All Technology articles – Page 352
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Selfridges gives technology area a makeover
Selfridges is to remodel the technology department at its flagship Oxford Street store to emphasise top-end branded merchandise.
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Analysis
Fruits of our labour
Thanks to BlackBerries, retail executives are never off duty anymore, while e-mail into stores has often proved more of a hindrance than a help on the shopfloor. So how can retailers communicate in a way that is effective and doesn’t confuse staff, asks Alison Clements.
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WHSmith picks US system for ad production
WHSmith is to use a promotions management application from US supplier Connect3 Systems.
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Aus technology push for Pets at Home
Pets at Home’s Australian joint venture is introducing technology to improve productivity ahead of continued store expansion.
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Asda extends use of Odin brand management tool to non-food
Asda has rolled out Odin’s brand management software to non-food.
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Oli creates click-to-buy videos to back Fusion designer launch
Oli plans to introduce editorial-style videos to its web site to promote three of its designer ranges this week.
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Opinion
A steady income helps
Don’t be surprised if the meaning of the word service changes dramatically in the next few years. Right now, in retail terms, it still refers to the concept of being assisted by a member of staff, probably in a store or call centre.
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Analysis
Customers call the shots
Empathy and empowerment are becoming the new goals for retail contact centres as they evolve to keep up with more customer-centric businesses. Joanna Perry finds out what part IT is playing.
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Coffee shop ups contactless, but retailers cautious
Coffee Republic is to extend its deployment of contactless payment devices after a successful trial at five London outlets.
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Nisa-Today’s to use web tool for local sourcing
Nisa-Today’s is to use an online application to trade with the suppliers it recruits to its local sourcing initiative.
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Waterstone’s creates company-wide portal
Waterstone’s has created a single data warehouse and a web-based reports platform in a project costing less than 500,000.
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Opinion
On good Phorm
At BT’s AGM last week, the telecoms giant confirmed that it would be pushing on with its trials of Phorm.
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Analysis
Two sides to every story
ERP systems tend to only ever make the headlines when they go wrong, but the positive impact they can have on a retail business is still tremendous, as Joanna Perry discovers
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Shop Direct to post videos on affiliates sites
Shop Direct is working with Buy.at to allow its affiliate marketing partners to host video ads online.
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O2 systems back on track after iPhone rush
O2 has revealed that its IT systems are back to normal, after demand for the 3G iPhone caused its web site to crash and store systems to slow last week.
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New Figleaves site to take euro payments
Figleaves will allow customers to pay for items in euros when it relaunches its web site at the beginning of next year.
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Opinion
Give them proof
As if supply chain management didn’t have enough to worry about with the price of fuel, Wal-Mart has set a new precedent for the level of information consumers can expect on products.
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Tesco takes on Argos with first catalogue shop launch
Tesco has launched its first Argos-style shop-in-shop at its Homeplus store in Bristol, which opened this week.
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Analysis
Signs of the times
Customer focus, carbon footprints and career paths topped the technology agenda at this year’s Retail Solutions conference. Joanna Perry attended to find out who’s doing what
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NewsM&S to up PoS security with system roll-out
Marks Spencer is to introduce a new IT security system at the point of sale (PoS).