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RSS OdeonRetailers ignoring their online shoppers
News New to the list since May 2006, in descending order of their positions on the list, are Tesco Direct, Talk Talk, Symantec Store, Ebuyer, Odeon Cinemas, Maplin electronics, Apple iTunes, Boots and TopShop. [30 May 2007]
Chip and PIN on 98 per cent of UK tills
News Still, some big retail names are yet to commit to chip and PIN, including cinema chain Odeon which does not currently use the system at any of its cinemas due to a 'negligible level of fraud' from face-to-face box office... [15 Feb 2007]
Chip and PIN rollout '95 per cent complete'
News Many of the point-of-sale terminals still to be upgraded belong to small businesses but there are still some big retail names yet to commit to chip and PIN, such as cinema chain Odeon. A spokeswoman for... [27 Nov 2006]
DWP gets all Firefox friendly
News The website of cinema chain Odeon does not allow Firefox users to access the main part of the site, preventing users from booking cinema tickets. An Odeon spokeswoman said: "The Odeon... [25 Aug 2005]
Will's Web Watch: Can banks improve phishing defences?
Comment It was a bit as if the concessions at the Odeon Cinema only sold popcorn while the films were on or pubs in the City shut at 5pm on a Friday. It was always a curious oversight that banks tended only to be open when those... [11 Jan 2005]
Telephonetics bags $30m Odeon deal
News The Odeon cinema chain has signed up speech recognition firm Telephonetics for their new booking line in a $30m deal. Odeon's contact centre operations manager Andy Foster said that customers preferred... [04 Nov 2004]
Odeon accused of breaching website disability laws
News The Odeon cinema chain has been accused of breaching the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) despite making improvements to its online film information and booking site. Odeon was initially involved in a... [22 Sep 2004]
Central London gets massive Wi-Fi hot-spot
News It will run from the western side of Piccadilly Circus to the Odeon at Leicester Square, and includes the massive Trocadero Centre. The goal of ubiquitous Wi-Fi coverage in the UK has moved closer, with Broadreach... [11 Nov 2003]
Vodafone launches mobile payment service
News Companies currently signed up to the service include CD-Wow, Friends Reunited and Odeon Cinemas. Vodafone has expanded its mobile payment offering with the launch of 'm-pay cards', a service which cuts down on the amount... [24 Sep 2002]
Toy Story 2 makes celluloid history
News The hit film has been screened in digital format in three UK cinemas - the Odeon Leicester Square and the Warner Village Finchley Road in London, and UCI Trafford Centre in Manchester. The digital distribution and... [20 Feb 2000]
Odeon eases call centre congestion
News Odeon Cinemas is working alongside Checkmate to revamp its advance ticket booking service in the UK. UK telco BT provides Odeon with its basic telecoms service and recommended Checkmate to the cinema... [20 Apr 1999]
