http://www.silicon.com Results for 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://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39671621,00.htm Tesco Mobile has announced today it will stock Apple's iPhone 3G and 3GS. Apple ended its two-year UK exclusive deal with O2 this month by launching the iPhone on the Orange network. Vodafone also announced an agreement with Apple in September, and... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:03:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/desktops/0,39024645,39658901,00.htm Apple's head of retail, Ron Johnson, introduced the new store to the press and talked about Apple's retail strategy. Here's a look inside Apple's latest Manhattan store in New York US. Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:31:02 +0000 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. As the hype around microblogging builds, should your business join the tweet-fest or keep... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:18:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817614p,00.htm The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI/DSS) is changing the way in which retail organizations protect sensitive information. This study is designed to review the scope and impact of data security breaches in the retail industry in an... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816530p,00.htm The retail industry is one that lives and dies on margins, with managers on a never-ending quest to increase revenue and decrease costs. Technology has been an area of intense focus in retail industries as a way to accomplish both goals. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813099p,00.htm Is there a financial Return On Investment (ROI) from purchasing network security technology to guard retail computer network? As a network administrator, one want strong security measures in order to keep business's valuable data safe, and to guard... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816529p,00.htm Mobile applications in retail are not new. Over the years, barcode scanning enabled mobile applications in the retail storefront, in the back room and in warehouse locations that have helped retailers reduce operating costs by improving... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813025p,00.htm The retail sector is becoming increasingly competitive and globalized. To succeed in this environment, retailers of all kinds are depending on an array of IT infrastructure that increases their efficiency and reduces their costs. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812790p,00.htm At retail and professional settings, such as cafés or clinic waiting rooms, WLANs enhance customer experience and satisfaction, increasing sales and loyalty. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) offer the flexibility to work from more locations... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816502p,00.htm Wi-Fi infrastructure for manufacturing and retail organizations, hotels, universities and schools is already a $1 billion market, with annual growth in double digits. Wi-Fi technology has been steadily improving for some years, to the extent that... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816542p,00.htm This is critically important to end users, who simply need to know that the Gen 2 readers they've installed in their warehouses, distribution centers, or retail stores will read all the Gen 2 tags that come through their doors - regardless of what... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60816544p,00.htm A brief survey of UHF near-field RFID deployments in retail, textiles, and pharmaceuticals illustrates the many solutions that are already producing tremendous results from the manufacturing floor to the point of sale. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813071p,00.htm Amidst the publicity around data breaches at TJ MAXX((retail) and Heartland Payment Services (credit card processing), "Compliance" has become an urgent security topic. Yet there is no single definition of what "Compliance" really means. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812821p,00.htm Combinations of these standards have been used in solutions often deployed by financial institutions, healthcare companies, government organizations and large enterprises in manufacturing, retail, high-tech, and other industries. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812982p,00.htm Today's retail pharmacies face all of these security threats and more. With pharmacy growth on the rise and a trend toward driving even more traffic into the store, security threats are becoming more prevalent. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812983p,00.htm According to the National Retail Security Survey (NRSS) results, the majority of retail shrinkage in 2006 was due to employee theft, at $19.5 billion, representing 47 percent or almost half of all losses, while shoplifting accounted for $13.3... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/financialservices/0,3800010322,39626369,00.htm While most industries have not had to curb their spending to such a degree, all the industries surveyed by Gartner saw their budgets reined in to some extent: retail experienced a fall of 7.2 per cent, for example, with transportation down eight... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:58:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60670484p,00.htm Nucleus Research conducted an ROI study with 2nd Wind Exercise and found that this 300-user specialty retail company achieved an ROI of 837% and a one-month payback.nd Wind replaced its existing Microsoft Exchange environment with Google Apps... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:06:15 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39621066,00.htm Retail outlets that will stock the device include all 402 UK Orange shops, along with the operator's website and HMV concessions, plus mobile retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U. The iPhone 3G and 3G S will go on sale to Orange customers... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:15:02 +0000