By Ed Smith,freelance writer
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, you may have read that offline marketing channels such as billboards had seen a significant spike in demand over the last few years.
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 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.
Why an Omnichannel Strategy for Retailers as Important as Ever
Sep 23, 2020
Five simple ‘health check’ questions which can help unlock supply chain efficiency and resilience
Sep 23, 2020
Covid-19 has placed global supply chains under unprecedented levels of disruption and uncertainty. From consumers’ stock-piling commodities that left supermarket shelves empty, to supply issues of healthcare Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), the Supply Chain has never been under the spotlight so much as it gains new found respect.
OnBuy reveals globalisation plans backed by 525 million products
Sep 23, 2020
OnBuy’s is about to embark on a worldwide scale-up of its eCommerce platform into over 140 countries by 2023, starting with 40 initial sites by year-end 2020. The company forecasts that this move will drive 50x growth within four years.
CGS announces BlueCherry Next Platform, bringing a digital-first supply chain to retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers
Sep 23, 2020
CGS, a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services, has launched BlueCherry Next, a digital-first supply chain platform for consumer goods companies.
Mobile transaction volume to recover from a COVID-driven decline of 8.7 billion in 2020, returning to pre-pandemic 2019 levels by 2022
Sep 23, 2020
A new study from Juniper Research has found that mobile ticketing transaction volume, including tickets purchased via contactless, in-app, and mobile messaging, will recover to pre-pandemic 2019 levels by 2022.
Digital Goodie and Maginus merge to form Naveo Commerce
Sep 23, 2020
Naveo Commerce has launched as a new company, following the merger of operations between Digital Goodie and Maginus.
‘There’s no need to stockpile,” says ParcelHero
Sep 23, 2020
As online grocers report a spike in orders and shoppers post pictures of newly emptied shelves, ParcelHero says we must all learn the lessons of March and avoid panic-buying ahead of a second coronavirus wave. It also warns pandemic profiteers, who buy cleaning products now to sell at a higher price during lockdown, won’t get away with it a second time.
