http://www.silicon.com Results for online retail en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60635201p,00.htm When a large retail chain issued a request for proposal to update its product demonstration program in six weeks, CROSSMARK had to find a partner and launch a joint venture company to persuade the potential client it could make the deadline. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39640947,00.htm Of course many companies - especially established brands in the retail and leisure space - are tweeting: from Starbucks to Sainsbury's, Harrods to Habitat. A quick glance at the Online Customer Experience Presence for Aviva illuminates the latter's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:18:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721305p,00.htm Online retail is brutally tough, and companies can quickly find themselves with more expenses than profits. Successful retailers have to keep their operating costs low and their Web sites fresh to be successful online. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719839p,00.htm VASCO's DIGIPASS technology together with the authentication software VACMAN Middleware allowed Caixa Galicia to secure access to their online banking applications for both their retail and corporate customer base without needing to invest in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719849p,00.htm DIGIPASS provides both corporate and retail customers with a flexible solution to access their online banking accounts at their own convenience 24/7. Riyad Bank is one of the largest financial institutions in Saudi Arabia with a strong and growing... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60719852p,00.htm Reliance Money deployed DIGIPASS which provides both corporate and retail customers with a user-friendly, flexible and scalable solution to access their online trading accounts at their own convenience 24/7. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60515064p,00.htm Archiver's had established 45 retail outlets across the United States in less than eight years. Archiver's turned to Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Virteva, which introduced them to the Business Productivity Online Suite from Microsoft Online... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39531024,00.htm UK shoppers spent £3.8bn online last month - 16 per cent higher than in August last year, the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index show. The research shows month-on-month online retail sales dipped in August by 10 per cent... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:22:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39517671,00.htm Helping customers find what they want "is one of the oldest and most persistent problems in retail", said Mike McGuire, an analyst with research firm Gartner. These are not unimportant tasks, at least considering that to this point in the evolution... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:32:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/pdas/0,39024643,39517665,00.htm There's also a $99, 4GB "special edition" that's made of polished stainless steel and currently available only at Apple's online and retail stores. The software also has a new purchase-centric feature called iTunes LP, that adds a handful of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:06:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673564p,00.htm The opportunity, the optimum solution, is an approach that combines dynamic real-time online data collection with industry-leading customer intelligence. Such an approach enables a bank to see, measure and understand every aspect of a customer's... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:22:04 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673035p,00.htm The existing data platform was replaced by an IBM InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse solution using IBM's Retail Data Warehouse Industry Model. Founded in 2001, the Gamesys Group has rapidly built a profitable online entertainment business providing... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:21:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60651251p,00.htm While there are a number of reasons why a business may not succeed in e-Commerce, these are the most common, and should be avoided in order to achieve success in the online retail environment. This whitepaper covers ten reasons why e-commerce fails... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:20:53 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39465598,00.htm According to NPD, 91 per cent of all computers sold at retail for more than $1,000 were Macs. But, as NPD analyst Stephen Baker points out, two-thirds of all computers are sold at retail, so the numbers paint a comfortably accurate picture of what... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:47:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39464258,00.htm Amazon actually operates its own shoe and handbag retail site, Endless.com, which is mostly free of Amazon branding. Amazon has agreed to a stock takeover of Zappos.com, a Las Vegas-based online retailer that has become famous for its unusual... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:29:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39452618,00.htm As we progress on our retail strategy there will be scenarios where we have stores in proximity to Apple," a representative told CNET News. One would assume Microsoft would want to have the stores open in time for Windows 7's 22 October retail... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:36:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39452169,00.htm The Home Premium edition has a recommended retail price of £150, but is currently available from Amazon UK for £45 and from PC World for £50. On Monday, Microsoft said business customers will be able to get Windows 7 before the official retail... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:13:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39446859,00.htm Stafford has had a varied career which has included roles in IT as well as general management in both retail and financial services. This flexibility allows the IT team to make systems changes that have helped Nationwide to launch products such as... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:01:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39440829,00.htm Last year, Microsoft stopped selling Money at retail stores, offering it only by internet download. A director in Microsoft's Online Business Services unit, Adam Sohn, said the company now plans to halt sales of the product at the end of the month. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:16:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/retailandleisure/0,3800011842,39439936,00.htm While electricals and beer, wine and spirits sales have shown strong growth in recent years, clothing has outperformed the retail market to become the fastest growing online sector last year - with sales rising by 1,990 per cent since February 2001. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:04:02 +0000