Benefits of Cloud Based EPoS and Ecommerce Systems for Retailers [Infographic]
We have provided you with this infographic to enlighten you on Cloud Based EPoS Systems and show you exactly how you can benefit from their use. Cloud Based EPoS and Ecommerce systems are simple-yet-effective. With a single customer and product database shared across... Read moreMeasuring success in a multi-channel retail store starts with measuring KPI’s.
Retail is one of the most versatile industries to be in, with new sales channels emerging and ever-changing consumer trends, it can be difficult to keep track of things. Customers are now shopping in different ways from m-commerce to click and collect; and this has... Read moreWe wish you a multi-channel Christmas…and a happy retail year
Have you been a good retailer this year? Are you expecting bulging takings or a lump of coal this festive period? With Christmas fast approaching most retailers have their Christmas stock prepared, and are currently working on their promotions to maximise sales over... Read moreThe Single Customer Conundrum
With the UK’s shoppers increasingly using a variety of ways to shop, be it in-store, online or via mobiles, the problem of keeping track of these various customer and sales records and a need to manage them effectively has become more necessary than ever. Imagine... Read moreWhat is Omni-Channel?
Oh how in all walks of life, but especially business and technology, we love a new phrase. An utterance or word that has not yet been coined that means something different and it is meant to replace an older term or phrase that has become a little passé. Struggling... Read moreWant to grow online sales…then offer click and collect
So you have seen the perfect item online, you’ve placed your order and wait patiently for it to arrive. Only to find that the one moment you went out for milk, the courier arrived and you missed your delivery and now need to rearrange another delivery or cancel your... Read moreConvergence: It’s all coming together for UK’s retailers
With so much talk in the news regarding high street retail, it can be easy to succumb to the ‘doom and gloom’ outlook presented – even from Cybertill’s own research. However in the last couple of months, there have been signs of retail growth. So just what is the... Read moreSocial Media…the Emperor’s new clothes?
Has your company got a Twitter account, a Facebook or LinkedIn or Google Plus page…the list could go on. Most businesses have these now, whether they use them and post to them is a different matter. If your business has not got a social media presence then do... Read moreEuropean retailers Expecting Ecommerce Expansion within the next two years
Channel Advisor’s recent survey highlights how European retailers are looking to expand internationally although they view the UK and continental Europe as the best opportunity for ecommerce growth. This view highlights how the fastest growing economies (BRICS) have a... Read moreShowrooming – an Update Opportunity or Threat for retailers?
We recently blogged about showrooming – well this is an update on that blog. We recently attended an Ecommerce Expo where there was a seminar about Fighting Showrooming with Showrooming delivered by JustBought.it and Clarks. There were some salient points raised in... Read moreJoined up approach to Fundraising
Cybertill has just been attending the Lotteries Council Conference where there were a number of charities.
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Have you ever been in a shop and the assistant has left you for 15 minutes or longer to check the stock in the back? We’ll if you’re like me you probably end up leaving to looking elsewhere. This is just one of the pitfalls facing modern high street retailers who are... Read moreShowrooming – an Opportunity or Threat for retailers?
The digital revolution continues apace in retail. And one of the latest trends is showrooming, when consumers go into a store to look at and test a product but then leave to buy it online. This is fast becoming a mainstream phenomenon. So how do retailers react to... Read moreEcommerce springs into action: How retailers can boost their ecommerce sites during Spring Fair International 2013
With Christmas 2012 behind us, the sales figures are in and they all point to changing consumer patterns, with a growing share of shoppers doing more of their spending online and an emergence of ‘show rooming’ and ‘price matching’. However the retail winners of 2012... Read moreCan Cloud Technology Reduce the Hours Retailers Work?
Independent retailers are Britain’s hardest workers, working over 50 hours a week and taking fewer than 10 days off a year, according to a recent report by the Association of Convenience Stores. Although the survey may have been aimed at more convenience retail, the... Read moreOmni-channel Retailing sounds Ominous but it’s already in the Cloud
There is a relatively new term in retail “Omni-Channel Retailing”. This is an evolution of multi-channel retailing (that this blog argued in a previous column was a misnomer and should be called cross-channel) whereby that omni-channel allows a seamless approach... Read moreThere’s More to Cloud Computing than Cost
This year’s Retail Business Technology Expo at Earls Court, in London, saw presentations from a variety of businesses and I used the show to discuss the use of cloud computing with Mike Pink, Head of Retail at Wembley Stadium, a customer which has benefited from this... Read moreMulti-Channel Retail is finished
Multi-channel retail is fast becoming extinct as the lines blur between each sales channel, and as retailers evolve into cross-channel retailers. First there was retail, then mail order, then ecommerce. Some retailers managed to combine the three sales channels with... Read moreWhy is cloud computing a must for Hospice Retailers?
Regional Hospices throughout the UK have turned to retail in helping them raise valuable funds to help maintain their critical services for their local communities.
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