Schneider Electric has simplified and aligned its data centre solutions for the new hybrid IT world with the introduction of EcoStruxure Data Center Solutions, unveiled recently at Innovation Summit Barcelona.
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Schneider Electric solves edge computing challenges with new 6U Wall Mount EcoStruxure Micro Data Center
Oct 22, 2019
Forget about copying Amazon, retailers need to start focusing on ‘what Amazon can’t’
Oct 22, 2019
By Frank Lochbaum, Managing Partner at KPS.
When Simon Russell, director of operational development at John Lewis, used the phrase “what Amazon can’t” (WAC) at the Future Stores event, you could hear murmurs of agreement from the assembled retailers around the room.
Datalogic launches new products for Industry 4.0: Matrix 300N 2MP, MXE-90 and S5N
Oct 22, 2019
With new product lines of smart sensors, image-based scanners, vision technology and robot guidance, Datalogic is offering new solutions for digital automation. The new systems have been developed to support industry 4.0 concepts and are helping users to automatically control, process and track their operations along their production lines.
Retail sales value fell in September: and retail’s white knight – e-commerce – suffered worst of all, says ParcelCompare
Oct 22, 2019
ONS retail sales figures reveal the amount UK shoppers spent fell -0.2% in September, and this time the new saviour of retail, online stores, fell even more dramatically, says ParcelCompare.
DS Smith helps Bloom & Wild delight with fresh e-commerce packaging
Oct 22, 2019
Inventor of letterbox flowers, Bloom & Wild, was seeking the right partner to develop a bespoke new decorative box for hand tied flowers. The company turned to packaging strategist DS Smith, a company with e-commerce experience and a focus on sustainable packaging, high-quality printing capabilities.
Improve footfall flow with Checkpoint’s new One Way Surveillance Sensor
Oct 22, 2019
Helping retailers to improve store planning and the flow of footfall, Checkpoint Systems – a global provider of source to shopper solutions – has launched the One Way Surveillance Sensor.
New Salesforce Research reveals that while brick-and-mortar stores remain relevant, digitally savvy Brits have an average of 2 shopping apps on their mobile devices
Oct 22, 2019
Salesforce, the CRM solutions provider, has released the third edition of its Connected Shoppers Report, which reveals that British and Irish shoppers are moving targets, jumping across physical and digital destinations as they browse, purchase and request service and support, with 4% of purchases occurring on emerging digital touchpoints that are completely separate from retailers’ and brands’ owned properties.
99% of UK’s top 100 fashion retailers stop marketing to their customers as soon as they have made an online purchase
Oct 22, 2019
99% of the UK’s top 100 fashion retailers are failing to provide customers with a personalised post-checkout experience by neglecting to send tailored shipping communications to their customer, meaning the majority are missing out on a vital marketing channel, according to parcelLab’s ‘UK E-Commerce Shipping Study 2020: Fashion Edition’.
Retailers and customers don’t see eye to eye on returns or in-store experiences
Oct 22, 2019
Retailers are not meeting customer expectations, and in many cases are missing on the fundamentals, according to a new 15,800 respondent global consumer study by Oracle Retail.
Brexit, staff costs and inaccurate data impacting profitability in wholesale businesses
Oct 22, 2019
A new survey commissioned by OGL Computer, among 255 managers of wholesalers and distributors in the UK, reveals that 88% are using multiple software systems, and seem unable to break away from manual processes in managing business operations despite over a quarter (27%) citing those manual processes to be ineffective in managing business operations. Nearly all (98%) of respondents still used some level of manual processes.
