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Red Cross invests in Epos system
News The till refresh, which is expected to cost just over £1m, coincides with store refurbishment scheme that will have 87 per cent of the stores on brand by the end of 2009. The refurb is also driven by the expansion of the store portfolio by 110... [14 Jul 2008]
3G iPhone up for grabs online - or is it?
News The spokeswoman said O2 had "roughly split its stock in half" - between its online stores and retail stores. Both sites, however, have reported problems - which include prospective customers being incorrectly informed 3G iPhones are out of stock... [07 Jul 2008]
Peacocks Case Study: Productivity Gains at Stores With Bar Code Scanning System
White Paper In a drive to increase efficiency in its stores, high street retailer Peacocks has implemented a system to improve stock accuracy and price verification and lookup, based on Symbol Technologies' hand-held terminals and software from Ryzex Limited... [03 Jul 2008]
Discount Retailer Streamlines Sales and Stock Processes With Management System
White Paper Discount retailer Diskos sells everyday consumables at its 10 stores in north Wales. The solution accelerates and streamlines point-of-sale, inventory, pricing, and promotions and can be tailored to meet specific needs in individual stores. [01 Jul 2008]
Oracle takes on SAP with retail apps
News For instance, he claimed the suite's stock management and price optimisation applications could reduce inventory by 10 per cent and increase profit margins by two per cent respectively for stores in the grocery sector. [18 Jun 2008]
Photos: Welcome to futuristic shopping
Photo Fujitsu retail technology serves around 80 retailers and 16,000 stores across Europe, the Middle East and Africa and the company demonstrated some of the tech we could see on the high street in the near future. [04 Jun 2008]
Woolworths slashes costs with supply chain tech
Case Study The retailer had some tough requirements with 820 UK stores of different sizes and delivery frequencies meaning the distribution and supply chain is very complex. Until recently the processes for order picking and stock distribution remained less... [02 Jun 2008]
iPhone out of stock after £100 price cut
News The mobile operator, which won the race to sell Apple's iPhone in Blighty, said it does still have stock of both iPhones in some of its retail stores, though it added availability of the 8GB device is "limited". [02 May 2008]
Croatia-Based Oil Firm Enhances Operations, Achieves 100 Per Cent Accurate Retail Data
White Paper Until 2006, INA business and marketing teams relied on the sales data provided by gas and retail stores to manage stock and plan new marketing initiatives. Established in 1964, the company employs more than 15,000 people at its regional offices... [30 Apr 2008]
Apple profits up thanks to Mac, iPhone and iPod
News Apple's retail stores, which number more than 200, "hit the ball out of the park", with sales up 74 per cent, Oppenheimer said. With the stock up 41 per cent since the February low, it is going to take a lot of good news to propel the stock higher. [24 Apr 2008]
Apparel Stores, External Consultants, Finance, and Production Get Instant Data and Cut Steps
White Paper As Tanner Companies, a 77-year-old women's apparel enterprise, grew to 1,700 consultants, 12 stores, and approached U.S.million in revenues, its systems strained to track 72,000 SKUs. Within 90 days, Tanner had instant visibility of all... [16 Apr 2008]
Changes to retail bricks to match online clicks
News Retailers are planning to close stores or alter existing store formats to bring the in-store experience in line with the self service customer experience shaped by the rise in online shopping. Customers now expect a greater degree of self-service... [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 & Leisure The company not only has eight stores, a viable website... [08 Apr 2008]
Hundred-Store Cosmetics Chain Smoothly Applies New Retail System in USA and Canada
White Paper When LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics tallied the pain from two disparate POS systems and five databases covering a hundred stores in the United States and Canada, the mandate for system-wide conversion was clear. [04 Mar 2008]
Dutch Retailer Raises Stock Availability and Customer Services With Mobile Solution
White Paper Retailer HEMA, based in the Netherlands and running more than 280 stores, wanted a mobile stock control solution. HEMA rolled out a personal digital assistant device, running Microsoft Windows CE as the operating system, across all stores. [29 Feb 2008]
