As e-retailing takes a firm hold on the industry online activity is coming under increased pressure to work in harmony and provide the ultimate omni-channel shopping experience. The following tips are suggested for retailers looking to best perform in this area: Cross platform Consistent branding, image and layout use across website, tablet, mobile, and digital…
Deciding on the right solutions for your retail business can be tricky, particularly as the adoption of retail technology is unpredictable at the moment. What you invest in today may not be the favoured tool of the future. With a host of electronic-point-of-sale shopping devices on the market, from self-service tills and kiosks to smart…
You’d be hard pushed not to have noticed the speed in which the retail sector is changing lately. As peoples’ lifestyles and technology become in sync with one another retail businesses are forced to connect with the consumer on the same level. The180 degree spin in shopping practices has seen the world of retail turn…
Following the biggest trend of 2013 – multi-channel, aka omni-channel retailing, Retail week has asked the experts what technology they think will be likely to trend in the retail industry this year in 2014. A couple to watch out for are: wearable technology, as in Google Glass which is set to fully launch this year…
Marks & Spencer is to roll out next generation polytouch, self-service terminals across its high street stores in the UK. The interactive, self-service solution was delivered by Wincor Nixdorf and Pyramid Computer GmbH and is to be deployed in order to unite online and in-store shopping for Marks and Spencer’s multi-channel consumers. Almost seven hundred…