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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.
Urgent security shift required as severity of data breaches continues, warns Secure Cloudlink
Oct 11, 2016
A recent report from Lloyd's highlights the severity of data breaches with 92 per cent of respondents stating that they have suffered a security breach in the past five years.
Nearly half of young shoppers seek advice from their partner before making a final purchase
Oct 11, 2016
A recent survey has revealed just how reliant people are on the opinions of their partners before making a purchase, as 48 per cent of millennials seek their partner's approval before buying an item.
Unitech Europe introduces the MS338 handheld 2D scanner at real competitive price with USB-cable, hand-free stand and 5-year warranty included
Oct 11, 2016
Designed to meet nowadays requirements within the growing, competitive 2D imager market, we are pleased to introduce our affordable MS338 handheld scanner.
Improving SRM using EDI
Oct 11, 2016
Ewan Friend, Managing Director of EDI company, Data Interchange, explores the contribution that EDI plays in supplier relationship management.
'Supply chain visibility is for life, not just for Christmas,' claims Datatrade
Oct 11, 2016
Service provider Datatrade believes that investing in the bigger picture and gaining far greater visibility of their assets would enable retailers and logistics firms to better prepare for huge shopping spikes like Black Friday and Christmas.
Datalogic awards Retail Manager Solutions with ISV partner status
Oct 11, 2016
Datalogic has announced that RMS has been awarded ISV status in its Partner Advantage Programme.
Exasol's analytic database enables Atheon Analytics to unlock data's full potential for CPGs
Oct 11, 2016
Consumer package goods (CPG) brands and retailers generate enormous amounts of data each day. This data ranges from sales information through to where products are in the supply chain.
eCommerce fraud: A time sink, but sometimes by design
Oct 05, 2016
By Pete Youell, Technical Director, Astound Commerce.
The nature of fraudsters changes all the time. What's clear is they're organised, and are experts in finding workarounds to classic fraud checking. The greatest cybercrime risk, then, stems from retailer and brand apathy towards preventing online fraud.
Latest strategies and innovations in multichannel retail to be revealed at IRC 2016
Oct 05, 2016
One of the biggest events in the retail calendar, the InternetRetailing Conference (IRC), is set to bring together global leaders in multichannel and pureplay retail to discuss the pressures and trends challenging the growth of the industry.
