Findings from the Hospitality Carbon Reduction Forum show that over half the food waste from the forum's 12,000 restaurants and pubs is currently going to landfill due to a lack of available anaerobic digestive capacity in England and Wales and inconsistent nationwide waste contractor coverage.
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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.
The new PowerScan 9500 imager raises the bar for scanning operations in tough industrial environments
Mar 19, 2013
The PowerScan 9500 family of imagers, constructed with Datalogic's optical system, hardware architecture, and decoding software, offers an advanced solution for the ever-increasing demands of industrial environments.
Evolving to stay ahead: Key retail grocery trends for 2013
Mar 19, 2013
Nick Martin, Senior Vice President Northern Europe, Trace One.
A stagnant economy and changes in consumer habits are having a profound effect on British retailers: already 2013 looks set to contain a number of high street casualties. The continuing pressure on consumers' spending power has also resulted in intense competition between grocery retailers.
Virgin Atlantic Airways further strengthens payment security with Semafone
Mar 19, 2013
Semafone has announced that its software has been selected by Virgin Atlantic Airways (VAA) to protect card data provided by customers over the telephone.
K3 Retail continues to attract the best 'Retail People' with new multichannel role
Mar 19, 2013
K3 Retail has appointed Max Way as Head of Multichannel Retail to further develop its position as a leading authority and enabler in the world of multichannel retail.
New Bombay-style café, Dishoom Shoreditch, invests in technology to deliver exceptional service
Mar 19, 2013
Two years after opening in Covent Garden, Dishoom opened another 'vintage Bombay' café in Shoreditch in October 2012.
Using monitoring in your CRM strategy
Mar 19, 2013
Deri Jones, CEO of SciVisum looks at the vital role that CRM strategies must play in the multi-channel worlds of leading retail brands.
CRM strategies are designed to acquire, nurture, convert, retain and ideally develop loyal brand advocates. Initially, most were devised with one primary interaction channel in mind, with some supporting channels for additional communication. However, the multi dimensional needs of today's online retail businesses are now much more complex.
New power unit brings mobility to Datamax-O'Neil's E-Class Mark III desktop printer
Mar 19, 2013
Datamax-O'Neil, a global provider of industrial grade label and receipt printing solutions, has announced the availability of the MPU-4000, a fully integrated battery pack that attaches to the bottom of the E-Class Mark III printer, delivering enough power for the printer to operate for days without recharging.
Click and collect – the future for SMB retailers?
Mar 19, 2013
Richard Goodley, CEO of retail software specialists Davidson Richards, explains how 'click and collect' services can help the SMB retailer remain competitive.
JD Williams selects eGain to unify multichannel shopping experiences
Mar 19, 2013
eGain, the cloud provider of multichannel customer engagement solutions, has announced that JD Williams, the UK retailer for plus sized womenswear in direct home shopping, and subsidiary of the N Brown Group, has selected eGain for multichannel customer engagement.
