Retailer outsources ICT to Integr8
National retailer outsources the ICT Infrastructure to facilitate expansion - Integr8 One of the largest national retailers has outsourced the support of its ICT infrastructure to Integr8, in order to facilitate its rapid expansion into new areas & regions, and...
Online retailers need to manage risk
Retailers moving into the online space for the first time face risks that don’t exist in the bricks-and-mortar world, says Brendon Williamson, GM of business development at payment services provider PayGate – and they need to ensure they are well protected. Merchants...
Large retail outlets embrace the cloud
The retail sector, like many governed by the ebb and flow of consumer attitudes and fluctuating spending habits, is a challenging environment in which to operate a profitable and efficient business, says Christelle Hicklin, Customer Experience director at Mimecast...
XON brings ESLs to Retail World Africa 2014
XON Retail Solutions will be exhibiting its electronic shelf label (ESL) and in-store display systems on stand 56 at the Retail World Africa 2014 exhibition from March 18 to March 19 at the Sandton Convention Centre. ESL gives customers more confidence in the accuracy...
Frost & Sullivan commends XLink
Based on its recent research on the machine-to-machine (M2M) in retail and finance market, Frost & Sullivan presents XLink Communications with the 2014 South African Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Leadership for its VersaLink platform. This is just one...
Uniross a sustainability winner
Uniross, the rechargeable battery manufacturer endorsed by the WWF, is one of only nine suppliers to have scored in the range of 74% to 94,44% in a Massmart/Walmart environmental survey. A total of 500 Massmart suppliers were invited to complete the survey and in...
Country Meat rolls out labelling solution
Country Meat, a leading wholesale family butcher and delicatessen in South Africa, has implemented an in-store product labelling solution from global information technology services company Episys, to improve the customer experience and ensure shoppers have the...
Pilot POS rolls out wiPlatform solution
Pilot Software, a leading developer and implementer of point of sale (POS) software and systems for the hospitality industry, is to streamline their mobile integration process, allowing customers to accept any mobile transaction through a simple API. Pilot has...
Omni-channel retail solution from Fujitsu
Fujitsu has introduced a new omni-channel point of service (PoS) application that allows retailers to significantly increase revenue while reducing IT costs. Fujitsu Retail Solution Market Place achieves this by supporting enterprise-wide transaction and order...
Replacing the human element in retailing
Self-service systems will never completely replace the need for the human touch in the customer service experience, argues Kevin Meltzer, business development executive of Consology. In the late 1990s, as the Web was rising and creating new ways for companies to let...
2014 mobile strategies for local retailers
Mobile marketing is near the top of everyone’s priority list right now, says wiGroup CEO Bevan Ducasse. But knowing you should be doing something is not the same as knowing what to do – and with the medium being so new, there are no clear best practice guidelines yet....
JD Group syncs servers with EnterpriseWorx
The JD Group has completed the installation of Conductor4SQL to synchronise databases across Microsoft SQL Express installations in 1 054 furniture retail stores. Developed by software solutions specialist, EnterpriseWorx, Conductor4SQL guarantees synchronisation and...