tail sector as we enter recession, and how to keep ahead of the game.
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Tesco finds small consumer changes adding up
Customers are becoming much more disciplined in the way they shop, and it’s a trend that’s here to stay, Tesco UK marketing director Carolyn Bradley asserted today at the Retail Week Conference.
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Value retailers confident despite mid-market discounting
Value retailers believe that they are still able to differentiate themselves from mid-market retailers who are discounting heavily and increasing their promotional activity.
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NewsJustin King: Sainsbury's keen to debunk recession 'myths'
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has opened the Retail Week Conference by debunking what he says are three of the biggest myths of the current recession.
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Dobbies to relaunch website for online sales push
Garden centre chain Dobbies will relaunch its website this summer in a major push to increase online sales and drive shoppers to its stores.
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Boden invests in warehouse system to support growth
Boden is planning to replace the warehouse management system within its UK warehouse, following the successful adoption of technology used in its US operation.