Retail Information Technology news dedicated to in-store and supply chain IT hardware & software solutions

By James Randall, freelance writer

Almost every trader would like to sit back and watch their portfolios increase in value without even lifting a finger. Sounds great doesn’t it? Well, Forex trading software could help you achieve this deployed correctly.

Euro 2020 is here and despite the easing of COVID-19 restrictions with pubs finally allowed to open their doors, many fans are expected to cheer on their nation from the side-lines at home, prompting the first ‘stay-at-home’ tournament in a generation.

Retail is facing one of the most challenging periods in modern history and following a year of uncertainty, isolation and furlough, staff will be feeling this pressure in a range of ways.

61% of end users say the right technology solutions empower professionalism.

UK consumers are willing to compromise on online purchases and delivery demands, but only if it creates a more sustainable environment, according to new data.

Worldline, the European payments and transactional services solutions provider, has strengthened its relationship with long-term partner Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, provider of retail store technology.

Gunnebo, a global provider of security products, services and software, has selected global eCommerce platform provider Kooomo to launch its new one-stop B2B e-shop for resellers of its innovative EverydaySafe, a compact safe that discreetly integrates into kitchen units.

Desigual, the fashion retailer, is deploying MishiPay in stores in Barcelona and Madrid. MishiPay is a mobile self- technology for shopping in physical shops and transferring the immediacy of the online experience to the real world. The technology enables shoppers to scan the barcode of products and pay via their mobile phone, eliminating the need to visit a checkout.

Shoppers are ready to splash the cash after being trapped indoors for over a year. This year’s Amazon Prime Day event (21-22 June) will see shoppers splurging at least $14.9bn, says ParcelHero. It says many other sites will also see a huge boost in trade thanks to the Prime Day ‘Halo Effect’.

Rapidly expanding online floristry company, Bloom & Wild, has signed up to a five-year SaaS (Software as a Service) contract with warehouse management system provider, SnapFulfil.

By Natasha Jones, European Channel Manager for SmartFreight

If you thought ecommerce held all the aces in the retail pack, think again. You rarely see an abandoned shopping trolley packed to the brim with goods at a checkout in a bricks and mortar supermarket. It’s very different online where it’s common for shoppers to abort their purchases for a variety of reasons, leaving millions of pounds worth of orders in their carts.