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Latest study finds where we live shapes how we pay
Published 03.01.10 by Retail Technology
Online, interactive map reveals geographical payment trends across the UK
The Payments Council has created an online, interactive map to demonstrate the varied payment attitudes, preferences and behaviours that can be seen in the different regions across the UK.
EuroCIS set to maintain visitor levels
Published 03.01.10 by Retail Technology
EuroCIS 2010 organisers report positive signals and great expectations for leading retail technology sector fair
Online shoppers hold out for price cuts
Published 03.01.10 by Retail Technology
Confidence in Christmas deliveries and hopes for early promotions signal strong growth in December
Anglia chooses Zap's analytics for LINKFresh
Published 17.12.09 by Retail Technology
Microsoft Dynamics NAV-based food management application to be enhanced with advanced analytics
Anglia Business Solutions is integrating analytics into its LINKFresh application for the food management industry using Zaps Business Analytics for Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
2018 target for central cheque clearing closure
Published 17.12.09 by Retail Technology
The Payments Council Board has agreed to set a target date of 31st October 2018 to close the central cheque clearing
Book Tokens provide Star treatment for customers
Published 17.12.09 by Retail Technology
Independent bookshop network selling electronic gift card book tokens goes for Star printers
In a move towards improving sales of National Book Tokens electronic gift cards to customers through their network of independent book shops across the UK, Book Tokens have selected the Star Micronics TSP100 FuturePRNT from DED for printing all transactional receipts. MandMDirect.com readies supply chain for Christmas
Published 16.12.09 by Retail Technology
Fashion, lifestyle and sports etailer improves inventory control with new warehouse management system
One of the UK's leading fashion, lifestyle and sports etailers, MandMDirect.com, has successfully deployed the warehouse management solution from provider, Manhattan Associates, at its distribution centre (DC) in Hereford, UK.
Tumi selects global strategic e-commerce partner
Published 16.12.09 by Retail Technology
Accessories brand to re-platform web stores as part of multi-year agreement, including technology, customer care and marketing services
Chivas Brothers drinks to better IT processes
Published 16.12.09 by Retail Technology
Leading Scotch whisky and premium gin producer to automate application workload and enhance enterprise resource planning (ERP)
New Look signs up for major till systems update
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
New Look has awarded a contract worth £2.4 million for the supply of point-of-sale (PoS) systems and service implementation
New Look one of Europes largest fashion retailers has upgraded all of its existing and new store formats with the DigiPoS Retail Blade PoS system. This now brings all stores on to a consistent platform with 4,500 systems in the UK and Europe.Survey: Nearly half RFID users to increase budgets in 2010
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
Annual comprehensive survey of companies currently using, deploying, or piloting/evaluating radio frequency identification (RFID)
This year more than 115 qualified organisations from across the world responded to ABI Researchs annual RFID end-user survey.
Shavlik delivers first agentless XPe device patching system
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
Shavlik Technologies has debuted a new agentless system to manage patching Windows XP Embedded (XPe) devices commonly used in a host of thin client devices common to retail, hospitality and entertainment industries
New EPoS system helps get world SNOG-ing
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
PXtech has won the contract to supply a complete scalable electronic point-of-sale (EPoS) system for the new chain of SNOG Pure Frozen Yogurt stores.
Sporting Index selects high performance grid
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
Global sports spread-betting firm, Sporting Index has selected Platform Computing for high-performance grid computing to support its risk and analytics systems
The company is using Platform Symphony grid management software to increase the volume of transactions and event updates that it is able to handle, in order to underpin its expansion plans.
United Biscuits extends procurement services contract
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
United Biscuits has extended its procurement services contract with procurement solutions company, 4C Associates, expanding its total spend management for the company to over £170 million a year across UK and Northern Europe
Robert Dyas printers become fixture in-store
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
Home and gardenware retailer, Robert Dyas has standardised its UK store printing estate, in preparation for major signage and ticketing deployment.
The retailer has just completed the roll out of 110 B6500 A4 mono printers from OKI Printing Solutions. OKI channel partner, Azurri installed one of the devices in every Robert Dyas store in the UK.
Comet PPC initiative wins 2009 Econsultancy innovation award
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
Judging panel says Summit achieved truly innovative integration with a traditional retailer for paid search initiative
Summit, strategic online marketing and e-commerce agency for retailers and Comet, the electrical retailer, have won Econsultancys 2009 Innovation Award in the paid search and pay-per-click (PPC) category.
Blacks Leisure picks Empathica to deliver customer insight
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
Leading outdoor goods retailer embarks on customer insight programme with customer experience management expert
Blacks Leisure Groups programme with Empathica will cover 208 of its Blacks and Millets stores in an effort to gain valuable customer feedback that will enable it to improve its customer service offering.
Mobile coupon poised for growth, analyst reports
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
Mobile apps revolution helps push mobile coupons market to tipping point, says Juniper Research
Sluggish websites threaten UK retail Christmas bonanza
Published 15.12.09 by Retail Technology
70% of UK shoppers plan to spend more than £200 online in the run up to Christmas, but only if the sites work
