All In-store technology articles – Page 41
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NewsPhones 4U to replace legacy store systems
Phones 4U has embarked on a major store systems project that will see it replace virtually all its legacy store applications by the middle of 2010.
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NewsAsda collects store feedback from 250,000 customers
More than 250,000 customers have provided Asda with feedback since it launched its tellASDA initiative at the beginning of the year.Since January it has issued receipts at the tills of its 367 stores that provide information on how customers can make comments about their store visit. Customers have the option ...
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OpinionIs self-serve a selfish strategy?
The number of UK stores with self-checkouts is expected to double in the next three years. But will this service strategy benefit shoppers or is it all about the retailers’ bottom lines?
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NewsTesco integrates wine and web arms
Tesco has hailed the introduction of a warehouse management system for its wine business a success.
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OpinionCommunication before implementation
One well-respected retailer has argued that complex systems are making life more difficult for his industry. But the problem that most businesses with underperforming systems actually face is the lack of communication between their operational and technical staff.
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NewsGIVe to stress multichannel focus with simultaneous online and store launch
Fashion guru George Davies is gearing up for a multichannel launch for his new retail venture GIVe.
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NewsPoundland trials contactless payments
Poundland is trialling contactless payment technology at two of its London stores.
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Voice picking cuts stock gaps at Poundstretcher
Poundstretcher has improved the accuracy of its store replenishment with a voice-directed warehouse system.
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NewsWhite Stuff overhauls merchandising
Growing multichannel retailer White Stuff is to improve its planning and merchandising activity with the introduction of a system from Island Pacific.
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OpinionDigital screens - retail has seen it all before
Asda’s newly opened future store in Keighley, Bradford, is trialling a digital signage system from Amscreen that has been designed to influence purchase decisions at the point of sale.In Amscreen’s promotion of the deal, which includes a video of the system it’s posted on its website, it describes the system ...
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NewsAsda trials signage system from Amscreen
Asda is trialling a digital signage system from Sir Alan Sugar’s Amscreen in its new Keighley store.
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NewsSystem lets Tesco suppliers meet label standard
Tesco has endorsed a system created by three technology firms that will allow its suppliers to meet its new labelling standard.
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NewsGamestation to use Game EPoS system
Gamestation is to move to the same EPoS platform as its sister fascia Game as part of the integration of the two businesses’ operating and distribution platforms.
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OpinionHas the retail information age arrived?
One of the main conclusions of Retail Week’s webinar on information management recorded last week was that all the data retailers need to maximise their businesses is already there – what’s needed now is staff and systems who can make use of it.On a blisteringly hot day in central London ...
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NewsPeacocks extends store IT support relationship with Vista
Peacocks wants to expand on the communications system it uses to interact with stores, after extending its store systems support contract with Vista Retail Support.
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NewsIBM to run Carrefour's IT systems in France
International retail giant Carrefour has signed a €180m (£155m) agreement with IBM, that will see the technology services provider take over the transformation, management and maintenance of Carrefour’s IT infrastructure and applications in France.
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NewsTed Baker considers retail system upgrade
Ted Baker is considering upgrading to the latest version of Prologic’s CIMS retail system following the successful introduction of an earlier version of the system.
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NewsAsda trials system to hone merchandising
Asda has successfully completed testing and user acceptance of a store and merchandise planning system from Galleria Retail Technology Solutions.
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NewsBeaverbrooks poised for trial of in-house EPoS
Jewellery retailer Beaverbrooks is to pilot the EPoS system it has developed in-house before the end of this month.
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IDC says European retailers still desire full IT integration despite cost-cutting
One in four Western European retailers is willing to invest in a single information model for their entire enterprise, despite the high priority of reducing IT costs, according to a report from IDC Retail Insights.