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 TechnologySurveillance & Security, Internet Retailing, Retail Supply Chain Management, Digital Signage, through to current news,informed opinion articles and key events on the retail calendar.

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Adoption of mobile will secure the future of UK Retail says Forrester's Martin Gill

1 Adoption of mobile will secure the future of UK Retail says Forrester's Martin Gill

Forrester Research, Principal Analyst in eCommerce and Channel Strategy, Martin Gill says that mobile will evolve as the main platform for retailers over the next three years.

Zebra Technologies delivers one million RTLS tags to improve customers' business performance

2 Zebra Technologies delivers one million RTLS tags to improve customers' business performance

Zebra Technologies Corporation has achieved a major milestone in delivering its one-millionth real-time locating systems (RTLS) tag, demonstrating the growing need for operations visibility.

Hotter moves to identify its customers anywhere, anytime with K3 Retail's multi-channel solution

3 Hotter moves to identify its customers anywhere, anytime with K3 Retail's multi-channel solution

Hotter has implemented a retail omni-channel solution with a vision to create a single view of the customer whether they trade in-store, online or through their mail order service.

A winning crew

4 A winning crew

The UK retail sector starts 2013 under intense pressure. In a turbulent market environment, both new and established retailers are battling the combined challenge of a sustained economic downturn and changes in consumer buying behaviours.

Leader Price opts for Sato's TH2 printers enabling it to comply with the new European labelling regulations

5 Leader Price opts for Sato's TH2 printers enabling it to comply with the new European labelling regulations

Leader Price, a low-price mass retailer with outlets throughout France, wanted to stay ahead of the new European regulations for the labelling of food products, and has selected Sato as its supplier of a comprehensive label printing solution.

Achieving cost efficiencies in retail

6 Achieving cost efficiencies in retail

By Derek Buchanan, CEO, Episys.

Reducing operating costs is a vital element for most businesses at the moment, especially retailers, many of whom are seeing very little light at the end of the tunnel. Here, Derek Buchanan, CEO of Episys, discusses the pro-active measures retailers can take to run businesses more efficiently and effectively.

Retail Business Technology Expo once again gets seal of approval

7 Retail Business Technology Expo once again gets seal of approval

Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) 2013 has firmly made its mark on the retail calendar with its most successful show yet, attracting 7,188 visitors – up by 16.5% on last year's show – and that's in spite of the bad weather that shut down many travel networks.

Tiny Green PC reveals FitSignage, a high-powered, yet affordable new digital signage solution.

8 Tiny Green PC reveals FitSignage, a high-powered, yet affordable new digital signage solution.

Touch display solutions provider Tiny Green PC has recently launched an easy to use plug-and-play system, designed for assignments where several small screens are required in a number of locations.

Barbour rolls out Yourcegid Retail to support expansion in the USA and Europe

9 Barbour rolls out Yourcegid Retail to support expansion in the USA and Europe

Barbour has just completed a roll-out of Cegid's retail management solution across the USA and Europe in a bid to improve customer service and support its rapid international expansion strategy.

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