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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Nokia announces 'three steps to heaven' network transformation plan

1 Nokia announces 'three steps to heaven' network transformation plan

Greater partnership working will be a critical factor in operators achieving network transformation while also meeting the current unprecedented demand for broadband capacity and quality of service needs across the world, Nokia's VP of Fixed Networks Professional Services said today.

The evolution of retail: the death of the dropped basket?

2 The evolution of retail: the death of the dropped basket?

By Thomas Jeanjean, regional managing director for mid-market EMEA, Criteo.

There is nothing more frustrating in life than missed opportunities. For retailers, missed opportunities most commonly come in the form of 'dropped baskets.'

How to harness predictive marketing and machine learning to engage customers

3 How to harness predictive marketing and machine learning to engage customers

By Steven Ledgerwood, Managing Director, UK at Emarsys.

Predictions are notoriously difficult. When the CIA created a report fifteen years ago on what to expect in 2015, most of its estimations were wrong. Whilst the organisation foresaw the growth of the Internet, the 2008 financial crisis was not on its radar.

ZTE wins Best Wireless Broadband Innovation award for Pre5G massive MIMO

4 ZTE wins Best Wireless Broadband Innovation award for Pre5G massive MIMO

ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for mobile Internet, has won the Best Wireless Broadband Innovation award for its Pre5G massive multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) technology at Broadband World Forum in London.

Two new intelligent business scanners from Epson

5 Two new intelligent business scanners from Epson

Epson has announced two new intelligent, compact, sheet-fed WorkForce scanners. With powerful media handling and smart features to offer a high level of data integrity, the WorkForce DS-570W and DS-530 are geared towards highly-efficient and simple integration into an organisation's workflow.

iland recognised in Gartner’s 2016 Critical Capabilities for Disaster-Recovery-as a-Service

6 iland recognised in Gartner’s 2016 Critical Capabilities for Disaster-Recovery-as a-Service

iland, the enterprise cloud infrastructure provider, has received over 4.0 out of 5.0 in all four use cases evaluated in Gartner, Inc.'s 2016 "Critical Capabilities for Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service."

Don't get caught out this Christmas with a counterfeit

7 Don't get caught out this Christmas with a counterfeit

By online brand protection specialist, MarkMonitor.

As the evenings draw in and get darker and we dig out our warm woolly jumpers, it can only mean one thing — winter is coming. There are now 65 days until Christmas Day and only two pay days to get your gifts for friends and family.

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