Retail Systems Magazine, first choice for IT decision makers in retail http://www.retail-systems.com/rs Past Times has gone live with MetaPack to assist in the management of its three carriers and to provide the saleable despatch solution required for planned growth. Adrian Spence, head of e-commerce, notes: “We’ve only had MetaPack installed for a couple of weeks but we are very impressed and the benefits have become immediately obvious” http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/PastTimes_MetaPack.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/PastTimes_MetaPack.php pointOne has equipped Bloomsbury Bowling with a new EPoS solution http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Bloomsbury_pointOne.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Bloomsbury_pointOne.php Matalan has chosen Quantum Retail’s Q software to optimise store-level replenishment activities http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Matalan_Quantum.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Matalan_Quantum.php Pay4Later has introduced a retail finance solution enabling e-commerce outfits to offer customers such products as interest free and classic credit http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Pay4Later_Finance.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Pay4Later_Finance.php WE Fashion has selected Wipro Retail to implement a warehouse management and merchandise system http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/WEFashion_Wipro.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/WEFashion_Wipro.php Monsoon has selected Venda’s SaaS e-commerce platform to power new Accessorize websites across Europe and the US http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Accessorize_Venda.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Accessorize_Venda.php MandMDirect.com has seen a six per cent sales conversion rate from mobile promotional campaigns over the last four months http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/MandMDirect_Sponge.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/MandMDirect_Sponge.php Ryman has redeveloped its website (www.ryman.co.uk) following an investment in a new e-commerce infrastructure http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Ryman_Webloyalty.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Ryman_Webloyalty.php Freemans has signed a contract with Webloyalty to drive repeat business to the online stores, freemans.co.uk, grattan.co.uk and lookagain.co.uk http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Freemans_Webloyalty.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Freemans_Webloyalty.php HMV UK has selected TXT e-solutions to strengthen its demand forecasting and replenishment processes http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/HMV_TXT.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/HMV_TXT.php Sanderson has won a contract to supply its Elucid solution to James Inglis http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/JamesInglis_Sanderson.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/JamesInglis_Sanderson.php Online sales in June rose a fifth year-on-year, boosted by a combination of warm weather and a busy sporting calendar http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/IMRG_Capgemini.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/IMRG_Capgemini.php Consumers are dissatisfied with the levels of customer care and advice offered by online retailers, according to a new YouGov survey http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Onlineretail_Avail.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Onlineretail_Avail.php Little Chef has become the first UK restaurant group to fully deploy a contactless payment system across all 173 of its roadside restaurants http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/LittleChef_Barclaycard.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/LittleChef_Barclaycard.php Protouch, the touch screen and kiosk manufacturer and Data Vision Europe (DVE), a supplier of hardware and software for public access digital media, are to merge http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Protouch_DVE.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Protouch_DVE.php Zetes has implemented its voice solution 3iV Crystal at Vanity Fair Brands Lingerie Europe for the automisation and optimisation of its logistics processes http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/VFBLingerieEurope_Zetes.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/VFBLingerieEurope_Zetes.php AMT Coffee has completed its roll-out of contactless payment systems using Barclaycard technology http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/AMTCoffee_Barclaycard.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/AMTCoffee_Barclaycard.php Waitrose has gone live with the S1 Retail Payments solution as part of a project to enhance payments capabilities across its 227 UK supermarkets http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Waitrose_S1.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Waitrose_S1.php Debenhams is adding Torex Retail POS Business Edition to its cafes and restaurants http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Debenhams_Torex.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Debenhams_Torex.php Best Buy is implementing Axida HDi software as it looks to offer customers precise delivery times http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/BestBuy_Axida.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/BestBuy_Axida.php The Co-operative Food is to pilot contactless payment in 100 food stores next year after an agreement was signed with Barclaycard in partnership with Visa http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/TheCoop_Barclaycard.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/TheCoop_Barclaycard.php Carraig Donn has chosen Futura’s EPoS software and retail management system in a deal estimated to be in the region of €300,000 http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/CarraigDonn_Futura.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/CarraigDonn_Futura.php LOVEFiLM has chosen beforeIshop, the digital pre-shopping programme from Couponstar, to promote its new services and drive website traffic http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/LoveFilm_Couponstar.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/LoveFilm_Couponstar.php Empathica’s Facebook application GoRecommend now has more than 50,000 recommendations that have been shared among eight million friends http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Empathica_GoRecommend.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Empathica_GoRecommend.php The Co-operative Group has selected Citrix XenDesktop as part of a wider IT overhaul to achieve a greener status, allow its staff to work more flexibly and save money on unused software licences http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/TheCoop_Citrix.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/TheCoop_Citrix.php Bravissimo has worked with IT consultancy Centralis to virtualise all its applications and centralise IT delivery across the business http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Bravissimio_Centralis.php http://www.retail-systems.com/rs/Bravissimio_Centralis.php