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E-commerce sales growth slowingNews The latest e-retail sales figures for 2009 show a continued year-on-year increase, but growth has slowed and monthly sales fell by two per cent.
By Miya Knights Published
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Tesco IT crash takes down tillsNews Some 100 Tesco shops were shut down after an IT upgrade crashed tills.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Retailers move High Street battle onlineNews The latest e-retail customer service index has found traditional high street players coming up the ranks to challenge pureplay e-commerce firms online.
By Miya Knights Published
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Carphone Warehouse to split into two companiesNews The group will separate the TalkTalk telecoms business from its retail operations.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Microsoft to hit the high-street with storesNews Some eight years after Apple, Microsoft announces plans for its own high-street shops.
By ITPro Published
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London worst for retail wireless securityNews The latest research has found retailers are learning the lessons of last year’s TJX hack and improving their wireless network security, but London lags behind.
By Miya Knights Published
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Web sales grow as the high street declinesNews IRMG and BRC both release Christmas online shopping stats.
By David Neal Published
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Gartner: CDs are dead, long live downloadsNews Gartner says the music business needs to accept that CDs are dying a death, and concentrate fully online.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Retailers warned about the ‘Grey Grumblers’News You need to keep older people happy if you’re going to get their Christmas business.
By Asavin Wattanajantra Published
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Bargain hunters ignore festive fraud threatNews The credit crunch is driving shoppers online, despite the threat of fraudsters stepping up their activities during the Christmas period.
By Miya Knights Published
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Pret to roll out contactless paymentsNews The sandwich shop chain has signed a deal to roll contactless payment technology out to all its stores following a successful pilot.
By Miya Knights Published
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Data mining boosts Jaeger profitsNews The British fashion retailer has achieved a return on its investment three months after installing new loss prevention data mining software.
By Miya Knights Published
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