Retail One-Stop

MARKS AND SPARKS SACKS CHAIRMAN

Marks & Spencer, the UK’s most famous retailer, has sacked its chairman and chief executive as part of its plans to fight a takeover. More...

CHECKPOINT AND PHILIPS ALIGN

Checkpoint Systems and Royal Philips Electronics have announced an alliance that will result in the companies combining forces to sell electronic tags, readers and system integration services to retailers. More...

PROFIT FOR ONLINE RETAILERS

Online retailers had a good year with their collective sales rising by 51% in 2003 according to a recent survey. More...

SO WHO IS AFRAID OF WAL- MART?

Another survey has found that Wal-Mart's massive purchasing power is a major issue for over 47 per cent of respondents. More...

A BUSINESS CASE FOR RFID

At a roundtable at the recent Retail Systems Symposium, retailers expressed some interesting views about the role of RFID in the supply chain. More...

NCR KEEN TO TRIAL INK-STAINING PLAN

NCR has contacted several New Zealand banks to determine their interest in adopting ink-staining technology as part of their ATM networks. More...

BPM PART OF RETAIL PLANNING

GERS Retail Systems obviously believes that Business Process Management (BPM) should be incorporated into management solutions for the retail industry. More...

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This bulletin is edited and compiled by retail commentator John Kingsley-Jones. John has worked as an Editor, Chief Sub-Editor and journalist in magazines and newspapers both in Australia and overseas.

In the past 15 years, he has consulted to a range of companies and brands such as Unilever, Mars Confectionery, TipTop, Tooheys, McWilliam's Wines, Goodyear and BMW.

That's it for this issue of the Retail One-Stop. If you have any questions or comments please give us a call on 02 9419 8356 or email us on info@eps.net.au.