Thursday, January 06, 2011
Aussie Opposition hoses down retailers' online GST campaign Retailers want to lower the $1,000 threshold for tax exemption for out-of-country online purchases, but the Opposition is calling for the sector to become more competitive
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Fake receipt program targets Amazon retailers The program lets someone create a bogus receipt designed to get a refund. The scam relies entirely on social engineering, with the fraudster hoping a vendor will be tricked into thinking a product was sold
Monday, June 07, 2010
Mike's Hard Lemonade maker puts data on tap Vancouver's The Mark Anthony Group uses middleware from Information Builders to improve the flow of transactions from its warehouse to its ERP system and back to employees on the front lines
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
GS1 Canada Web portal to hasten product recall The Toronto-based supply chain standards organization launches a national recall system so manufacturers can more quickly communicate directly with retailers to pull affected products off store shelves. WITH VIDEO
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Miami hacker exploited 'unlimited' database vulnerabilities A Toronto-based security expert said a robust application development lifecycle for electronic commerce systems would help ward off often-seen SQL injection attacks. Where the weakness lies in the development process and how that enables hackers to pose as database admins
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Vista PC buyers to get 'special deals' on Windows 7 upgrade Purchase a Vista-equipped PC before the launch of Windows 7 and you could get a special deal on Windows 7 upgrade, according to Microsoft 
Monday, October 27, 2008
Interac: Magnetic stripes to be obsolete by 2015 With the Kitchener-Waterloo payment industry chip trial now complete, consumers and retailers must gear up for chip and PIN. Find out how merchants and consumers responded to the change
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Hottest gadgets for summertime fun Summer's here, and the time is right, for checking out the latest and greatest gadgets for outdoor enjoyment, fun, or productivity. Sit back, grab a cold one and view our choices for the best new tools for the summer season.
Monday, June 02, 2008
Canadians lack confidence on data protection A new CA Canada survey finds that most Canadian consumers are not very confident in business and government’s ability to safeguard their personal data. One often cited reason included the recent string of highly-publicized corporate data breaches.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Hiring managers go through their wish list Employers will be proactively searching for the best talent, which means that making yourself visible is a must. A look at the hottest skills and positions for 2008
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Apple says it'll sue over unlocked iPhones: Report A newspaper reports the company threatened retailers in a local electronics mall with legal action if they won't stop selling the phones
Monday, June 11, 2007
Retailers face deadline for security standard Credit card firms are giving merchants until June 30 to comply with PCI DSS, which is designed to protect users from online theft. Teranet discusses what it had to do
Thursday, May 10, 2007
It's time for a new password Users hate passwords. They don't like entering them to gain access to a system; they don't like inventing new ones every 30 or 60 or 90 days; and they really don't like having different passwords for different systems. The more active and mobile the user, the more often they must enter passwords, and so their resentment grows.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
It's time for a new password Users hate passwords. They don't like entering them to gain access to a system; they don't like inventing new ones every 30 or 60 or 90 days; and they really don't like having different passwords for different systems. The more active and mobile the user, the more often they must enter passwords, and so their resentment grows.
Monday, December 04, 2006
SAP releases first series of mySAP 2005 ERP upgrade SAP AG has delivered the first in a planned series of regular enhancements to the current version of its ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, as the vendor embarks on a new way to deliver ERP applications. 
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Few kingpins will control e-pay mart, study says The ever-growing popularity of shopping on the Internet has created a budding market for online payment services, but one that will be dominated by a handful of key players, according to a report published Tuesday by the German subsidiary of the consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Online buying to be merry Consumers are expected to spend more time shopping online this holiday season than they did last year, according to industry analysts. In fact, more than half of the 1,000 shoppers surveyed by MyPoints.com, a Web site for frequent shoppers, said they plan to do at least 54 per cent of their shopping online this year.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Beefing up the supply chain with RFID Meat lovers rarely ponder RFID technology or supply chain issues when they’re chowing down on a burger or barbequing a steak. Like a baton relay, a piece of meat passes through many hands before it lands, all neat and labeled and swathed in plastic, in supermarket freezers.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Using RFID tags to improve food safety Recent food security scares have triggered public outcries and intense concern. People want to know exactly what is in their food, and what is done to it by whom. In response, Canada and many other countries are introducing traceability requirements – records that track all links in the food supply chain, from farmers to processors to retailers to consumers.
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Survey looks at how e-retailers can turn visitors into buyers How do good e-retailers turn visitors into buyers? By giving them a good online experience, according to a survey released this week by ForeSee Results, a research company in Ann Arbor, Mich. 
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Put RFID on front burner: Wal-Mart The best way for Canadian manufacturers, distribution firms and retailers to wrap their collective, corporate heads around radio-frequency identification (RFID) is to start experimenting with the technology, according to a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vice-president. 
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Kmart, Sears expect merger to improve IT The marriage could require a daunting amount of IT work, depending on the degree to which the retailers decide to go to common systems, said several retail technology analysts. 
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Canadians tread carefully on RFID Canadian retailers and manufacturers are preparing to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), but cost concerns are keeping them from going all the way.
Monday, August 02, 2004
Fruit vendor updates systems to satisfy Wal-Mart In early 2003, the supply chain writing was on the wall. Executives at J.R. Wood Inc., a privately held, US$135 million frozen fruit vendor, knew they would need to update their IT systems to more efficiently enable electronic transmissions about product shipments to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Friday, April 30, 2004
Desire and funding challenge integration Tighter collaboration among trading partners requires figuring out ownership and responsibility, says Bernard Trottier, senior manager, Capgemini Canada Inc.