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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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Mopinion launches Online Customer Journeys Programme

1 Mopinion launches Online Customer Journeys Programme

Customer feedback management software specialist Mopinion, has announced the launch of its new Online Customer Journeys Programme which enables companies to capture, analyse and act upon direct feedback from their customer's online activities.

Personal Printing 3.0: lower printing costs with no adverse effects

2 Personal Printing 3.0: lower printing costs with no adverse effects

Cortado, maker of the virtual printing solution ThinPrint, has released a new version of its pull printing solution, Personal Printing.

Retailers should get to know the people in their store - Box Technologies and Argus join forces to make biometrics in retail a reality

3 Retailers should get to know the people in their store - Box Technologies and Argus join forces to make biometrics in retail a reality

When it comes to knowing exactly who is in their store at a given time, it is likely most retailers have no idea. Argus Global (Argus), an innovator in the biometrics space and retail technology specialist, Box Technologies (Box), are hoping to reverse that trend, and have joined forces to launch facial recognition solutions for the retail sector.

Collaboration could deliver 30% savings in food waste processing across hospitality sector

4 Collaboration could deliver 30% savings in food waste processing across hospitality sector

A new report commissioned by the Hospitality Carbon Reduction Forum (HCRF), whose members include Whitbread, J D Wetherspoons, Mitchells and Butlers, Nandos and Hammerson shows that food waste management costs could be reduced by 30% and much less food be sent to landfill.

Ovum outlines challenges and best practices for deploying tablets in the enterprise

5 Ovum outlines challenges and best practices for deploying tablets in the enterprise

Tablets are ever more prevalent in the workplace, and while they are not usually a replacement for a desktop or laptop, their capabilities provide opportunities for organisations to update and change their business processes, according to global analyst firm, Ovum.

A channel which can't be discounted

6 A channel which can't be discounted

James Russell, Commercial Director, Rowan.

The supply chain industry shoulders a lot of responsibility – being central not only to businesses achieving efficiency and environmental targets, but also essential in achieving profitability goals.

Insight from Clydebuilt: 5 things that may happen if you don’t upgrade your warehouse system

7 Insight from Clydebuilt: 5 things that may happen if you don’t upgrade your warehouse system

It's a bleak outlook. Let's flip this inside out, turn it on its head, and see what may happen if you decide to invest in a warehouse management system for your business.

SciVisum offers new service to report on iPad and Android tablet usage

8 SciVisum offers new service to report on iPad and Android tablet usage

Ecommerce organisations wanting to attract high spending tablet users can now use SciVisum’s new user journey monitoring service to see how Apple’s iPads and Android tablets perform across their websites 24/7 and also how that performance differs.

Visix showcases Campus digital signage solutions at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference

9 Visix showcases Campus digital signage solutions at EDUCAUSE Annual Conference

Visix, Inc. will cxhibit in booth 1643 at the 2013 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Anaheim, October 16 and 17. The company will demonstrate the latest version of its AxisTV digital signage software, award-winning interactive wayfinding designs, meeting room signs, and a host of other new products.

Dohle Handelsgruppe implements JDA space and category management solution

10 Dohle Handelsgruppe implements JDA space and category management solution

JDA Software Group, Inc., The Supply Chain Company, has announced that Dohle Handelsgruppe Holding GmbH & Co.KG, Germany (HIT), a retailer with more than 90 stores in Germany, has gone live with a number of JDA space and floor planning solutions.

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