All Technology articles – Page 341
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Opinion
RFID in UK retail: still no answers
UK retailers have been much slower than their counterparts in other countries to adopt RFID. Retail Week attended a roundtable hosted by RFID solutions provider PeopleVox on Tuesday to hear both retailers and technology suppliers’ views on why the adoption curve appears to have flatlined.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse to roll out system for loss prevention
Carphone Warehouse is poised to introduce a system to minimise shrinkage and business risk in the UK following its adoption in the eight other European countries it operates in.
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Boden invests in systems to support growth
Boden is planning to replace the systems within its UK warehouse, following the successful adoption of the technology in its US operation. This project is currently at the planning stage, and the system should go live at Boden’s warehouse in the next six to nine months. It is the latest ...
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Tesco makes progress with server virtualisation
Tesco is making progress with its plans to virtualise its entire server estate.
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Republic relaunches website
Young fashion chain Republic has relaunched its website with a stronger editorial feel, a cleaner design and a simpler check out process.
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Hendersons halves supply chain shrinkage with ePOD
The wholesale division of northern Irish Spar franchisee Hendersons Group has implemented an electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) system to complement its voice picking deployment.
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The Hut hatches plans for unstaffed high street shops
E-tailer The Hut is in talks with shopping centre owners as it mulls the possibility of taking its online venture into bricks and mortar.
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Analysis
Multiple choice: Multichannel retail growing in importance
Multichannel is still growing in importance but the priorities are changing, a Retail Week survey has found. Joanna Perry joins a group of retail directors to find out how their focus is evolving
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Opinion
IT uncovers a promotions gap
The results of a major survey of retail IT directors from around the world shows that many companies have been caught short when it comes to being able to maximise the benefit they get from running promotions.
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Barclaycard plans to launch loyalty scheme
Barclaycard wants to launch a loyalty scheme in the next 12 months, which could attract the 90,000 retailers that use the company for card payment acceptance.
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B&Q poised to reveal revamped website this month
B&Q is preparing to relaunch its website with a major redesign this month.
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Tesco adopts packaged software for web push
Tesco is to introduce packaged software from ATG to support its e-commerce business.
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Retailers avoid cutting IT budgets for 2009
Retailers are not slashing IT budgets, according to research from Aldata Solution and IBM.
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Armani Exchange invests in assortment optimisation
Diffusion fashion brand Armani Exchange, which has 162 stores worldwide, is to deploy assortment planning and business intelligence tools from IT Resources.
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Iceland signs £11.5m IT outsourcing deal
Iceland has signed a seven-year IT services deal with Getronics costing more than 11.5m.
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Asda plans online forum to increase price transparency
Asda is gearing up for the launch of an interactive online forum to engage with customers as it continues its drive for “absolute transparency”.
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Analysis
Customer feedback: Listen and learn
The voice of the customer is one that retailers are increasingly willing to listen to as service and satisfaction become essential. Joanna Perry finds out how shoppers are being surveyed
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Opinion
IT security suffers in downturn
Retailers are getting better at vetting the companies they work with when it comes to protecting their data. While this is important they must remember not to take their eye off the ball close to home.
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M&S adopts tagging as theft levels swell
After dismissing the need for electronic article surveillance (EAS) tagging for decades, Marks & Spencer has finally relented and is electronically protecting products in 50 of its branches across the south of England.
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Mothercare brings PoS printing in-store
Mothercare is rolling out net.tickIT, a browser-based sign and ticketing solution from marketing management specialist Pierhouse, to its entire estate of more than 230 stores.