As announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in his budget, plans are being put in place to extend Sunday trading hours across the UK, which currently prevent businesses opening for more than six hours, sparking concern that some retailers may not have adequate IT service and maintenance contracts in place to support longer trading hours.
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Retailers are warned to review IT support services before Sunday trading hours are extended
Jul 22, 2015
Fresh Relevance cart abandonment Solution achieves 8.6% sales uplift for Manillo.dk
Jul 22, 2015
Manillo.dk is a daily deal website selling a wide range of consumer products to customers in Denmark.
New Horizon Systems EPoS tills and Consolis' Inno on Demand add a new dimension to BBC Worldwide's 'Doctor Who Experience'
Jul 22, 2015
When the decision was taken for BBC Worldwide's 'Doctor Who Experience' to relocate in real time from London to Cardiff, the Event Retail and Merchandise team, led by Andrew Walker, decided to review the point-of-sale equipment in use at the event.
83% of supply chain executives report lacklustre performance as they struggle to get to grips with effects of globalisation
Jul 22, 2015
Supply chains are being held back by the effects of globalisation, according to a new survey, with 83% of executives from leading enterprises claiming to see only average or poor performance.
