Tag Archives: Retail

PCR Awards: calling all retailers!

With just five weeks to go before entries close for the PCR Awards, it’s time to get your entry in. If you’re a tech retailer, enter now – there’s sure to be a category that you’re eligible for: Gaming retailer Online retailer Independent retailer Systems builder There are many more …

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Feature: Digital identity – one click (or brick) away from seamless shopping

Ian Lowe, director of industry solutions for EMEA at Okta, explains why digital identity is a crucial part of the future of retail – both online and offline. Retail has been changing rapidly over the past decade, with customer habits altered forever by smartphones and high-speed internet access. The pandemic …

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Black Friday Holiday 2022: Finding Success Despite Uncertainty

Black Friday is one of the retail sector’s busiest days. With the UK expected to spend £8.71 billion over the 2022 Black Friday weekend, it is pivotal that retailers are able to make the most of heightened demand as the curtain raises for the festive shopping period. Compared to previous …

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How to Save on Black Friday: 7 Tips From a Discount Expert 

Nick Drewe, from Online Coupon Provider, Wethrift, offers his money-saving tips to help consumers secure the best deals this Black Friday and Cyber Monday. 1. Find products before you shop Savvy Black Friday shoppers know that the best way to secure deals is by finding the highest quality products before the …

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Black Friday to see uptick in personal care devices as a shift away from consumer electronics challenges retailer expectations

As Black Friday approaches, online businesses are putting in more time and energy researching their rivals’ prices before deciding on their own markdown. Insights from Oxylabs indicates a significant shift in retailer expectations in this year’s Black Friday, with some product categories poised to generate the greatest rivalry in 2022. …

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Consumers Are Feeling The Pinch – But So Are Retailers: Can Black Friday Even Happen This Year?

Mark Hook, spokesperson for Inventory Planner by Sage looks at this year’s Black Friday black spots and the shadows cast by the current economic gloom. Black Friday traditionally marks the start of the festive shopping season, with big ticket promotions that seem to get bigger every year. Black Friday is …

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SML opens RFID Supply Chain Innovation Centre in Corby

SML has opened a state-of-the-art RFID Supply Chain Innovation Centre (SCIC) in Corby, UK. Customers can visit the SCIC facility in person or try out virtual demonstrations remotely where SML can show a variety of RFID-enhanced use cases within a distribution centre and factory environment. This includes; inbound receiving, outbound …

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DivideBuy Partners with Acquired.com to Advance Checkout Process

DivideBuy is partnering with Acquired.com to accelerate the uptake of POS finance among customers of DivideBuy’s merchants by reducing the number of declined transactions. DivideBuy will utilise Acquired.com’s acquiring gateway and automated tools to optimise payments, routing transactions through different payment rails and acquirers to increase acceptance rates for merchants. A …

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Teamwork Commerce Partners with Scandit on Smart Data Capture in Mobile POS

Teamwork Commerce is partnering with Scandit on a new mobile smart data capture platform solution, which eliminates the need for dedicated scanning hardware devices. Nitin Gupta, VP Partnerships and Customer Success at Scandit, said: “Teamwork Commerce’s integrated retail management solution provides retailers with access to some of the most innovative …

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CyberPowerPC’s Steve Mason’s gaming update

PCR speaks with American personal computer retailer, CyberPowerPC’s, General Manager, Steve Mason about what’s hot and other whatnots of the gaming world. Here’s what Steve Mason had to say. What would you say are the latest gaming trends? Communities, and community building, have exploded in the last couple of years, …

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