Innovation & IT

- The benefits of new Smart TVs are not being communicated well enough to consumers leading to lost sales, new research published today reveals.Smart TVs represent the next generation of television sets and allow users to connect directly to the int...

- Online retailing giant Amazon is to try and to cut publishers out of its e-reader business model by acquiring the rights to a mass of new & old book titles, according to reports.The Daily Telegraph says that the e-tailer believes it can cut out th...

- Leading supermarket chain Asda has announced today that it will join several other major UK retailers in trialling contactless payments in some of its stores later this year.New POS terminals with contactless technology, which allow consumers to p...

- The inexorable rise of online shopping has turned the competitive screw on the high street. With slow recovery and revenues in decline, retailers have to decide whether to increase their investment in store designs and merchandising or harness exi...

- Global online marketplace Amazon was the big social media winner in March, a new study reveals, as it saw a steep percentage rise in its number of Facebook fans.Having previously failed to make the top 25 of ecommerce software solutions firm Chann...

- Optimised-retailing is the latest industry buzzword but how can traders actually achieve the right balance of process, technology and enhanced customer experience? Regular Retail Gazette commentator Scott Storey reveals his top tips for achieving ...

- Major supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has signed a new software deal which should allow it to produce quicker in-store promotions for entertainment products, it was revealed today.Technology experts Trace One has integrated its ‘Deals & Terms’ solut...

- Leading department store chain John Lewis has today announced an IT recruitment drive to try and enhance its multichannel offer.The retailer is looking to hire 30 new professionals to work at its head office in IT roles with immediate effect and h...