Beaverbrooks has completed the roll out of an in-house developed store management solution across its 66 stores, with support from Vodat International, which has enabled it to provide a number of functions and capabilities not available from open market systems.
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Beaverbrooks reaps the rewards with new store management systems supported by Vodat International's Managed Network
Jul 20, 2011
Citizen's ultra-fast PoS printer speeds things up for ticketing and retail kiosk
Jul 20, 2011
The high resolution thermal PoS printer, the CT-S801 from Citizen Systems Europe, manufacturer of barcode, label and PoS printers, is being used in a new ticketing and retail kiosk.
Reiss looks to Torex to boost the power of its POS
Jul 20, 2011
Torex has announced that high quality fashion retailer Reiss will deploy Torex Retail-J to help prepare the business for future strategic goals including global expansion and enabling overseas visitors to its UK stores to easily purchase items tax free.
K3 scoops Microsoft honours
Jul 20, 2011
K3 Retail has once again joined the 2011 Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle and President's Club.
Maginus named of 2011 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club
Jul 20, 2011
Maginus, provider of integrated software for multi-channel retail & distribution companies, has been named to the 2011 Microsoft Dynamics President's Club for the first time.
Mobile commerce takes off as retailers' IT investment priority
Jul 20, 2011
For the first time ever, top retailers' priority for IT investment is e-commerce and mobile commerce, according to the latest annual IT in Retail research of the UK's leading 100 retailers by Martec International, sponsored by BT Expedite.
Debenhams' customer recommendation campaign reaches 1.5 million social media users
Jul 20, 2011
Debenhams, the department store group, has reached almost 1.5 million consumers via social media channels, following its introduction of the GoRecommend programme from Empathica, a customer experience management expert.
Retailers failing to implement adequate social commerce solutions
Jul 20, 2011
Top retailers are failing to capitalise on a rapidly growing e-commerce market with many still having inadequate social commerce solutions, new research has revealed.
Online retailer World of Books sees hundredfold increase in revenues
Jul 20, 2011
Online Retailer World of Books has stormed to the top of the UK used books industry, reportedly due in part to expert consultancy and support of their IT systems from Open Plus Ltd.