Windows Embedded CE end of life – what are your options? If your business relies on software running on Windows Embedded devices, porting your apps should be a priority with Microsoft ending software support for Windows embedded OS from 2018. Organisations using Windows CE and Windows Embedded handhelds should take note of the key dates

NEW ANDROID-BASED MOBILE COMPUTERS AND SMART DESKTOP PRINTERS, BACKED BY ZEBRA MOBILITY DNA AND PRINT DNA INCREASE STORE ASSOCIATE PRODUCTIVITY AND SHOPPER SATISFACTION Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), the market leader in rugged mobile computers, barcode scanners and barcode printers enhanced with software and services to enable real-time enterprise visibility, today announced new retail solutions

Customers are embracing the ability to buy online and pick up in store, but making Click and Collect profitable remains challenging. From enhancing in-store operations to back office fulfilment and managing returns, Zebra has a portfolio of solutions that improve efficiency and reduce costs. Perfect the Process The ideal process must meet your customer’s expectations,

Heightened fulfilment requirements transform expectations as two-thirds of shoppers prefer next-or same-day delivery. Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), the market leader in rugged mobile computers, barcode scanners and barcode printers enhanced with software and services to enable real-time enterprise visibility, today revealed the results of its 2017 Global Shopper Study, the 10th annual survey analysing shopper satisfaction

Digital marketing expert Steve Denner examines how retailers can offer positive online store experiences, particularly at check-out Consumer purchasing behaviour has been transformed by digital and mobile technologies. A retailer’s relationship with its customers is now built upon creating a seamless customer experience that translates from in-store to online, and across multiple channels and devices.

Recent study shows retailer-provided digital services perform better than those offered by utility companies or governments While the British public may prefer to use the digital services offered by utility companies (31%) and government (29%) more frequently than those provided by retailers (25%), it is much less likely to be happy with their performance. The

Electrical retailer rolls out improved WiFi network to support in-store demos Hughes Electrical, the second largest independent electrical retailer in the UK, has deployed new smart WiFi technology across its outlets in the UK. The retailer, which was founded in Lowestoft, Suffolk in 1921, rolled out Ruckus Smart WiFi products and technology, an infrastructure that is centrally

Grocery chain considers what its ‘store of the future’ might look like. Glynn Davis reports from New York Waitrose is experimenting with a variety of digital technologies in its stores and on mobile that it believes will ultimately position it well to deliver high levels of customer experience as it considers what its ‘store of

Christmas shopper survey reveals British consumers keen to use new technologies at PoS this year It’s understood that 74%  of British shoppers would prefer to use contactless card payments in 2015. According to a recent survey commissioned by The Logic Group over Christmas 2014, being able to pay through a mobile device during that season

High Street retail group Arcadia enjoys first benefits of core retail systems overhaul. Glynn Davis reports from New York Arcadia Group is enjoying the first benefits of the overhaul of its core retail systems with a broad Oracle Retail deployment that is positioning it much more soundly for its accelerated global store expansion. Topshop tour