Brits are increasingly turning towards retailers who offer self-service payment options, with over half of us (57%) opting to avoid human interaction during the retail experience, according to a new study.
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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.
Tigers grows China and Malaysia network to serve booming e-commerce market
Sep 25, 2018
Global e-commerce fulfilment company Tigers has opened an office in Suzhou, China, and a new fulfilment centre in Selangor, Malaysia, as part of ongoing expansion plans to serve the region’s booming e-tail market.
Why a flexible not fixed identity is a must For fashion and beauty retailers
Sep 25, 2018
Most brands and businesses are trying to cope with the challenges caused by a digital world that never stands still, none more so than the fashion and beauty industries.
Retailers must plan for big November and Christmas Day sales
Sep 25, 2018
Online retail sales in November will outstrip December this year, while Christmas Day will grow as an important shopping day in its own right, according to James and James Fulfilment.
MAPIC 2018: e-commerce from online to brick and mortar
Sep 25, 2018
For the first time, e-commerce heavyweights such as Amazon, vente-privée entertainment, MADE.com, and Zalando will be speaking at MAPIC, illustrating the convergence between physical and digital commerce.
World’s best-selling beer taps into FuturMaster technology to streamline supply chain
Sep 25, 2018
China Resources Snow Breweries (Snow Beer hereafter), China's leading brewer of the world’s best-selling beer with more than ninety breweries, has started to implement FuturMaster demand planning software to help increase profitability and customer service levels across its network of 35,000 distributors.
New rate your delivery app from Maxoptra helps boost home delivery customer satisfaction
Sep 25, 2018
Maxoptra routing and scheduling software now includes a new app which allows consumers to score their delivery experience and provide instant feedback.
With ‘Mi Rewards’ shopping local never felt so good
Sep 25, 2018
Savvy shoppers can now feel rewarded for buying local as sector experts, Miconex and technology partner Stampeet, begin the first stage of a nationwide rollout of ‘Mi Rewards’ their cardless rewards scheme that gives back to those supporting local businesses.
Asda selects HCL Technologies to help drive IT transformation
Sep 25, 2018
HCL Technologies (HCL) has been selected to help drive IT transformation at the UK’s third-largest grocery retailer, Asda.
Parrots and carrots – is payment technology going too far, too fast?
Sep 25, 2018
By Ian Benn, Senior Vice-president, Ingenico.
This summer we saw two fun payment stories that caught my attention: pleasingly, one was about carrots and the other, parrots. Both bring a smile and a pause for thought about how rapid change in payment technologies affect behaviour.
