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Kiddicare ends shouting and paper chase
News Baby and children's equipment retailer Kiddicare has gone live with a warehouse management system to automate stock control in its £16m distribution centre (DC).silicon.com Retail &... [01 Oct 2008]
Adams rips and replaces supply chain tech
News Logistics director Keith Pound told silicon.com the incumbent technology, supplied by JDA, was 10 years old and no longer supported externally.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest... [16 Sep 2008]
Red Cross invests in Epos system
News The new tills will be able to provide much more sophisticated and timely data about sales and stock.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and... [14 Jul 2008]
House of Fraser synchronises supplier data
News Department store chain House of Fraser has signed up to the Inovis Data Synchronisation service in the hope of reducing the time to upload information on suppliers' products into its core merchandising system by 50 per cent.silicon.com... [09 Jun 2008]
Changes to retail bricks to match online clicks
News According to a report from Visa Europe, more than a quarter of 300 retailers in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK expect a drop in store numbers over the next seven years.silicon.com... [09 Apr 2008]
Musical retailer improves stock visibility
Case Study This system had to be polled every night and was little use to sales staff in the stores that wanted to check availability and condition of stock in other stores.silicon.com Retail &... [08 Apr 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... [06 Feb 2008]
Toy retailer entertains web upgrade
News The implementation cost just over £400,000, including overall hosting, development and license costs, in the first year but since the system went live in October 2007, one of the retailer's sites, thetoyshop.com, has increased sales by... [30 Jan 2008]
Betfair betting engine goes supersonic
Case Study The technology the company came up with is so impressive, it was the clear winner of the CNET Networks UK Business and Technology Retail & Leisure Technology Project of the Year Award for 2007. The... [15 Nov 2007]
IKEA bolts on delivery tracking
News He told silicon.com sales volumes have doubled in the last five months and are likely to double again next year, because of the growth in IKEA's online business.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the... [15 Nov 2007]
RFID platform boosts Debenhams' profits
News Our new autumn/winter ranges are being well received and this, together with the refitting of stores and previous investment in a new IT platform and distribution centre, is improving the customer experience.silicon.com... [23 Oct 2007]
American Golf drives expansion with store system
Case Study The retailer has grown steadily over the last 20 years and is set for further expansion at the rate of three to five stores a year, and is also considering a move into mainland Europe, having estblished a presence in the next two... [14 Sep 2007]
Retailer takes stock with business intelligence
Case Study Christopher Moseley, head of IT at Pearsons, told silicon.com: "The biggest single benefit [of the software] is that we know what stock we have at any one time.silicon.com Retail &... [10 Sep 2007]
Wilkinson shouts about £1.4m distribution system
News Value retailer Wilkinson has invested £1.4m in voice-activated picking systems at its two main distribution centres in Magor, South Wales, and Manton Wood in Worksop.silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the... [21 Aug 2007]
Marks sparks IT revamp with multimillion deal
News The revamp will include an integrated stock and sales application, and will focus around the implementation of an IBM Epos platform running retail software company PCMS's Beanstore point of sale... [14 Aug 2007]
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