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RSS leisure in newsMosaic Fashions pieces together helpdesk deal
News Mosaic group IT director John Bovill explained to silicon.com that Rubicon had an outsourced business strategy for helpdesk support, while Mosaic had an in-house team.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to... [08 Apr 2008]
Yo!Sushi cuts copper in favour of MPLS
News Sushi is forecasting a two-year return on investment on an MPLS (multi protocol label switching) network installed to support its plans to grow from around 40 restaurants to 100 by 2010.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [07 Apr 2008]
Mothercare buggy about new financials software
News The move is part of an effort to streamline the accounts department, following a wider integration prompted by the acquisition of Early Learning Centre (ELC) last June.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to... [27 Mar 2008]
Online shoppers spend billions in Feb
News According to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, this equates to £69 for every person in the UK and represents an increase of 46 per cent compared to February 2007.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to... [26 Mar 2008]
Oxford Hotels checks in revenue management system
News The application, provided by Rate Tiger, manages online bookings made through third-party intermediaries, such as Expedia.com, which charge a commission.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. [19 Mar 2008]
Bernard Matthews streamlines order processes
News Poultry products supplier Bernard Matthews has streamlined its trading platform, cutting costs on order processing by up to 25 per cent per year.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. [17 Mar 2008]
Laptops are the new mobile phone, says Carphone Warehouse
News He said he had worked out - after rents, staff wages and other costs are taken into account - that his stores do not start going into profit until 4:50 in the afternoon.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to... [12 Mar 2008]
Card fraud up by a quarter to £535m
News Apacs said £535.2m was lost to card fraud overall last year, due mainly to stolen UK card details used in countries yet to upgrade to chip and PIN - a 77 per cent rise on the year before.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [12 Mar 2008]
British Airways to save millions with airfare tracking
News The application will allow the airline to track airfares in the market and make informed changes to its own, increasing its competitiveness.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. [05 Mar 2008]
Paperchase installs the dream accounting system
News The company will be ditching its existing accounting system Opera II from Pegasus, which, according to Paperchase head of UK finance Kevin Heath, was not well equipped enough to support a company of the retailer's current size.silicon.com Retail... [03 Mar 2008]
William Hill profits hit by online problems
News In a statement, the company said: "This inflexibility is most notable in respect of in-running betting [where bets are made after the event has started] where the limitations of our technology prevented us from matching the increasing number of in... [27 Feb 2008]
Online shopping up by 75 per cent
News Online shopping jumped in January, with sales reaching a record high of £4.5bn in the UK over the month.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the R&L newsletter today! [22 Feb 2008]
Domino's online sales heat up
News Takeaway chain Domino's Pizza has reported further expansion of its internet business in its year-end figures.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. [20 Feb 2008]
Long-hours tech culture hits morale
News Working long hours is having a negative impact on many UK tech workers as it hits morale and cuts into valuable leisure time. According to research by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), 83 per cent of managers in the IT sector regularly work... [18 Feb 2008]
Jaeger invests in data mining to cut stock loss
News Loss prevention was unknown as a concept until the stores came into Tillman's hands, according to Jaeger's head of safety Steve Hearn.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. [06 Feb 2008]
