Following their acquisition of Wal-Marts former locations, the Metro Group planned to make upgrades and changes to the estates of their new stores, including the checkout area.
General Retail Technology News
Retail IT and technology news articles comprising case studies, product information, opinion articles, reports, new contract wins and product launches. The site hosts information from trade associations, government departments, research analysts and the vendor community. These articles are about specific industry IT solutions and topics relating to how improvements and efficiency gains can be made by the use of information technology in-store and in the retail supply chain. All topics are covered in these articles which include Mobile Computing, RFID, Automatic Identification/Datacapture (AIDC), Printing & Labelling, EPoS systems, Kiosk Technology, Surveillance & Security, Internet Retailing, Retail Supply Chain Management, Digital Signage, through to current news,informed opinion articles and key events on the retail calendar.
New market opportunities for electronic article surveillance
Apr 21, 2008
Tycos Sensormatic and Frost & Sullivan Explore Loss Prevention and Retail Trends in China.
Costco Web Division Triples Sales
Apr 21, 2008
Unable to handle increasing Web traffic volume, the existing system was difficult to support and required that the IT staff handle every update to the Web site, which often took days rather than hours.
Luxury brand websites fail to match premium price tag
Apr 21, 2008
The shop windows of luxury brands offer a glimpse into a world of discernment, service and exquisite attention to detail. But what is the view like through the same luxury brands' window to the world - their websites?
IT professionals seek stimulating work over high salary
Apr 21, 2008
Research reveals that salary is not the main deciding factor for people when looking for a new job.
Checkpoint Systems Wins RFID Contract
Apr 21, 2008
Checkpoint Systems, Inc.have announced it will provide RFID portals for 200 Real hypermarkets of METRO Group in Germany in 2008.
Sensormatic's iREAD Platform
Apr 21, 2008
The Sensormatic iREAD platform eliminates the need for separate power, control and data distribution infrastructures.
