Mystery shoppers have revealed three of the biggest supermarkets do not have adequate age-verification software in place to prevent under-18s obtaining e-cigarettes online, seven months after these became age-restricted items.
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Major retailers lacking the technology to prevent online sales of e-cigarettes to under-18s
Jun 08, 2016
BEC secures first US site with Horseware
Jun 08, 2016
BEC (Systems Integration) Ltd., the UK-based supplier of data capture solutions for supply chain logistics and manufacturing, it has won a Voice-enabled Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) contract with Horseware in the US.
mPOS to process over 40% of retail Point-of-Sale transactions by 2021
Jun 08, 2016
A new study from Juniper Research has found that smartphone and tablet-based mobile point-of sale terminals will take on a significant role in businesses, handling 40% of all retail transaction value by 2021, up from an expected 12% in 2016.
62% of Euro 2016 shoppers will be tempted inside by digital signage
Jun 08, 2016
62% of shoppers will be tempted to step inside a store by digital signage during major football tournaments such as Euro 2016, a survey by Vista Retail Support has found.
Global websites 7% slower than last year, as fashion over function design choices lead to lost retail revenues
Jun 08, 2016
Digital performance software company, Dynatrace, tracked the homepage response times of over 300 leading retail sites in the UK, US, France, Germany, China, Australia, Spain and the Nordics, testing every 10 minutes for the last 12 months.
Wirecard and Curve team up to bring next generation payment cards
Jun 08, 2016
Wirecard has announced a partnership with the London-based start-up Curve to introduce a new payment solution. Curve allows people to connect up an unlimited number of bank cards into one physical payment card, accepted everywhere.
Zapper's smart payment solution 'enables stores to instantly understand and reward shoppers'
Jun 08, 2016
Zapper the global data insights and mobile payment platform, has adapted its Pay-at-Counter solution, currently successful in pre-pay hospitality environments, for convenience retail outlets in the UK.
Manhattan Associates connects the call centre to modern shopper expectations
Jun 08, 2016
Manhattan Associates, Inc. has announced key enhancements to its Omni-Channel Customer Service Solution.
Handheld adds eTicketing capabilities to its Algiz RT7 Android rugged tablet
Jun 08, 2016
Handheld Group has announced the Algiz RT7 eTicket, a new version of its popular Algiz RT7 Android tablet that adds a specialized RFID reader so transit workers can use it for mobile ticketing tasks.
Wax Digital’s technology selected by Exostar for secure Source to Pay solution
Jun 08, 2016
Manchester based Wax Digital, the UK's independent Source to Pay solutions provider, has signed a partner agreement with Exostar, a US-based provider of cloud solutions that promote secure collaboration within and between enterprises.