The most recent articles from VNU Business Publications

Energy supplier improves content management

Lisa Kelly — 2007-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Lisa Kelly, Computing, Thursday 1 March 2007 at 00:00:00

Npower looks to support online services strategy

Energy supplier Npower is using content management software to improve information and services for business and consumer customers across its various web sites....

Amnesty introduces mobile phone donation system

Lara Williams — 2007-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Lara Williams, Computing, Monday 26 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Donations to UK charity of up to £800 can be made via mobile handsets

Amnesty International UK is implementing a payment system to handle donations up to £800 over mobile phones. The mobile payment system, called LUUP, is being supplied by Norwegian company Contopronto...

GNER moves online booking system in-house

Dave Friedlos — 2007-02-23T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Friday 23 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Train operator says it will have greater control over customer data

GNER is bringing its online booking system in-house to take control of internet sales and improve customer data. The train operator sells tickets online through the shared thetrainline.com web site....

BA builds e-bookings impetus

Dave Friedlos — 2007-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Thursday 22 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Price hikes to shared distribution system aim to boost BA web sales

British Airways (BA) may raise its fees for flights bought via the travel industry’s common booking engine to increase the number of passengers booking directly via the airline’s web site....

Technology drives increased sales at Domino’s

Dave Friedlos — 2007-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Wednesday 21 February 2007 at 00:00:00

E-commerce and real time statistics serves up results for pizza firm

Domino’s Pizza has attributed an almost 20 per cent rise in sales to the rapid growth of e-commerce and the introduction of real time technology (Computing, 4 January)....

John Lewis searches for improved online services

Tom Young — 2007-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Tom Young, Computing, Tuesday 20 February 2007 at 00:00:00

New search tool means staff can find information more quickly and efficiently and better help users to locate what they want

John Lewis Direct, the online division of leading UK retailer John Lewis Partnership, has implemented a new search tool to support a 78.5 per cent increase in e-commerce sales....

Asda maps out store finder service

Dave Friedlos — 2007-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Tuesday 20 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Supermarket chain adds Multimap technology to its web site

Supermarket giant Asda has added a mapping service to its web site to help shoppers find their nearest outlet and drive sales across the group....

Fresh food company in e-procurement drive

Dave Friedlos — 2007-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Tuesday 20 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Bakkavor installs new software to make purchasing easier

A leading provider of fresh prepared foods and produce is to install e-procurement software to allow employees to more easily order items such as stationery, maintenance equipment and supplies....

UK online sales continue to soar

Dave Friedlos — 2007-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Monday 19 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Research predicts the web will make up 15 per cent of all purchases this year

Online sales will make up 15 per cent of all UK retail sales by the end of 2007, worth up to £40bn, according to the Centre for Economics and Business...

The Co-operative Group gets to know its customers

Lara Williams — 2007-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Lara Williams, Computing, Tuesday 6 February 2007 at 00:00:00

Organisation installs marketing software to enhance membership scheme

The Co-Operative Group is installing marketing software in the latest phase of a membership scheme which has so far gone live to over two million customers....

Council signs £10m HR deal

Lisa Kelly — 2007-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Lisa Kelly, Computing, Thursday 1 February 2007 at 00:00:00

City of Edinburgh modernises systems

City of Edinburgh Council has signed a £10m deal with BT to modernise its human resources (HR) and payroll department with the introduction of electronic tools....

STA adds to interactive services with Web 2.0

Dave Friedlos — 2007-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Thursday 25 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Exciting initiatives to target customers more effectively

STA Travel, the world’s largest student travel organisation, is introducing Web 2.0 initiatives to match products to customers more effectively. The company plans to start offering interactive maps, blogs and podcasts...

Highways Agency offers local traffic news in real time

Dave Friedlos — 2007-01-19T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Friday 19 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Agency adopts RSS to update motorists

Local news web sites will be able to provide real time traffic information following the adoption of RSS technology by the Highways Agency (HA)....

Record online Christmas sales confirmed

Dave Friedlos — 2007-01-17T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Wednesday 17 January 2007 at 00:00:00

UK consumers shell out £7.7bn online in just 10 weeks

Figures published today confirm that online sales reached £7.7bn in the 10 weeks leading up to Christmas, marking a 54 per cent rise compared to last year....

Ecommerce on the rise among small businesses

Dave Friedlos — 2007-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Friedlos, Computing, Tuesday 16 January 2007 at 00:00:00

SMEs move online as research shows it is profitable

The number of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) offering full ecommerce facilities has grown considerably in recent years, according to new research....