LightSpeed has announced the latest upgrades to its core platform with the release of LightSpeed 3.6.
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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 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.
LightSpeed 3.6 boosts speed of retail platform, redesigns key features to maximise retailers' profits
Nov 23, 2011
Mobile retail to take on new direction for 2012?
Nov 23, 2011
Amidst reports that consumers are more comfortable making higher value purchases via their mobile phone, experts at CTS Retail are predicting rapid developments in the mobile marketplace in 2012, which could see mobile providers potentially offering 'virtual banks services where consumer purchases via mobile are simply added to their phone bill.
Cards & Payments Solutions 2012 Conference call for papers now open
Nov 23, 2011
Cards & Payments Solutions 2012 co-located with Retail Business Technology Expo has launched the call for papers for the first Vendorcom Quarterly Cards & Payments Thought Leadership Conference of 2012.
Casio releases Business Support Terminal, enabling integrated management of customer, reservation and sales data
Nov 23, 2011
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., has introduced the VX-100 business support terminal. Customer relationship management, reservation management and sales management applications will be available on this terminal.
The Only Way is Essex star sells clothes online thanks to SecureTrading's payment processing solution
Nov 23, 2011
Lucy Mecklenburgh, star of ITV2's The Only Way is Essex series, has launched a B2C eCommerce website www.lovelucyx.com - selling the latest ladies' fashion designs and has chosen SecureTrading to provide the online payments solution.
Greggs saves dough with Paragon software
Nov 16, 2011
Bakery retailer Greggs will implement Paragon optimised transportation planning nationwide following a successful pilot project.
River Island improves customer service throughout international operations
Nov 16, 2011
Torex has announced the completion of the international roll-out of the Torex Retail-J suite across fashion brand River Island's stores.
Travel back to medieval Cracow with a Nexcom digital signage player
Nov 16, 2011
A Nexcom digital signage player has been deployed within an underground museum in Cracow, Poland. The museum, home to relics, monuments and scale models, uses advanced computer technologies to recreate the atmosphere of the middle ages.
J2 introduces two new EPoS offerings
Nov 16, 2011
J2 Retail Systems claims to have taken EPoS usage and cost-effectiveness to new levels by building hardware performance monitoring into its tills and enabling clients to dispense with fixed-fee hardware maintenance.
The government closes the loophole which allows VAT on small goods
Nov 16, 2011
The government has announced plans which will stop retailers avoiding paying VAT by procuring goods from the Channel Island. This oversight has been used more frequently by retailers selling CD's and DVD's online.
