Supermarket Tesco is to use virtual reality technology to plan how its category ranges appear on shelves. Tesco is reportedly the first UK retailer to integrate the technology of virtual reality company Red Dot Square into its existing systems and ways of working.
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Tesco leaps into the future with Virtual Reality Software in partnership with Red Dot Square
Feb 26, 2013
Swedish electronics retailer SIBA AB selects EazyStock inventory software to raise customer service levels
Feb 26, 2013
EazyStock, the Cloud-based inventory management solution, has been selected by one of Scandinavia's leading home electronics retailers, SIBA AB, to support improved inventory optimisation.
Reducing customer effort – the hidden key to reducing customer churn in the retail industry
Feb 26, 2013
Keith Pearce, Vice President, Solutions Marketing, Genesys, explores one of the great marketing conundrums – how to generate competitor customer disloyalty while retaining your own customer base. He suggests that retailers should radically re-think how to gain and increase customer loyalty – particularly when competitors selling similar products are now but a click of the mouse or tap of the iPhone away. He argues that diverting some of their efforts from expensive, complicated loyalty schemes to getting the basics of customer service right will have a positive impact on top-line revenue.
Maxatec launches new brand of rugged IP65 tablet PC
Feb 26, 2013
Maxatec has launched the new range of tablet PCs from Sewoo The new BluePAD brand from Sewoo brings real differentiation to the marketplace, and is enhanced by Sewoo's reputation for excellent reliability and high performance standards.
Retail Business Technology Expo puts innovation in the spotlight
Feb 26, 2013
Visitors to Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) 2013, Europe's biggest and fastest growing retail show should be prepared for an innovation overload with the launch of The Innovations Theatre, sponsored by The Cloud, a new initiative for 2013 launched in response to requests from retailers.
'New breed' of intelligent and rugged mobile devices
Feb 26, 2013
Bullitt Mobile, global licensee of Cat phones for Caterpillar Inc, has teamed up with mobile connectivity specialists Tweakker (www.tweakker.com) to launch the first of a new family of intelligent, rugged Android smartphones under the Cat brand.
DAP Technologies unveils rugged tablet PC with 9.7-inch multi-touch display
Feb 26, 2013
DAP Technologies has launched an enterprise-ready, rugged Windows tablet with 9.7-inch multi-touch display ideal for logistics and transport operations.
The Aures Group to introduce Sango at Retail Business Technology Expo
Feb 26, 2013
After a Preview at EuroCIS (Germany) in February, the Aures Group will introduce Sango - its new integrated EPOS terminal - during Retail Business Technology Expo in London (12 - 13 March 2013 - Earl's Court - London – Stand 580).
The CRF Institute awards the 'Top Employers' certification to Datalogic for fifth consecutive year
Feb 26, 2013
Datalogic, producer of barcode readers, mobile computers for data collection, and vision systems, has been awarded the "Top Employers" certification for the fifth consecutive year.
Sole|Trader catches customer orders in-store with online ordering
Feb 26, 2013
High street shoe retailer Sole|Trader has introduced iPads into all of its UK stores with a private WiFi network from Vodat International, the communications solution provider to the retail industry.
