As more and more enterprises embrace mobile platforms and the applications that this revolution in computing is spawning, the route to success is littered with failure.
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.
Arcadia Group tops European omnichannel fashion survey
Sep 02, 2015
The Arcadia group's TopShop, Wallis and Miss Selfridge brands took the top three spots in management consultancy Kurt Salmon's European omnichannel fashion survey - a coup for TopShop, which took pole position in last year's survey (which only covered the UK).
Smaller retailers will pay the price for not embracing new payment technology, warns SME Champion
Aug 25, 2015
With the arrival of Apple Pay and the imminent launch of the game-changing Samsung Pay App, ParcelHero say small retailers will count the cost of not adopting new payment methods.
Businesses may be ready for cloud - but the lack of transparency is limiting how useful it is to them
Aug 25, 2015
By Dante Orsini, SVP iland.
Despite common perceptions, cutting costs isn't the primary reason businesses are choosing cloud these days. The other major advantages are the agility and scalability cloud brings, enabling organisations to quickly respond to business demand.
A new universal business solution from Kobas and Aures is to drive expansion at the healthy fast-food brand, Pita Pit
Aug 25, 2015
Pita Pit and its UK franchisees have invested in new cloud-based technology from specialist developer Kobas to deliver global trading visibility and support growth plans. Sango touchscreen EPoS terminals from Aures Technologies have been retained to run the new solution.
MiX Telematics launches MyMiX platform to engage drivers
Aug 25, 2015
MiX Telematics, the provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions, is strengthening its MiX Fleet Manager and MiX SafeDrive solutions with the addition of MyMiX, a driver engagement platform that is said to further enable its customers to run safer and more efficient fleet operations.
Handheld's Nautiz X8 ultra-rugged field computer gets new customisable add-ons
Aug 25, 2015
Handheld Group, the manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, has announced new expansion pack features for its Nautiz X8 rugged PDA.
The stock-out paradox: 83% of UK consumers unable to buy the product they wanted in-store despite living in the ‘golden age of data’
Aug 25, 2015
Some 83% of UK consumers found the product they wanted to buy unavailable in-store during the past 12 months, while 70% have found the same online – this is according to a GT Nexus online survey, conducted in association with global polling company YouGov.
Is BYOD the beginning of the end for subsidised mobile phones?
Aug 25, 2015
Carriers and virtual carriers in most regions have experienced steady erosion in ARPU since 2010 according to analysts Strategy Analytics. Despite a collective US$700 billion investment in infrastructure over the past ten years, revenue growth has been almost flat since 2007.
Ideal Shopping Direct automates its sales tax to enter the US market
Aug 25, 2015
Arts and Crafts is huge business in the United States with approximately 129 million people participating in the hobby in 2014.
