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Camping equipment retailer, GO Outdoors, has appointed Advanced Supply Chain to manage a fulfillment warehouse and UK distribution operation to its retail stores. The three-year contract will see Bradford-based Advanced invest in excess of £5m into its warehouse in Corby,
DX Group, a leading UK logistics company, has opened a new parcel sorting and distribution centre in Warrington to meet demand from the fast-growing online retail sector for secure delivery services. According to the company, the 28,000sq ft building on
Rutter’s, the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, has won an award for the best mobile app in the Customer Engagement Awards held during the National Retail Federation (NRF) annual convention in New York City. In 2011, Rutter’s accepted The Outstanding Technology Implementation
Torex, a leading global provider of technology to the retail, hospitality and convenience and fuel markets, has acquired the Retail Division (RBS) of Sanderson Group for £11.75m. According to Torex, the deal will create a clear market leader in store
Supply chain management company, JDA Software Group, has launched a new solution designed to improve and personalise the customer shopping experience, build consumer loyalty and drive profitability. JDA Customer Engagement is described as a single solution that addresses omni-channel commerce and
Fujitsu claims to be bringing self-checkout technology to a wider retail audience with the launch of its U-Scan Compact self-checkout. According to the company, the self-checkout unit has a smaller footprint, offers flexible transaction options and a build to order
Superdrug, the UK’s second largest health and beauty retailer, has launched contactless payment at 50 of its UK stores and plans to expand the technology across the UK during 2012. The contactless technology has been provided by WorldPay’s card payment
Blakemore Wholesale, the cash & carry and delivered wholesale arm of AF Blakemore and largest member of the Landmark Group, has partnered with Torex to develop EPoS solutions for retailers trading under its Lifestyle Express fascia. According to Torex, the
Ikea is automating its cash handling at more than 40 stores in 10 countries following a pilot in France and Germany. The furniture retailer has invested in Wincor Nixdorf’s new CINEO solution, which enables cash to be automatically verified at
NRF 2012, the National Retail Federation’s New York trade show, is using Tensator’s virtual assistant as the official greeter at its event at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan, 15-17 January 2012. The Tensator Virtual Assistant is described as a
Payzone UK, a leading consumer payments network, is expanding on the high street in partnership with the fixed price retailer, 99p Stores and its payment processing partner Commidea. The deal will see Payzone provide mobile top-ups directly through 99p Stores’
Queue management specialist Tensator Group is rebranding its Lawrence subsidiary and its US headquarters as Tensator, in a bid to strengthen the operation’s global identity. According to the Group, Tensator has become a trusted name in queue management and customer
Independent family-owned grocer, Dike & Son, has used in-store technology to upgrade to a new 10-lane superstore. Retail Times reports Dike & Son has been operating in Stalbridge, Dorset, since 1851 and is a member of the Nisa-Today’s buying group.
Trace One, a software supplier specialising in managing private label development, is merging with a division of retail supply chain solutions provider, Agentrics, which specialises in product life cycle management. The combined Trace One and Agentrics PLM business will have
Queue management specialist, Tensator, and its private equity parent firm, The Riverside Company, have acquired a Portuguese-based rival, Newvision. Newvision offers a range of products including dispersed queue management systems, self-service and multi-media information kiosks, and digital displays. Since 2008
Sainsbury’s and BT have today announced a deal to improve network connections to the retailer’s 1,000 stores and 23 depots, which is designed to improve productivity in store. Sainsbury’s connection to BT’s next generation broadband service will provide enhanced network
Online lifestyle store, Surfdome, has partnered with CollectPlus to offer customers the chance to return goods free of charge through CollectPlus’ network of 4,500 corner shops. CollectPlus is a joint venture between PayPoint, the UK’s leading retail payment network, and
Boots UK reports it is improving its Advantage loyalty card programmes by offering customers personalised promotions at point of purchase. Over the last four weeks new technology has been deployed across Boots stores nationwide (around 2,500) with over 350,000 customers
John Lewis Partnership has won an award in recognition of its use of technology at its flagship national distribution centre in Milton Keynes. John Lewis received the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport’s (CILT) Annual Award for Excellence 2011 in
ChannelAdvisor, the global e-commerce platform provider that enables retailers to sell more across online channels, has won recognition as Best Web and Digital Development Service at the ECMOD Supplier of the Year Awards. The Supplier of The Year awards aim
Fujitsu has launched a new point-of-sale solution, which it claims provides UK retailers with powerful performance, flexibility and connectivity in a more environmentally sustainable retailing platform. Incorporating Intel’s second Generation Core i3, i5 and Pentium processors, the third release of
Dunnhumby, a global leader in building brand value for retailers and brands, has selected IBM Enterprise Marketing Management (EMM) Unica software to deliver personalised marketing messages to customers across multiple channels including online, mobile and offline. Dunnhumby, whose clients include
Ossau Iraty, a cheese made from sheep’s milk and produced by Fromagerie Agour, has been crowned World Champion at the 2011 World Cheese Awards – the world’s largest international cheese competition. The winning cheese is one of only two sheep
Customer satisfaction surveys and mystery shopper provider, Retail Eyes, gives retailers five top service tips to boost sales this Christmas Tip 1: Stay calm at all times The busiest time of year for retailers is Christmas and having to deal
Marks & Spencer is aiming to improve in-store availability and reduce end of season mark downs in non-food categories with investment in new software solutions from JDA. The retailer has licensed a number of JDA’s supply chain management solutions to
