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Self-service checkouts - love them or hate them, its all about the customer

ChiefTech

Self-service checkouts in supermarkets and other retails shop fronts are fascinating on so many levels - from their design to the ethical dilemma of replacing people with machines. Preference for self-service checkouts may be both specific to the type of retail store and also how the technology is deployed.

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Why you should be concerned about payment card data breaches

IT Governance

The electrical retailer admitted to a breach involving 5.9 It was unveiled in 2004 to facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures involved in payment card processing. Everyone is a target. You don’t have to look too hard to find cases of payment card fraud. million credit and debit cards. What does all this mean?

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No, In Fact, We Haven't Seen This Movie Before

John Battelle's Searchblog

Remember, Google went public in 2004 at under $100, and nearly everyone thought the company was overvalued. Back in the dot com era, most retail Internet investors were buying on the come, on promises that the hand waving and affirmations of Web 1.0 entrepreneurs would magically come true.

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How data breaches are affecting the retail industry

IT Governance

Only time will tell – and we may not have to wait long – but in the meantime, what is the impact of data breaches in the retail industry, and what needs to be done to mitigate them? Data breaches. It seems like there is another one being reported in the news every week. The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords.

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GOOG's A Steal Sez Analyst: Q4 Insight From Redacted Blog Post?

John Battelle's Searchblog

Wait, where are we, in 2004?! GOOG paid click volumes up double digits y/y across key retail categories. GOOG paid click volumes up double digits y/y across key retail categories. However, seeing key categories up 9-39% y/y is a positive, and indicates that consumers are still searching for retail products, deals and coupons.

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Open Banking: going beyond compliance

CGI

At the moment, the scope in the UK is aimed at current accounts and payments initiation (Retail and SME customers), but it will certainly be expanded to accommodate other banking products and payment types. This will certainly make your organisation compliant but not necessarily competitive. This article has explained that.

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Predictions ’23: Advertising – Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Twitter

John Battelle's Searchblog

I love advertising – particularly digital advertising. There, I said it. Was that so hard? Well, yes, the industry I’ve partnered with for more than three decades can be very difficult to defend – and the past ten or fifteen years have been particularly bad. So yeah, I love advertising. And I kind of hate it too. So will Amazon.