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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Richard Agostinelli is appointed CEO of ByBox

1 Richard Agostinelli is appointed CEO of ByBox

ByBox, specialists in smart locker technology and field service solutions, has announced that Richard Agostinelli is to succeed Stuart Miller as chief executive officer (CEO) at ByBox with immediate effect.

Salesforce launches Consumer Goods Cloud

2 Salesforce launches Consumer Goods Cloud

Salesforce has introduced Consumer Goods Cloud, a new industry product that enables consumer goods companies to drive revenue growth and maximise ROI through improved retail execution capabilities.

Google research finds rising customer expectations of online retail

3 Google research finds rising customer expectations of online retail

Google and Kantar have unveiled research into customer experience across online retailers, analysing 33,500 online shoppers across 17 countries (2,000 UK consumers). The research demonstrates the need for retailers to innovate and improve experience at an ever-increasing rate, as it shows overall experience improving while satisfaction plateaus.

Komprise adds virtual data lake capability to reduce cost of finding data for analysis

4 Komprise adds virtual data lake capability to reduce cost of finding data for analysis

Komprise has announced general availability of its 2.11 release which includes a new Deep Analytics feature that addresses the biggest concern with big data analytics - searching across multiple storage platforms to identify the right data sets to analyse.

AMH Material Handling completes two projects at Asda’s Lymedale DC to increase storage and throughput for George clothing

5 AMH Material Handling completes two projects at Asda’s Lymedale DC to increase storage and throughput for George clothing

AMH Material Handling has completed two projects for George clothing at the Asda Lymedale facility in Newcastle under Lyme. The projects have seen AMH increase storage capacity by 250,000 units and significantly speed up order throughput for George’s ecommerce operation.

72% of business data breaches came via unsecured wireless devices

6 72% of business data breaches came via unsecured wireless devices

UK businesses need to be more aware of the security vulnerabilities their wireless devices present, new research has revealed.

STL announces an integrated software-defined solution for access networks

7 STL announces an integrated software-defined solution for access networks

STL, a global data network solutions company, has unveiled its programmable FTTx (pFTTx) solution for fiber-based access connectivity at ONF (Open Networking Foundation) Connect 2019 held at Santa Clara, California.

ASOS and Amazon heavyweight to address businesses on eCommerce revolution

8 ASOS and Amazon heavyweight to address businesses on eCommerce revolution

One of Europe’s foremost eCommerce leaders is set to share his considerable experience of the industry at a free event in London next month.

Compact for convenience - the G40, Checkpoint Systems newest space-saving EAS antenna

9 Compact for convenience - the G40, Checkpoint Systems newest space-saving EAS antenna

Checkpoint Systems has launched the G40, a small footprint acrylic antenna specifically designed to tackle theft in convenience stores.

Zebra unveils next-generation 2D imagers for retail, healthcare, electronics manufacturing industries

10 Zebra unveils next-generation 2D imagers for retail, healthcare, electronics manufacturing industries

Zebra Technologies Corporation has introduced the new DS4600 series of 2D handheld imagers featuring models purpose-built for retail, healthcare and electronics manufacturing environments.

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