ME commerce is a term recently coined to describe the coming together of mobile and e-commerce. The ethos is simple: virtual shopping is no longer limited to sitting in front of a PC or laptop, browsing and buying from retail sites, an activity traditionally referred to as e-commerce.
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.
Casio appoints EPOS Distributor as UK distributor for Android-based EPoS system and range of handhelds
Jan 17, 2012
EPOS Distributor has become a UK Distributor for Casio and will be distributing the newly released VX-100 Android based EPoS system and the range of handheld data capture terminals to further expand its product offering to EPoS resellers.
Blackroc Distribution becomes BlueStar UK Distribution
Jan 16, 2012
BlueStar has announced its expansion of European operations to the UK and Ireland through the acquisition of Blackroc Distribution Limited, an ADC-specialty distributor in the region.
House of Fraser utilises Box Technologies Solutions to launch new Concept Stores
Jan 11, 2012
Box Technologies has announced that a range of its customer-facing technologies played a key role in the launch of the House of Fraser's first two new format concept stores, House of Fraser.com.
Nexcom digital signage player complies with Open Pluggable Specification
Jan 11, 2012
Nexcom's new NDiS OPS-M50 digital signage player is an Intel Core i5-2515E dual core based Digital Signage Player which complies with the Intel Open Pluggable Specification (OPS).
Debenhams and Empathica recognised in the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards
Jan 10, 2012
Since launching a Customer Experience Management (CEM) programme, Debenhams, the department store group, has achieved over 380,000 items of feedback from their customers, and identified more than 22,000 brand advocates who have made 2.2 million recommendations to friends and followers via Facebook and Twitter using GoRecommend.
Shoppers need new ways to save money in 2012
Jan 10, 2012
As consumers continue to cut back on their spending during what is a difficult time for the retail sector, there are calls for widespread adoption of innovative techniques to keep the tills ringing. But according to retail platform Shopow, all new features that are introduced should have the ultimate goal of helping shoppers to discover deals, enhance their experience, and most importantly, save money.
Online retailers must act now to meet May 'Cookie Consent' deadline
Jan 10, 2012
Online retailers must act now to address a critical issue around new EU cookie legislation or risk damaging user experience and customer conversions from May 2012, according to Maxymiser, the global expert in multivariate testing, personalisation and optimisation solutions.
Shoppers out in force over Christmas; first year-on-year increase in retail footfall for over 2 years
Jan 10, 2012
Figures released by Ipsos Retail Performance (formerly Synovate Retail Performance) show that retail footfall in the UK in December was stronger than expected.
NetDespatch reports Internet sales boom as more shoppers order online
Jan 10, 2012
NetDespatch, whose web-based software helps retailers despatch parcels for orders placed on-line, is reporting a 50 per cent increase in online traffic compared with the same two weeks before Christmas last year.
