Holiday season stories
ProGlove launches smart scanner rental for peak season
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ProGlove launches a flexible rental programme for its MARK smart scanners, aiding warehouse operators during the busy holiday season.
Major brands choose Nasuni to tackle holiday demand
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Nasuni has revealed that major retail brands like Patagonia and Mattel are leveraging its platform to meet increased demand during the holiday season.
Peak performance: How retailers prepare for holiday season
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As the holiday season approaches, retailers face new challenges in adapting strategies amidst inflation and changing consumer behaviour, aiming for peak performance.
Norton report warns UK shoppers of holiday cyber risks
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Shoppers in the UK are advised to remain vigilant over holiday discounts, as a report reveals soaring risks of digital identity theft amid festive deals.
Aussie firms hire experts as Christmas casual hiring intensifies
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As Christmas approaches, Australian retailers are turning to behavioural experts to navigate a surge in casual hiring, facing unprecedented staffing challenges.
SOTI Snap upgrade to streamline retail operations for peak season
Thu, 12th Sep 2024
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SOTI Snap’s latest update, with AI-driven paper digitisation and multilingual form generation, aims to streamline Australian retail operations for efficient peak season management.
UK consumers to prioritise holiday spending in 2024, says Coveo
Thu, 12th Sep 2024
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UK consumers are poised to increase holiday spending for 2024, even if it means trimming expenses elsewhere, according to Coveo's latest research.
Intel's new Lunar Lake processors to power 80+ laptop designs
Tue, 21st May 2024
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake processors will be featured in over 80 new laptop designs, delivering over three times the capability of previous generations.
Australia's smartphone market dips 6%, Apple & Google dominate
Wed, 20th Mar 2024
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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Amid a 6% YoY dip in Australia's smartphone market, Apple and Google's new releases drive a QoQ rise of 14.2%, while the average selling price experiences a 7.1% surge.
UK retailers' inconsistent return policies revealed by Sendcloud study
Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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Sendcloud's study reveals a lack of transparency in return policies among the UK's top 100 retailers, with only 23% clearly showing their paid return policies on their homepages.
'New year, new threats' warns cybersecurity CTO in UK
Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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data protection
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phishing
As holiday season cyber threats increase, CTO of Espria, Dave Adamson, highlights the crucial need for businesses to tighten security.
SMEs remain bullish, planning growth despite economic challenges
Thu, 1st Feb 2024
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Despite high inflation and rising interest rates, 80% of SMEs plan strategies for growth in 2024, underpinned by a focus on innovation, investment, and staff training, says a CBA-YouGov study.
FedEx spreads festive cheer with Purple Tote campaign in AMEA
Fri, 26th Jan 2024
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FedEx Express brought festive joy across the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, gathering over 8,000 kg of supplies during their Purple Tote Campaign, offering aid to over 30 NGOs and around 2,400 beneficiaries.
Aussie workers miss out on billions due to complicated expense claims
Wed, 17th Jan 2024
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payroll systems
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holiday season
Survey reveals 44% of Aussie workers regularly fail to claim expense reimbursements, missing out on billions and increasing workplace stress.
US holiday online retail surges to USD $222.1 billion amid difficult economy
Mon, 8th Jan 2024
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data analytics
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big data
US consumers fuel a 4.9% YoY boost to holiday online retail sales, hitting USD $222 billion. Growth is driven by big discounts, rising use of Buy Now, Pay Later options and mobile purchases dominating.
Christmas marked by sophisticated cyberattacks on retailers
Tue, 2nd Jan 2024
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Cybercriminals utilised new tactics across wider timeframes to launch complex attacks on online retailers during the 2023 holiday season.
Boxing Day sales reign supreme for Kiwi online shoppers
Sat, 30th Dec 2023
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ecommerce
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Boxing Day beats Black Friday and Cyber Monday as favourite for bargain hunting among Kiwi online shoppers, with site visits to New Zealand's PriceMe.co.nz rising 11%.
Could AI help santa outperform e-commerce giants?
Mon, 18th Dec 2023
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digital transformation
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supply chain & logistics
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ai
As we delve deeper into the logistics and supply chain management for Team Santa, we see there are many components that could easily go wrong.
Retail fraud surges 700% during 2023 holiday season, Cequence reveals
Thu, 14th Dec 2023
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customers
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threat intelligence
Cybercriminals' new strategy resulted in a 700% hike in retail fraud during the 2023 holiday season, warns Cequence.
Darktrace director warns of rising cyber threats during holiday season
Thu, 14th Dec 2023
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Darktrace's Liam Dermody urges businesses to remain vigilant against increasing cyber threats during the Christmas season.