Digital payments key to unlocking omni-channel retail

Technology today touches nearly every aspect of consumers’ buying decisions, from researching which product to buy to paying for it. While this has transformed the retail sales experience compared to just a few years ago, merchants’ priorities remain much...

Electronic shelf labels draw physical, virtual worlds tighter

Electronic shelf labels (ESL) are now more capable than ever at helping retailers cope with the growing demands of increasingly digitalised shoppers. Capabilities range from internal retail issues, such as shelf space optimisation, click-and-collect efficiencies, and...

Tips for winning in the retail space

Robbie Johnson, retail manager at Drive Control Corporation (DCC), examines the science of retail shopping. According to studies by leading consumer manufacturing companies, the majority of people look and then turn to the left when they enter a store.  This is a very...

Store wars: retail shopping trends in 2016

Robbie Johnson, retail manager at Drive Control Corporation (DCC), explores directions and trends for the retail industry Despite the fact that the digital age has encouraged more people to shop and browse products online, physical stores are still, surprisingly, the...

TFG deploys new security solution

TFG, one of South Africa’s leading fashion lifestyle retail groups, has completed the first phase of the implementation of CA Technologies Identity Manager and Identity Governance solutions to address information security and compliance demands. This phase...

What will it take for the bricks and mortar store to survive?

A digital customer experience revolution will rejuvenate bricks-and-mortar retailing, but stores must start on the back foot, writes Pieter Engelbrecht, regional manager: sub-Saharan Africa at Aruba Networks. The retail model of the future will be a radically...