All In-store technology articles – Page 42

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    Opinion

    Has the retail information age arrived?

    2009-07-08T10:43:00Z

    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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    News

    Peacocks extends store IT support relationship with Vista

    2009-07-08T09:43:00Z

    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.

  • Carrefour
    News

    IBM to run Carrefour's IT systems in France

    2009-07-07T12:57:00Z

    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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    News

    Ted Baker considers retail system upgrade

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Asdafascia
    News

    Asda trials system to hone merchandising

    2009-07-03T00:00:00Z

    Asda has successfully completed testing and user acceptance of a store and merchandise planning system from Galleria Retail Technology Solutions.

  • Beaverbrooks
    News

    Beaverbrooks poised for trial of in-house EPoS

    2009-06-26T00:00:00Z

    Jewellery retailer Beaverbrooks is to pilot the EPoS system it has developed in-house before the end of this month.

  • News

    IDC says European retailers still desire full IT integration despite cost-cutting

    2009-06-22T17:40:00Z

    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.

  • The Entertainer Instore2
    News

    The Entertainer to localise promotions

    2009-06-19T00:00:00Z

    Toy retailer The Entertainer is to localise its promotions and slash the time taken to roll out special offers to stores with the introduction of a signage system and mobile printers.

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    News

    Retail Week Technology Awards 2009 winners announced

    2009-06-17T10:46:00Z

    The winners of Retail Week’s Technology Awards for 2009 were announced last night at the ceremony in London.

  • Carphone Warehouse
    News

    Carphone Warehouse to roll out standard operating procedures

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    Carphone Warehouse is to issue standard operating procedures to all stores at the end of June as part of an efficiency drive using best practices learned from Best Buy.

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    News

    Shoeboxx.co.uk creates a digital repository for receipts

    2009-06-05T00:00:00Z

    Shoeboxx wants to get retailers and consumers onboard with its idea of creating a digital repository for receipts. The idea is that a customer carries a Shoeboxx card, which a retailer can swipe at its tills. The receipt is then sent electronically to the customer’s account online where they can ...

  • News

    Jacobs to replace software platform across all channels

    2009-06-03T11:30:00Z

    Photography retailer Jacobs is to implement a Microsoft-based multichannel platform from Maginus across its business.

  • HMV Fascia
    News

    HMV working with Clarity Commerce for real-time loyalty system

    2009-05-20T10:30:00Z

    HMV plans to extend its purehmv loyalty card to its live venues and cinemas once it is satisfied with its membership base.

  • RW ARGOS instore sign
    News

    Argos signs deal for payroll platform service

    2009-05-20T10:30:00Z

    Argos has signed an eight-year deal with NorthgateArinso to process payroll for the retailer’s 30,000 employees.

  • perry joanna cutout
    Opinion

    IT: winning the right retail battles

    2009-05-13T11:50:00Z

    While small IT outages may look bad to customers when they are left queuing at stores, it is the IT problems that go unnoticed — such as data leakages — that actually create the biggest risks.

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    News

    BrightHouse to develop new EPoS system

    2009-04-29T10:30:00Z

    BrightHouse is developing a replacement EPoS system after finding there is a gap in the market for a system that can effectively handle its buy-to-own business model.

  • News

    Nisa Local retailer moves back office processes to EPoS for productivity gains

    2009-04-24T17:25:00Z

    One Nisa Local retailer has helped a software house develop new functionality for its EPoS system, and says he is saving several man hours of labour in each of his stores every day as a result.Kishor Patel, whose six Nisa Local stores turn over £7m a year, has been working ...

  • RW SPar
    News

    Tates to introduce store management system

    2009-04-22T11:25:00Z

    Spar wholesaler Tates is to introduce a store management system from Torex across all of its 210 convenience stores.The Torex Productivity Management application will monitor labour costs, budgeting and customer sales trends, to identify the areas of improvement possible in individual stores.It will also allow Tates to better manage staff ...

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    News

    Henderson Group to improve store replenishment

    2009-04-22T11:20:00Z

    Henderson Group, the owner of symbol group Spar in Northern Ireland, is to automate store replenishment in an attempt to improve product availability and cash flow.The wholesale and retail group is to deploy software from Aldata to its 72 stores and there is potential to extend the roll-out to the ...

  • perry joanna cutout
    Opinion

    IT spending for success

    2009-04-22T10:23:00Z

    Despite the recession and general budget belt-tightening, the results announcements from several retailers this week show just how busy IT departments are being kept.Buried in Tesco’s results is the nugget that the grocer is beavering away on migrating the systems used by Tesco Personal Finance to its own computing platforms. ...