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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Digital drivers: bringing curated commerce into the store

1 Digital drivers: bringing curated commerce into the store

By Raj Parmar, Marketing Director at Box Technologies.

When it comes to choice in retail sometimes less is more. The online retailers that kicked-started the trend for curated shopping back in 2012 understood this, and they continue to reap the benefits today.

ip.access enhances T-Mobile’s retail-based customer analytics with Presence

2 ip.access enhances T-Mobile’s retail-based customer analytics with Presence

ip.access and T-Mobile Poland, have announced the successful completion of a Proof of Concept focussed around delivering enhanced retail-based customer analytics.

Massivit 3D to show how 3D printing is transforming retail and advertising applicatons at EuroShop

3 Massivit 3D to show how 3D printing is transforming retail and advertising applicatons at EuroShop

Massivit 3D Printing Technologies will use EuroShop (5-9th March – Hall 3, Stand E72) to demonstrate how its 3D printing technology is transforming the way high-level marketing, advertising and themed projects are created.

Snapfulfil provides simplehuman with 'tools for efficient warehousing'

4 Snapfulfil provides simplehuman with 'tools for efficient warehousing'

simplehuman – the multi-award winning designer and manufacturer of 'tools for efficient living' – has gone live with the Snapfulfil Cloud WMS.

We’re only human

5 We’re only human

Picking the appropriate WMS system can ease the burden on retailers' hard pressed warehouse personnel, writes Jonathan Bellwood, CEO, Peoplevox.

CipherLab introduces stunning new Android handheld computers

6 CipherLab introduces stunning new Android handheld computers

Innovative manufacturer CipherLab has built a reputation for the high quality of its enterprise mobile computers and barcode scanners. Now it is bringing to market several new Android-based devices designed to compete with the very best in the world.

The technology making retail personal

7 The technology making retail personal

By Daniel Domberger, Partner at Livingstone.

The rise of e-commerce is putting unprecedented pressure on bricks-and-mortar retailers to up their game.

Five trends in IT and digital communications in 2017

8 Five trends in IT and digital communications in 2017

Continued digitisation of documentation and mobile workforces. But also continued strong growth for Push to Talk in areas such as security, crisis, logistics and healthcare. GroupTalks CEO Magnus Hedberg writes about what he believes are the strongest trends in IT and digital communications in 2017.

The five ecommerce spikes of Christmas - and how to learn from them for 2017

9 The five ecommerce spikes of Christmas - and how to learn from them for 2017

By Matthew Robertson, Co-CEO, NetDespatch.

The festive period is always a busy one for retailers and 2016 proved to be no different. Once again, retailers in the UK witnessed a 15% increase in online sales.

SMEs must better understand the cyber security threat in 2017, says Streamwire

10 SMEs must better understand the cyber security threat in 2017, says Streamwire

The proliferation and use of devices such as personal smart phones and tablets at work, commonly called bring your own device (BYOD), is one the biggest cybersecurity threats faced by SMEs, according to Kevin Timms, COO and co-founder of IT services aggregator, Streamwire.

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