Retail stories - Page 374
Aussie retailers using WeChat as a channel to Chinese consumers
Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
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commerce systems
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wechat
DaigouSales.com allows Australian brands to sell directly into China via locally based Chinese WeChat users who buy on behalf of their friends.
Auckland firm Verifi to provide online ID services for Lotteries Commission
Tue, 23rd Jan 2018
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iam
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online verification
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verifi
Auckland-based identity verification firm Verifi will now provide services for the New Zealand Lotteries Commission for online age verification.
APAC to be the fastest-growing region for security assessment services
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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devops
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apm
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software development
Asia Pacific will be a hotspot for security assessment vendors as it becomes the fastest growing region in the world between 2017-2022.
Auckland among top nine cities for digital payments leadership
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain
Auckland is named a top digital payments leader, with potential to gain nearly USD $2 billion annually by further reducing cash reliance, a Visa study reveals.
Marketing and messaging trends shaping Facebook Messenger this year
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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martech
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predictions
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facebook
Improved group chats, realtime features, and visual messaging are just a few of the features in store for messaging app.
Air New Zealand launching as a skill on Amazon Alexa
Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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Air New Zealand is pioneering in Australasia with an Alexa skill, letting customers check flight statuses hands-free. It launches in early February.
HPE helps Eni deploy world’s most powerful industrial supercomputer
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Installed at the oil and gas company’s green data centre, the new HPC4 supercomputer has a peak performance of 18.6 petaflops.
Scale Computing and Schneider Electric form an alliance
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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multi-cloud
Scale Computing has been chosen as an Alliance Partner by APC by Schneider Electric to support its Micro Data Center Xpress solution.
Frost & Sullivan: IoT security & surveillance sensor market set to flourish
Fri, 19th Jan 2018
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surveillance
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iot
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healthtech
In 2016 the total sensors market in security and surveillance applications reached more than $6.2 million – a number that’s set to double by 2023.
Big change for Michael Hill as digital transformation journey kicks off
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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crm
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digital transformation
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martech
Michael Hill operates more than 350 physical stores in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US, as well as four online outlets.
Apple to pump up data center spending by $10 billion
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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software development
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personal computing devices
Apple expects to invest over $30 billion in capital expenditures in the US over the next five years and create over 20,000 new jobs.
Blockpass joins Trusted IOT Alliance & Digital Identity Foundation
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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blockchain
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iot
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iam
Blockpass aligns with the Decentralized Identity Foundation and the Trusted IOT Alliance, paving the way for the launch of its self-sovereign identity solution.
Microsoft adds several new Xbox One video games to its Game Pass service
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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microsoft
Game Pass is Microsoft's own gaming service that serves like Netflix but for video games. The company has now announced several new games joining...
Swinburne taps Aptira for SUSE Enterprise Storage solution
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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storage
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suse
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swinburne university of technology
Swinburne University partners with Aptira to implement SUSE Enterprise Storage, addressing rising storage demands at half the cost of traditional systems.
Business guru shares retail tips ahead of Amazon’s arrival
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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amazon
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retail
Understanding the fundamentals of business in today's disrupted world will protect New Zealand retailers from Amazon, says author Ed Ludbrook.
Auckland's Paymark sold to French company for $190 million
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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westpac
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eftpos
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paymark
Auckland's Paymark, which processes a significant share of NZ's debit and credit card transactions, sold to France's Ingenico Group for NZD $190 million.
Five ways Aussie retail can survive the arrival of Amazon
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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crm
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Australian retailers can survive Amazon, says business author Ed Ludbrook. Retail is about problem solving and customer loyalty.
Fonterra, Alibaba collaboration ushers in new era of retail experiences in China
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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alibaba
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fonterra
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exports
Hema utilises the wealth of data it gathers from consumers to provide a tailored and personalised shopping experience for each customer.
APAC Cybersecurity trends ahead: The costs of connection
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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malware
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data protection
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ransomware
The generally perilous state of affairs in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) arena presents a host of challenges of its own.
Bootcamp for startups tests entrepreneurial skills to the limit
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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soda inc
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innes48 startup competition
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startups
Do you have entrepreneurial tendencies or tendons, where it’s a part of your body and you can’t do anything else?.