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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Booming baby business nurtures fulfilment with Peoplevox WMS

1 Booming baby business nurtures fulfilment with Peoplevox WMS

Founded in 2008, Hello Baby is an online retailer selling a wide range of products for the 'pregnancy to pre-school' market.

Operating out of a 7,500 square foot warehouse in St Albans, the retailer handles hundreds of orders every day. From the website there are over 3000 nursery products from over 120 leading brands.

AIMMS mentioned in record number of Gartner Reports in 2016

2 AIMMS mentioned in record number of Gartner Reports in 2016

AIMMS, the vendor of Prescriptive Analytics and Modelling software, was mentioned in a record number of Gartner reports in 2016.

DNP introduces DS820A flagship 8-inch dye-sublimation photo printer

3 DNP introduces DS820A flagship 8-inch dye-sublimation photo printer

DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation has announced the introduction of its new DS820A flagship 8-inch dye-sublimation photo printer at Imaging USA 2017.

Conversational commerce: why the future of retail convenience lies in messaging apps and chatbots

4 Conversational commerce: why the future of retail convenience lies in messaging apps and chatbots

Consumer engagement is about to take another seismic leap, as a new wave of conversation commerce technologies is about to reshape the way we shop, explains SQLI CEO, Kevin Ludford.

The retail sector has made enormous investment in bringing digital and physical channels closer together in recent years, in order to better serve the end consumer.

InternetRetailing Expo is where the multichannel industry meets

5 InternetRetailing Expo is where the multichannel industry meets

InternetRetailing Expo 2017 (IRX 2017), to be held from 5 to 6 April at the NEC, Birmingham, is an unmissable two days of thought-provoking content to learn, network and discover the latest multichannel trends.

Le Gavroche invests in leading-edge technology as it prepares to mark half a century of success

6 Le Gavroche invests in leading-edge technology as it prepares to mark half a century of success

Le Gavroche, one of London's most respected and influential restaurants will be 50 next year.

Experiential retail events drive huge student engagement

7 Experiential retail events drive huge student engagement

New analysis from UNiDAYS, the Student Affinity Network, demonstrates the continued benefits of investing in experiential marketing activity in retail shopping centres, breathing life back into the highstreet.

DSales introduces new mobile ID and print authentication

8 DSales introduces new mobile ID and print authentication

The latest version of ineoPRINT v3.4.0 now supports ID and print authentication via a mobile device (Android / iOS).

Why 95% of your website visitors don't buy, and what you can do about it

9 Why 95% of your website visitors don't buy, and what you can do about it

E-commerce is more competitive than ever before, with online retailers spending billions of pounds each year on pay-per-click, online advertising, social media and SEO campaigns to tempt people to visit their websites.

Music retailer, HMV, invests for the future installing IGEL thin client terminals as part of a comprehensive company-wide IT infrastructure upgrade

10 Music retailer, HMV, invests for the future installing IGEL thin client terminals as part of a comprehensive company-wide IT infrastructure upgrade

IGEL, provider of workspace management software, IGEL Linux-powered thin clients, zero clients and all-in-one thin client solutions, has announced that the UK's largest physical music retailer, HMV Retail Limited, has completed a project to install 760 new Universal Desktop 2 (UD2) terminals throughout its 129 stores and warehouses in the UK.

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