Enterprise solution provider, Leopard Systems, has sealed a new retail partnership with Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s largest providers of IT solutions to retailers and retail banks.  A new business has been created - Leopard Ente...

Retinal scans and thumbprints might soon be the key to vending machine purchases as new technologies are explored.  A growing number of US companies are field-testing new technologies. One, Next Generation Vending and Food Service, is experime...

Five tips for retailers with international growth ambitions on getting technology solutions right. If your organisation intends to expand its operations overseas, you are likely to encounter challenges, particularly in your retail systems area. Th...

The time loss and security risk from cash handling at retail stores is huge. A German furniture chain is testing a high-tech solution.  Can retailers cut down the amount of time it takes to handle cash? And increase their overall security at...

Tougher economic times mean higher shrinkage rates for retailers, but technology is making it easier to minimise loss. There’s no question about it - shop theft is on the rise. It’s long been known that as the economy slows and thin...

Apple has told users of its new iPhone4 to avoid holding the phone by the lower left hand corner as owners complain of signal drop out. Some buyers of the new generation phone had reported on social media sites that the signal dropped out mid convers...

Apple has unveiled it's worst-kept secret - the "game changing" new version of its iPhone set to further boost retail sales of the world's most valuable technology company. iPhone 4, launched by Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs overnight, will ...

Optimisation tools can be ‘a secret weapon’ in determining when - and by how much - to discount stock, writes Mark Stoffberg*. With the industry in a watershed period globally, it is no surprise that retailers are seeking innovative wa...

Pizza Hut says its new Australian iPhone app has scored 70,000 downloads in its first 30 days.  "It has tracked well above our expectations,” said Pizza Hut Australia marketing director, Valerie Kubizniak. The augmented reality function...

Forging ahead with its expansion into China, US electronics retailer Best Buy has partnered with global technology company Wincor Nixdorf to speed the process of opening new stores.  Best Buy has contracted Wincor Nixdorf to implement its New S...