Retail
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How web retailers cope with the holiday season
In-depth Christmas, New Years, Boxing Day, January sales… How can web retailers meet the demands of seasonal peaks in sales?
By Ingrid Fadelli Published
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Mobiles to shape future of contactless payments
News Trade bodies and banks say they are ready to accept contactless payments over £30, but add that it remains at retailers’ discretion
By Aaron Lee Published
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How to reduce the risk of festive fraud
Opinion Retailers are gearing up for Christmas, but so are cybercriminals…
By Davey Winder Published
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Retailers start Black Friday early to avoid system outages
News Many online retailers have learnt from the mistakes of last year by launching sales weeks or even months early
By Clare Hopping Published
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Amazon's drone delivery might track customer location info
News The service will use a person's smartphone data to find them and deliver even if they are not in a static location
By Clare Hopping Published
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Amazon delivery drones grounded by FAA's new aviation rules
News FAA says drones can’t fly at night, and must be within sight of their operators at all times
By Joe Curtis Published
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Cook deploys Qlik to track Christmas sales
News Homemade food retailer uses visual analytics to react faster to customer demand
By Joe Curtis Published
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Target guilty of massive $30m data breach
News Retailer found responsible for huge data hack, clearing path for banks to sue
By Joe Curtis Published
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Black Friday deals cause online meltdown in UK
News Argos, Currys & Game have struggled to keep up with Black Friday demand
By Caroline Preece Published
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Wearables tipped to reinvent retail sector
News Teradata CMO says Big Data will also bring profound changes to the healthcare sector
By Caroline Preece Published
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Regent Street Beacon Project rolled out to 120 retailers
News Regent Street shoppers reaping benefits of personalised smartphone offers and alerts
By Rosie Clarke Published
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Online spending: Taking up the £100bn opportunity
In-depth Online retail spending continues to grow rapidly. Businesses that are not prepared will be leaving money on the table
By Stephen Pritchard Published
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