Rakuten, the e-commerce marketplace and owner of UK marketplace Rakuten's Play.com, has released insights from its E-commerce Index, an independent global survey into shopping trends, which shows that consumer interest in social shopping is up around the world, with almost half of consumers (45%) actively recommending products on social media sites.
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Elo Touch Solutions accelerates retail computing performance
Mar 05, 2013
Elo Touch Solutions, the supplier of touch-enabled technology, has announced new all-in-one (AiO) touch computers designed to help retailers accelerate transaction efficiency and enhance the consumer point-of-service experience.
Morrisons picks Merret
Mar 05, 2013
Supermarket retailer Morrisons has selected Retail Assist's supply chain solution Merret to support the launch of its new childrenswear brand, Nutmeg.
Zebra Technologies adds 'Made for iPhone' certified printers to mobile printer portfolio
Mar 05, 2013
Zebra Technologies Corporation has announced the addition of iMZ220 and iMZ320 to its portfolio of mobile printers.
Weather, riots and horsemeat: what's next for the uncertain supply chain?
Mar 05, 2013
Contingency planning and thorough processes are the key to avoiding supply chain turmoil says Richard Powell, Managing Director at end-to-end supply chain consultancy, Crimson & Co.
Tesco leaps into the future with Virtual Reality Software in partnership with Red Dot Square
Feb 26, 2013
Supermarket Tesco is to use virtual reality technology to plan how its category ranges appear on shelves. Tesco is reportedly the first UK retailer to integrate the technology of virtual reality company Red Dot Square into its existing systems and ways of working.
Swedish electronics retailer SIBA AB selects EazyStock inventory software to raise customer service levels
Feb 26, 2013
EazyStock, the Cloud-based inventory management solution, has been selected by one of Scandinavia's leading home electronics retailers, SIBA AB, to support improved inventory optimisation.
Reducing customer effort – the hidden key to reducing customer churn in the retail industry
Feb 26, 2013
Keith Pearce, Vice President, Solutions Marketing, Genesys, explores one of the great marketing conundrums – how to generate competitor customer disloyalty while retaining your own customer base. He suggests that retailers should radically re-think how to gain and increase customer loyalty – particularly when competitors selling similar products are now but a click of the mouse or tap of the iPhone away. He argues that diverting some of their efforts from expensive, complicated loyalty schemes to getting the basics of customer service right will have a positive impact on top-line revenue.
Maxatec launches new brand of rugged IP65 tablet PC
Feb 26, 2013
Maxatec has launched the new range of tablet PCs from Sewoo The new BluePAD brand from Sewoo brings real differentiation to the marketplace, and is enhanced by Sewoo's reputation for excellent reliability and high performance standards.
Retail Business Technology Expo puts innovation in the spotlight
Feb 26, 2013
Visitors to Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) 2013, Europe's biggest and fastest growing retail show should be prepared for an innovation overload with the launch of The Innovations Theatre, sponsored by The Cloud, a new initiative for 2013 launched in response to requests from retailers.
