All Technology articles – Page 356
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Analysis
Through the looking glass
Shop windows that have been turned into interactive displays are the latest way of grabbing passing shoppers’ attention. Joanna Perry goes to sample a couple in London’s West End
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News
Tesco supplier management simplified by RollStream
Tesco has halved the time taken to set up new suppliers of not-for-resale goods and services.
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Mobile technology hits mainstream
The majority of UK retailers are now using mobile technology to improve store and supply chain productivity, according to retail business process consultancy Martec’s UK IT in Retail Report 2008/9, produced in partnership with Torex.
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Vodafone launches staff mobile intranet
Vodafone Retail is revolutionising store communications with an intranet service that is accessible via its employees’ mobile phones.
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Opinion
Can I see some ID?
For as long as shops have sold cigarettes and alcohol, underage customers have been trying to buy them.
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Shoppers expect to pay by fingerprint by 2015
60 per cent of the world’s shoppers believe that by 2015 they will be able to pay for shop purchases simply by scanning their fingerprints, according to research conducted by TNS.
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Prevention is the best cure
They’re surrounded by hype, but what’s the truth about card-not-present fraud figures and, whatever the measure, have they peaked? Joanna Perry goes in search of the answers
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Granada launches online store at ITV.com
Granada Ventures launched an online store with ITV.com on Wednesday, in a move it described as long overdue.
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Retailers are on top of basics of IT security
Retail IT departments are getting the basics right when it comes to IT security, despite less board-level support than their peers in other industries.
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Superdrug software to improve ranging
Superdrug is to implement space and category management software in the next six months to increase sales and support its expansion.
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Opinion
Talk is not so cheap
Whole Foods Market must have breathed a sigh of relief last week when it was revealed that no further action was to be taken by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its chief executive’s way with words on public internet forums.
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AnalysisItalian style: Valentino Fashion Group embraces technology to stay ahead
Valentino Fashion Group has embraced technology to stay ahead in the increasingly competitive world of high fashion. Joanna Perry visits Milan to learn how the business has been transformed
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European Retail Solutions Awards line-up revealed
The largest European Retail Solutions Awards shortlist to date has been unveiled after a judging day in late April.
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Majestic extends EPoS to France
Majestic Wine has extended its use of Itim’s EPoS system to its French stores.
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Morrisons to up time-keeping with new IT kit
Morrisons is to upgrade its workforce management system with swipe card data capture terminals.
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MFI set to go live with IT overhaul
MFI is weeks away from going live with the final phase of its SAP implementation.
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ERSA 2008 shortlist announced
The European Retail Solutions Awards has produced its largest short-list so far, following a judging day in late April.
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Opinion
Following financial services
Financial services firms have tended to be ahead of the curve when it comes to deploying new technology, because their businesses rely and benefit so much from it.
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AnalysisSupply chain software: A problem shared
Switching supply chain software can be tricky. Retailers from across the globe – including Musgrave and Carrefour – shared their experiences at a user event earlier this month. Joanna Perry reports
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Boots kick-starts online recruiting move with tool to find store staff
Boots is to implement an online recruitment tool for use by store managers by the end of June, as part of a wider roll-out for all recruitment.