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Amazon Now Controls A Quarter Of Online UK Sales
Major Christmas boost pushes retail titan into conquering position in the UK market
Omni-Channel And Beyond – Are Supermarkets Ready For The Next Wave Of IT Change?
SQS' David Rigler tells TechWeekEurope why supermarkets need to be on the ball when implementing new technology
How One UK Retailer Upped Its Online Transaction Game
Liberty Games needed to provide its global customer base with the assurance that their transactions would be safe and fraud-free
Barclaycard Brings A Bit Of Glove Love To Contactless Shopping
Laden down with bags? Concept wearable device allows contactless payment with just a wave of the hand
‘Please Sir, We Want More Mobile Payments’ – UK Shoppers
Oxygen8 study finds rising demand for goods and services supporting the technology
72 Percent Of UK Retailers Are Not Cyber Secure This Christmas
Despite Christmas surges around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, large amounts of customer data was worryingly available to hackers, Sophos study finds
Amazon Calls In Robot Helpers To Deal With Christmas Rush
Amazon has deployed 15,000 robots at its US warehouses to boost capacity and reduce shipping times
Argos Opens Underground Collect Store To Speed Up Digital Shopping
Company also launches eReceipts scheme as part of its online transformation
Over Half Of UK Shoppers Now Regularly Using Digital Wallets
Skrill survey finds major generational gap in paying habits, with younger consumers more likely to embrace new technology
Amazon Teams Up With The Post Office To Ensure No Late Deliveries This Christmas
Over 10,500 Post Office branches added to delivery options
IT Life: Takeaway Special
Just Eat CTO Carlos Morgado gives us his recipe for IT success
Tesco Shoppers To Get Free In-Store BT Wi-Fi
Supermarket chain teams up with BT to offer free connection across UK stores
Contactless Payments “Now Close To Becoming Mainstream” In The UK, Says Worldpay
Number of contactless transactions rose by more than 150 percent in the last six months, with supermarket adoption helping spur on growth
Tablet Shopping Set To Spur On Record Sales This Christmas
Majority of retailers admit to being optimistic about targets than last year, Barclays survey finds
Samsung Says Technology Can Save The High Street
Samsung report finds that young shoppers are driving a change in retail habits
Retail Sector Best At Using Big Data, But Skills Shortage Hindering Others
Retail sector currently utilising data analytics the best, according to EMC’s Big Data League
Staples ‘Investigating’ Possible Payment Card Data Breach
Staples may be the latest major US retailer to be hit by a payment-systems breach, the company has confirmed
Intel Makes Retail Payments More Secure With New IoT Security Tool
Intel Data Protection Technology for Transactions should mean fewer retailers run the risk of having customer data stolen
Tesco Tries Out Mobile Payment Shopping
Trial of PowaTag app available this week at Tesco's Dean Street Soho store
Amazon To Create 1000 New UK Jobs
Expansion will take Amazon's UK workforce to over 7,000
Dixons Carphone Hoping For £5bn Windfall From Internet Of Things
IoT opportunities were “an underpinning factor” in bringing the two companies together, says company head
Zapp Teams Up With Retail Giants To Bring Mobile Payments To The High Street
New service will be introduced next year at Sainsbury’s, Asda, House of Fraser and many more
UPS Hacked, Customer Financial Data Could Be Compromised
The world’s largest package-shipping company says it found malware at 51 retail outlets in the US
US Supermarket Chain SuperValu Suspects Hackers Stole Customer Data
The retail giant claims there’s no reason to panic after admitting its Point-of-Sale systems were infected by malware
Amazon To Focus On Wearables With A Dedicated Online Store
The new Wearable Technology store already features 100 devices, including smart clothing and bike helmets fitted with sensors
IT LIfe: Geo-fencing Will Change Mobile Retail
Matt Wilkins believes in moving mobile retail technology forward
Tesco Plans Smartphone And Hudl 2 Tablet
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke says Hudl 2 and own-branded smartphone will be released later this year
Details Of 100,000 Morrisons Staff Stolen In Major Data Theft
Home addresses and bank details among information stolen by hackers from Morrisons headquarters
Google To Open New York Store – Report
Google is reportedly to open a brick-and-mortar shop in New York city to showcase its products and services