By David Upton, Managing Director of DA Systems.
Retailing and logistics are starting to develop a negative, inverse relationship, which is not good. As e-commerce levels continue to grow, volumes of parcels delivered right first time have been dropping steadily.
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.
New delivery innovation: Sunday, Sunday
Aug 28, 2014
James Hall chooses Accord for new business acquisitions
Aug 28, 2014
James Hall now has three different businesses, each with differing business models, operating on a single integrated platform and network, managed and supported centrally.
BlueStar distributes the newest configurations of the Citizen CL-S700 Barcode Series
Aug 20, 2014
BlueStar is distributing the newest configurations of the Citizen CL-S700 Barcode Series.
The ultimate retail networking & meeting event launched by RBTE organisers
Aug 20, 2014
Legend, the organisation behind RBTE and Essential Retail is launching a prestige educational and personalised business meetings event, Retail Business Exchange.
Wholesalers must embrace B2B ecommerce, says IMRG & Maginus report
Aug 20, 2014
Maginus has launched a white paper Wholesale in an Online World in association with IMRG and Redsock consulting, to highlight the lucrative market B2B ecommerce presents but also the dangers for companies that do not embrace it.
Microscan celebrates 20 years of Data Matrix codes
Aug 20, 2014
Microscan, the barcode, machine vision, and lighting solutions provider, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the two-dimensional (2D) Data Matrix code.
KSS Retail introduces new automation solution to enable real-time optimisation
Aug 20, 2014
KSS Retail, from dunnhumby, has unveiled a major update to its industry-leading PriceStrat price and promotion optimisation solution for merchandising and category management teams.
BMB Clothing strengthens Vodat connection by re-signing network management services
Aug 14, 2014
BMB Clothing has re-signed a contract with Vodat International for a further three years, for the continued service and support of its fully managed MPLS network.
Help for Heroes Trading integrates well at Debenhams thanks to Eurostop
Aug 14, 2014
Help for Heroes Trading Limited has opened three concessions at Debenhams stores in Southampton, Basildon and Gloucester, supported by systems from Eurostop.
Halfords protects customer data with the help of Secure Retail
Aug 14, 2014
Halfords has reduced its scope for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and improved the speed of service to its customers, by working with Secure Retail to put in place a fully managed end-to-end payment solution across its retail estate.