online retail
RSS online retailAmazon spreading its wings in the cloud
News The online retail arm of the company might be better known to the general public, but the web services business already consumes more bandwidth than the more famous ecommerce side. Meanwhile, Amazon... [05 May 2009]
Enticing SMEs- The Online Banking Way
White Paper With reducing mortgage rates and slower off-take of consumer loans, retail banking is no different. Five years ago, many banks would have avoided the risk associated with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) as a... [01 May 2009]
Fully Managed Hosting: The Move for One Online Retailer to a Trusted Advisor
White Paper It needed a trusted advisor with far reaching industry expertise to help inform its technology decisions; an accomplished partner with service level agreements regarding uptime, security and the expandability demands of a fast growing... [30 Apr 2009]
Neiman Marcus Reduces Recruiting Costs and Turnover With PeopleAnswers
White Paper These prospects would first take a merchandising math test to determine their retail analysis capability. Now, before Neiman Marcus personnel ever arrive on campus, candidates have completed the merchandising math test... [30 Apr 2009]
Nationwide Delivery Solution Bolsters Online and Catalog Business and Improves Customer Experience
White Paper ZIP codes - primarily those served by its popular retail stores. Leading online and catalog retailers meet consumer demand for products by delivering parcels right to their doors. They turned to Exel... [23 Apr 2009]
Overstock.com Looks to NeuStar's UltraDNS for Mission-Critical Infrastructure
White Paper Overstock.com has chosen NeuStar's UltraDNS Managed DNS Service to provide Overstock.com with a global DNS infrastructure that significantly enhances end-user experience and operational security - and protects revenue in the highly... [16 Apr 2009]
Torex tech treats Thorntons to quicker sales
Case Study Nine hundred Torex Retail POSes have been installed across Thorntons' UK estate - some 380 stores - which has led to customer queuing times being cut by two-thirds. Thorntons has not yet fully implemented all the... [06 Apr 2009]
How smartphones, netbooks will change the future of money
News Click and Buy, which was founded in 1999, has around 14,000 merchants on its books - including the likes of Apple iTunes, BT and EA, along with 12 million retail customers. Charles Fränkl, CEO of online... [30 Mar 2009]
Is the printed page doomed?
Comment It probably comes from my time in financial services in the 1990s when the panic of impending internet-only banking swept through the retail banking industry. You remember: Egg, IF and Smile all arrived on the scene and... [26 Mar 2009]
Police launch £1bn-worth of e-crime investigations
News After May the PCeU will focus its attention on how cybercriminals are targeting the UK retail industry, according to Williams. Later this year Colp will launch the NFRC, a single phone contact centre and web portal that... [25 Mar 2009]
E-tailers: Be choosy overseas
Comment But for all retailers the choice and priorities of countries to enter will be impacted by many criteria that define the variable appetite for online retail across the globe. Last year I wrote a column... [24 Mar 2009]
Four Critical Elements of Retail Supply Chain Success
White Paper First executed in 2005 then updated in 2006, this study was undertaken to identify the emerging needs and desires of retail consumers and measure how well today's market is delivering against them. Retailers often... [23 Mar 2009]
Earning Greater Share as an Integrated Multi-Channel Retailer
White Paper This IBM-sponsored Retail Systems Research study shows how to profit from the challenges and opportunities of e-commerce and new consumer trends. This increase will mean more consumers who expect brands to provide... [18 Mar 2009]
Booze and knickers back on top in Brits' web shopping
News According to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Index, online sales in February grew by 13 per cent year-on-year. However, sales in most other categories - including apparel, electricals and health and... [17 Mar 2009]
Euro millions roll over for mobile banking
News Aside from traditional retail banking, mobile money transfers are expected to do brisk business, notching up at least $170m in service revenues by 2014. According to a report by analysts Berg Insight, by 2014, there will... [13 Mar 2009]
