Online, the Internet arm of the UK Consumer Association, is actively promoting its own Web trader scheme to reassure consumers about online security. Internet use in the UK is booming, according to the Which?
The open standards are being put forward by the Global Commerce Initiative (GCI), a body consisting of retailers and retail manufacturers including Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Marks & Spencer, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, Tesco...
Albertsons, Procter & Gamble, Wal-Mart Stores and other major retail and consumer goods companies have already begun to set up RFID systems with the expectation that it will help to reduce theft, shave labour costs and handle inventory more...
Romanow noted that several other major retailers, including Albertsons, Best Buy, Target and Britain's Tesco, are also launching RFID projects with their merchandise suppliers. A forecast from research firm IDC estimates that US retailers and their...
A combination of store location and a tailored range of merchandise will be ever more crucial to retailers in the battle to keep customers coming through the door. The report followed a pricing strategy from PayPal that makes it cheaper for people...
The retail offering, called ShoppingTrip360, focuses on a wireless infrastructure of sensors and mobile data links that give retailers and packaged goods suppliers highly detailed information about customer behaviours.