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Co-op Group kicks "server sprawl" into touch
Case Study The new infrastructure will also allow the Group to integrate Somerfield, which it acquired last year, with "relative ease", according to Dyson. Mutual retailer the Co-operative Group has cut its datacentre maintenance... [14 Apr 2009]
Five ways to make meetings bearable
Comment Somerfield's IT director Mike Bell adds: "We even have a boardroom table that we have to stand at. More annoying than even junk mail is the dreaded Outlook meeting invite. Accept it and condemn yourself to hours locked... [21 Oct 2008]
Leading British Retailer Recovers £15 Million (US$30 Million) in Five Years With Symantec
White Paper That's exactly what the leading British grocery retailer Somerfield has achieved in the last five years using Symantec Enterprise Vault software. Besides delivering a complete return on investment in only four months and... [18 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... in defence of Leopard, trash talk, iWant iPhone, lost data...
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com news editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ RIM makes sweet plans for BlackBerry future ¦ The greening of IT: Do it yourself ¦ Somerfield gets serious about... [08 Nov 2007]
Somerfield gets serious about wireless security
Case Study Somerfield has undertaken a security audit on its wireless networks, leading to a less draconian security policy that allows the retailer's IT department to take full advantage of wireless technology in the future. [05 Nov 2007]
Tesco, Somerfield IT gurus move to Expedite
News Two retail grocery tech execs have crossed over to the supplier side to join BT Expedite, with Richard Dodd and Darrell Maton moving from Tesco and Somerfield respectively.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [17 Oct 2007]
It's good to talk, says supermarket chain
Case Study Somerfield has reaped the benefits of improved communication flow by upping its use of conference calls, including improvements in stock availability. When Somerfield was brought into private equity... [13 Jun 2007]
Mike Bell
CIO Profile Cost-cutting has been a big focus at Somerfield, the UK's fifth-largest supermarket chain, since it was taken over by private equity buyers at the end of 2005 for £1.1bn. Mike Bell's trademark is turning around poorly... [06 Jun 2007]
To outsource or not to outsource?
Comment This was the position in which supermarket retailer Somerfield found itself back in 2000. In Somerfield's case, when the time came to review the service at the end of its outsourcing contract it... [16 Apr 2007]
Somerfield IT handed to India's TCS
News Supermarket chain Somerfield has outsourced its IT function to Indian services company TCS in a £30m deal. The move, which will see a mix of onsite and offshore outsourcing, is intended to reduce costs for the UK grocery... [08 Dec 2006]
Ageism in IT: Employers must change their ways
Comment Supermarket chain Somerfield offers another positive example of anti-ageist practices. After trying early retirement, another older worker joined Somerfield as a personnel and training supervisor. Yet... [10 Jun 2004]
Tesco claims first dot-com profit
News In June 2000 Somerfield closed its online arm, calling it a "significant distraction to management". Tesco.com has hit profitability, becoming the first UK supermarket to make money online. In fourth quarter figures... [10 Apr 2002]
Somerfield's ecommerce drive goes rotten
News UK supermarket chain, Somerfield, has pulled the plug on its struggling Web-based home shopping service 24-7. It represents a significant distraction to management at a time when its focus has to be on the core... [15 Jun 2000]
Somerfield denies allegations of store sell-off
News British supermarket, Somerfield, has denied weekend rumours it is poised to sell its chain of stores to concentrate exclusively on online sales and home deliveries. A spokesman for Somerfield denied the... [18 Oct 1999]
Somerfield launches intranet dating
News UK supermarket chain, Somerfield, is to introduce an in-house Web site aimed at employees who are on the look out for a partner. A Somerfield statement denied the site will encourage time-wasting; it... [23 Feb 1999]
