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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Bringing digital fluidity to bricks-and-mortar retail

1 Bringing digital fluidity to bricks-and-mortar retail

By Derrick Harris, Principal Product Marketing Manager, Pivotal Software Inc.

Boarded up windows, closing-down sales and a huge growth in e-commerce retail has seen the UK’s high streets continue to suffer in recent years.

Is digitisation the key to preventing cross-border landed costs from disrupting international ecommerce?

2 Is digitisation the key to preventing cross-border landed costs from disrupting international ecommerce?

In a time of continued economic and political uncertainty - where threats against global trade either quickly materialise or fizzle out as part of hardline foreign policy negotiations - companies involved in international trade must now contend with an unprecedented amount of uncertainty and risk as the ‘new normal’.

Why Gen Z could be the answer to retail in the digital age

3 Why Gen Z could be the answer to retail in the digital age

By Matt Newton, The Access Group.

Change on the high street is being driven by physical retailers looking for their new USP in the age of digital and store staff are an integral part of this transformation.

Tethr and Red Box announce partnership to accelerate and simplify the delivery of voice of customer analytics solution

4 Tethr and Red Box announce partnership to accelerate and simplify the delivery of voice of customer analytics solution

Tethr, the AI-powered conversational intelligence platform for listening enterprises, and Red Box, the platform for voice, have announced a strategic partnership to help customers more easily capture and gain business insights from voice data.

CVAs are fatally wounding our High Streets, warns e-commerce delivery expert

5 CVAs are fatally wounding our High Streets, warns e-commerce delivery expert

As Monsoon seeks to join the ranks of stores slashing rents through a company voluntary agreement, ParcelHero says CVAs are simply speeding up the demise of High Street shopping and will impact on pension and investment schemes.

Posiflex introduces its new, powerful mobile POS in its MT Series

6 Posiflex introduces its new, powerful mobile POS in its MT Series

Today's customers have higher expectations than ever when it comes to service. To meet and exceed customers' ever-growing expectations, Posiflex has introduced MT-5310W, the latest addition to the company's MT series: a hybrid solution that provides businesses with the mobility of a tablet and the functionality of a fixed POS terminal.

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