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Save Mart grocery chain sees savings in open source
Open-source software is not only as good as proprietary vendor software in many cases, it’s better — and certainly a lot cheaper, according to James...
35 years later, bar codes, and scanning, are everywhere
Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the first time a laser scanner was used to "read" a bar code, according to Motorola Inc.
PCI Security Council seeks industry comments on current standards
The group that administers the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard wants feedback about how the current version of the standard, released...
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Cost control, not cloud computing, is top IT manager concern
Cutting costs is the number one priority for IT managers this year, according to research by sector skills council e-Skills UK.
UK E-Crime unit busts online iTunes, Amazon music scam
An international fraud ring, in which a gang allegedly made thousands of pounds downloading its own records from iTunes and Amazon with stolen credit...
POP ism!!
It is one of the oldest marketing principles. You build a better mouse trap and people will beat a path to your door. As a marketer, I often pop this...
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Retail giants see slight growth and plan investments
Major UK retailers are reporting a slight increase in consumer confidence and signalling intentions to invest. Supermarket Morrison and newsagents...
Waterstone’s revamp e-commerce to meet demand
Waterstone's will replace its legacy e-commerce system in order to better cope with a growing catalogue and more website functionality.
Apple remodeling 100 stores, changing One to One trainings
Despite a challenging economic climate, Apple is not shying away from putting more money into the consumer market. In its quarterly conference call...
How WatchGuard Could Have Saved Hannaford and TJX Money: Real-World ROI Calculations for Retail Network Security Solutions WHITE PAPER
US retail giant promotes Brits to CIO and COO roles
Best Buy, the American electronics retail giant that owns The Carphone Warehouse chain in Europe has promoted two leading British executives to the...
Burberry backs global SAP programme as losses increase
Luxury goods firm Burberry has said the benefits from an SAP rollout will help it weather the recession, as it reports a £16.1 million annual loss.
Marks & Spencer announce £400m IT investment strategy
Marks & Spencer is to invest £400 million (US$609 million) in its IT and supply chain. The retailer is to shift its investment plans away from...