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Research reveals social media and m-commerce impact

Just 9% of shoppers follow brands through social media and only 6% actually make a purchase

Keeping an eye on access

As IT continues to grow in importance as a vital tool to support retail businesses – on the shop floor as well as the back office, identity access and governance expert, Marc Lee argues that all staff should be regarded as a potential security risk

French Connection reaches into the cloud

Cloud services solve fashion retailer’s peak trading challenge

CASE STUDY: Carphone Warehouse develops fraud protection

The consumer electronics retailer uses ORIS Case Manager in Germany as a best-practice gold standard to prove dishonesty

Cash Generator integrates franchisees online

New payment processing solution brings UK retailer franchise together online   Cash Generator, a buy, sell and loan discount retailer, is reaping rewards of bringing its online payment processing under one roof.  

HEMA finds category management solutions

JDA software chosen to help European retailer improve shelf-level planning and increase shopper satisfaction

Retailers set to maximise surveillance spend

Network video will play a key role in retail security according to a new independent analyst report

Survey reveals lack of PCI DSS Version 2.0 awareness

Low visibility amongst retailers found despite data security standard audits becoming more prevalent

Retails sectors have most to gain from cloud

Distribution, retail and hotel sectors to gain more than €233 billion in economic benefit through the adoption of cloud computing by 2015

Retail sectors have most to gain from cloud

Distribution, retail and hotel sectors to gain more than €233 billion in economic benefit through the adoption of cloud computing by 2015

Torex serves advanced PoS for Tragus Group

    Retail IT specialist extends relationship with UK hospitality company in £1.2-million deal   Torex has announced it has signed a contract to extend its work with Tragus, one of the UK’s largest casual dining restaurant chain operators.   Tragus will work with Torex to upgrade the point-of-sale (PoS) software in its 289 sites, which include Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia restaurants, as well as installing PoS hardware in all newly opening restaurants.   Extending longstanding relationship

Torex serves advanced PoS for Tragus

Retail IT specialist extends relationship with UK hospitality company in £1.2-million deal

Gift e-tailer integrates QR codes

The Gift Experience provide customers with innovative voucher codes to revolutionise shopping experience

Home of rugby completes PoS roll out

Twickenham, now the largest rugby stadium in the world, has completed its revamp with the installation of stylish new till terminals

Webbs flourishes with new VPN line

Worcestershire-based garden centre assures communications with head office to increase sales agility

PayPoint adopts contactless

Retail payment provider extends NFC network into convenience market

Shell signs €300m managed fuel cards deal

Logica and FleetCor Technologies will provide a managed fuel cards service for the energy giant’s commercial fleet business

Aurora opts for ‘first of its kind’ cloud PoS

Cloud computing solution from DigiPoS provides multi-brand system from a single store

QPR cuts queues with contactless

Football fans to spend less time queuing for half-time pie and pint at Championship football club

Maintaining positive e-commerce experiences

Geoff Galat argues that online retailers and apparel manufacturers can deliver bottom-line growth by responding to shopper needs with real-time customer experience management (CEM)