• Myer to make $300 million online

  By AAP | 24 May, 2012 10:00

  Myer believes it can generate up to $300 million in online sales as women and young people head to its website to buy clothes.

• Cost of computers, TVs, cameras fall

  By AAP | 22 May, 2012 09:23

  The cost of computers, televisions and digital cameras fell by more than 13 per cent in 2011, compounding the woes of a retail sector already strained by tight profit margins.

• In Pictures: iGuess - Speculation on what Apple HDTV might look like

  By Jon Gold | 14 May, 2012 08:59

  A look at some of the best guesses about Apple’s long-rumoured HDTV.

• 10 questions for ideeli CTO Mark Uhrmacher

  By Nancy Weil | 10 May, 2012 00:20

  Name: Mark Uhrmacher

• MasterCard's PayPass Wallet will span online, mobile, in-store shopping

  By Stephen Lawson | 08 May, 2012 11:25

  MasterCard WorldWide announced a digital wallet on Monday that consumers will be able to use for purchases in stores, on the Web and on their mobile phones.

• RFID tags arrive on store floor as retailers go after ROI

  By Thomas Wailgum | 29 July, 2010 05:11

  For the retailing industry, the adoption of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology this decade has been one long, strange journey: Periods of irrational exuberance followed by times of great frustration and confusion; expensive pilot projects riddled with technical, standards-based and cost complexities; and a widespread belief among those retailers or CPG manufacturers that were forced into the RFID universe that it is a technology solution in search of a problem.

• 5 things CIOs should consider before purchasing a retail system

  By Andrew Gorecki | 08 April, 2010 10:05

  Anyone in the retail industry will tell you that times are tough. Margins are tight and competition is fierce. Low consumer confidence, the absence of economic stimulus, and consecutive rises in interest rates did not help Christmas sales figures, resulting in shoppers spending less than the year before. In 2010, the main thing CIOs need to ensure is that their IT systems don’t impede their ability to handle the difficult economic environment. The systems must work reliably, must be cost effective, and must support the business in its efforts to move ahead. The essential importance of these factors are often overlooked.

• Retail IT: Alignment Woes, Legacy Costs Mean Trouble

  By Thomas Wailgum | 14 April, 2009 06:26

  An exclusive look at a new RSR Research survey of retailers shows serious problems mounting inside today's retail IT shops -- including a vicious cycle with legacy apps that's hurting businesses at a particularly bad time.

• RFID Ratchets Up Responsiveness For Fashion Retailer

  By Kanika Goswami | 22 September, 2008 13:54

  In the fashion retail business, speed is what separates the chumps from the Valentino's. How fast an organization can respond to new customer demand is key. And when creatives and seamstresses are all driven to turn around ideas quickly, frittering the time gained makes a mockery of the system.

Whitepapers about retail

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  Australian Retailers e-Commerce Readiness: How cloud computing can open the door to multi-channel retailing

  In this whitepaper we examine the main drivers and restraints behind internet retailing in Australia, and the state of maturity of Australian retailers in their adoption of multi-channel strategies and new technologies such as e-commerce platforms, mobile services and usage of social media. We also examine how technology developments are supporting retailers in adopting the multi-channel approach, and in particular how cloud-based solutions can significantly reduce the cost and risk for a retailer in moving to a multi-channel model.

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  Case Study | Google Apps for Business