Mobile devices are now the main route for browsing online, highlighting now more than ever the decline of the desktop and laptop in this consumer popular past-time. All is not yet entirely lost however, as sales made by mobile, smart phone and tablet, currently only account for a about a third total sales for e-retailers,…
Camden Market in London, is starting the first phase of a technology investment that could see retailers in the market grow their business. Wifi and data collection are the first areas of focus. Visitors to the market will now have access to free wifi while they browse, which in return delivers real-time location data on…
Innovations across the retail space is the main theme for The Retail Week Technology and Ecommerce Summit that takes place this month. We’ve picked out a few ‘must see’ sessions surrounding multi-channel, payments and technology systems that would be worth an audience: • The Future is a Technology-Driven Retailer – on at 09:10 – 09:50…
Cash registers have been sited as a means to steal financial data in the US. The Homeland Security Department claims that over 1,000 retailers may have been hacked and infected with a software that sits within their cash register computers. The software is known as ‘Backoff’ and can be removed from the infected computer, so…
House of Fraser and Caffe Nero have announced a joint venture that will see customers shopping online and collecting orders during their coffee break. Debuting on 16 October 2014 in Cambridge, a Caffe Nero/House of Fraser store will offer coffee downstairs and a click and collect service upstairs. The move apparently made sense, as House…