Volunteers are at the heart of many charity shops. They spend weekends or days off helping to raise as much as they can for worthy causes. To make taking donations, claiming Gift Aid and processing transactions easy for volunteers, CSY Retail Systems has introduced VectorCharity.
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Despite digital demands, shoppers still value traditional in-store customer service, new report reveals
Dec 12, 2017
Despite the digital demands connected consumers now expect in their omnichannel shopping journeys, the values of traditional customer service and human interaction prove key motivations for consumers choosing to shop in-store, a new report by PCMS, a global provider of unified commerce solutions, reveals.
Buying online for home delivery: UK consumers have never had it so good, but the pressure is on retailers to juggle multiple services, Centiro warns
Dec 12, 2017
UK consumers have never had it so good when it comes to home delivery, but the pressure is on retailers to juggle multiple delivery services to guarantee success at Christmas, according to delivery management expert Centiro.
Digital, real-time and predictive: research reveals future of retail marketing
Dec 12, 2017
New research by SaaS technology company, Eagle Eye, has found that personalisation is no longer a bonus but a marketing necessity. Some 75% of consumers say they are unhappy with generic offers and 81% consider relevance to be the most influential factor in whether they redeem promotions.
Why retailers must embrace the 'Integration of Things'
Dec 12, 2017
By Guy Murphy, industry technology evangelist, MuleSoft. E-commerce is thriving in the UK. According to IMRG, £133 billion was spent online in 2016—a number expected to increase by 14 percent this year largely due to sales made on smartphones.
