http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/ EPOS Software, EPOS Systems using Multichannel technology from the UK's leader in Multichannel POS Software Systems en David Mackley Wed, 16 May 2012 20:34:00 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/05/16/the_moonwalkers.html <p><img alt="" src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/moonwalk_opt.jpg" /><br /> </p> <p>There were sore feet, tired legs and aching muscles earlier this week as the Moonwalkers came back to work. </p> <p> On behalf of all those at Intelligent Retail, the well-wishers, supporters and those that provided sponsorship we would like to extend our sincere congratulations to the intrepid Moonwalk team; Graeme, Kate M, Lisa, Neil D, and Rachel. Walking the streets of London, 26.2 miles through the night until morning, every one of the team successfully completed the challenge which required real strength of mind as much as physical endurance. </p> <p> They team raised a massive £2,363.50 for the Moonwalk charity fund that supports breast cancer charities including Breakthrough Breast Cancer, a research organisation that is working on amongst other things a world class 40 year study across 100,000 women to better understand the causes of breast cancer. Penny Brohn Cancer Care is also supported, this is an organisation that provides integrated care for cancer patients. </p> <p> Intelligent Retail is proud to double the funds raised to £4,727 as per our guidelines on agreed team events where 5 or more employees achieve a goal in aid of charity. </p> <p> This is one of those life challenges that makes all those that take part stand that little bit taller, and feel that little bit prouder whilst helping those less fortunate than themselves. Hats off to them.</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/05/16/the_moonwalkers.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/05/16/the_moonwalkers.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/05/16/the_moonwalkers.html Wed, 16 May 2012 20:34:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/03/28/walking_the_walk_meet_the_intelligent_retail_team.html <p>On the 12th of May, Intelligent Retail will once again be taking part in the Moon Walk. This incredible event brings together hundreds of walkers who will raise millions of pounds to raise awareness of breast cancer and money for research. </p> <p>The Intelligent Retail Team of Lisa Mackley, Rachel Cave, Kate Moore, Kate Saville, Neil Daniel and Graeme Firth are here to raise money for this fantastic cause.</p> <p>For those that aren't familiar with the Moon Walk, it all began 15 years ago in New York, as a small group of women power walked the New York City Marathon in their bras for charity. It has since grown into a staggeringly successful concern, raising over &pound;75 million for various key breast cancer causes. Now you can help us to raise the money we need to provide further help and support for the women and men battling breast cancer and its effects.</p> <p>We're aiming for a target of &pound;2000. It seems a lot in times like these, but even a few pounds make all the difference. Bit by bit we can get do it, so we can donate as much as we can. Also, if we reach our target of &pound;2000, Intelligent Retail will double that figure too. That gives us &pound;4000 for further research and support. Now isn't that worth giving a little bit of money for?</p> <p>Please click on our <a href="http://www.walkthewalkfundraising.org/ir_dream_team">fund raising page</a> <link /> and help us to make things better for breast cancer sufferers now and in the future.</p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/03/28/walking_the_walk_meet_the_intelligent_retail_team.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/03/28/walking_the_walk_meet_the_intelligent_retail_team.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:10:51 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/03/23/intelligent_retail_raises_400_for_childline.html It was jelly and ice cream all round at IR offices on 9th March as the team raised &pound;400 for ChildLine as part of Be a Kid for a Kid day.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/hildline%20photo_opt.jpg" alt="Childline Intelligent Retail Charity" /><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/03/23/intelligent_retail_raises_400_for_childline.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/03/23/intelligent_retail_raises_400_for_childline.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/03/23/intelligent_retail_raises_400_for_childline.html Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:39:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/15/2012_retail_seminars_on_google_ppc_and_seo.html The Intelligent Retail Creative Marketing Team has delivered more successful seminars in early 2012. These latest seminars covered how to get more visitors from Google &amp; sell more on your eCommerce website.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/pring%20fair%20photos%20seminar%203_opt%281%29.jpg" alt="" /><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/15/2012_retail_seminars_on_google_ppc_and_seo.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/15/2012_retail_seminars_on_google_ppc_and_seo.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/15/2012_retail_seminars_on_google_ppc_and_seo.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:53:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/14/valentines_day_at_intelligent_retail.html Some of the team at Intelligent Retail treated their colleagues to a Valentines Day surprise this morning, with hearts hanging all over the office and the sound of Barry White playing in the background and heart shaped lollies all round.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/G_0912_opt.jpg" alt="" /><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/14/valentines_day_at_intelligent_retail.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/14/valentines_day_at_intelligent_retail.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/14/valentines_day_at_intelligent_retail.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:18:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/14/ir_asked_to_present_at_london_fashion_retail_academy.html Intelligent Retail delivered a seminar on Fashion Retail Systems, including the latest multichannel epos and ecommerce. As a specialist company working in the fashion sector Intelligent Retail are renowned for the innovation and forward thinking. This led the Fashion Retail Academy's Jackie Cook (ex Leading Fashion Buyer at Selfridges) to approach David Mackley, Managing Director to present on this topic as part of the managent in retail syllabus. <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/eneric-TOP-RIGHT_opt.jpg" alt="" /><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/14/ir_asked_to_present_at_london_fashion_retail_academy.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/14/ir_asked_to_present_at_london_fashion_retail_academy.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2012/02/14/ir_asked_to_present_at_london_fashion_retail_academy.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:53:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/12/06/beginners_guide_to_moving_online.html The principles of retailing in a bricks-and mortar shop are about offering a compelling proposition, being very efficient in your service to customers, and understanding what it feels like to be a customer of your particular brand. When you make the move online, these principles still apply, but some extra knowledge and research is required. Here are the steps you need to go through.<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/12/06/beginners_guide_to_moving_online.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/12/06/beginners_guide_to_moving_online.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/12/06/beginners_guide_to_moving_online.html Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:39:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/11/22/conversion_rate_driving_factors_for_ecommerce_seo.html <p>You've worked hard to get those visitors to your website... now all you have to do is convert those visitors into sales! Here's a few pointers to help you increase the effectiveness of your eCommerce website and to lose less of those SEO generated website visitors!</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/11/22/conversion_rate_driving_factors_for_ecommerce_seo.html">Read more...</a></p> SEO http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/11/22/conversion_rate_driving_factors_for_ecommerce_seo.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/11/22/conversion_rate_driving_factors_for_ecommerce_seo.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:23:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/10/20/is_your_online_business_too_dependent_on_google.html <p>Google is a fickle friend - changes in search engine algorithms and even manual changes to the search results by Google can leave an online business with no sales. For retailers who trade online as part of their overall strategy this can be a big loss, for purely eCommerce retailers this can be disastrous.</p> <p>Protect yourself from the vagaries of search engine algorithm changes and vary your marketing efforts for success online with a coherent online marketing strategy. Read on for more information...</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/10/20/is_your_online_business_too_dependent_on_google.html">Read more...</a></p> SEO http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/10/20/is_your_online_business_too_dependent_on_google.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/10/20/is_your_online_business_too_dependent_on_google.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:33:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/13/qr_barcodes_for_retail.html <em>QR Barcodes can be used in many forms of advertising. So what are they? How are some retailers using them now and can independent retailers gain anything from using them?</em><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/13/qr_barcodes_for_retail.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/13/qr_barcodes_for_retail.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/13/qr_barcodes_for_retail.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:59:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/11/intelligent_retail_delivers_popular_seminars_at_autumn_fair_2011.html Intelligent Retail's Seminar Team delivered a popular series of seminars at the Autumn Fair covering <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1315776238096*/">Retail eCommerce</a> and <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1315776258322*/">Retail SEO</a> for independent retailers. The seminars titled &quot;How to get more visitors from Google &amp; sell more on your eCommerce website&quot; cover some of the main questions faced by retailers when developing their online eCommerce businesses.<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/11/intelligent_retail_delivers_popular_seminars_at_autumn_fair_2011.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/11/intelligent_retail_delivers_popular_seminars_at_autumn_fair_2011.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/11/intelligent_retail_delivers_popular_seminars_at_autumn_fair_2011.html Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:21:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/08/award_nomination_for_intelligent_retail_and_rsvp_greetings.html <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-style-parent:""; line-height:115%; font-size:11.0pt;"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p>The Retail Systems Awards judging panel has shortlisted independent card retailer RSVP with Intelligent Retail for the 2011 &lsquo;Supply Chain Solution of the Year' category. This award recognises retailers who have introduced a supply chain EPoS solution that helped the business manage stock levels, whilst also improving visibility across the entire organisation. Judges also assessed the cost-saving benefits of the solution.</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/08/award_nomination_for_intelligent_retail_and_rsvp_greetings.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/08/award_nomination_for_intelligent_retail_and_rsvp_greetings.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/09/08/award_nomination_for_intelligent_retail_and_rsvp_greetings.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:55:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/08/30/online_marketing_news_from_intelligent_retail.html <h2>News from your online marketing team</h2> <p>It's been a busy few months for Google, what with the Farmer/Panda update virtually killing off content farms like ezinearticles.com, the continual tweaking of the Panda algorithm to further weed out low quality content sites and Google's new +1 and Google+ social network launch, but we're here for you should you need help with these and other online marketing problems.</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/08/30/online_marketing_news_from_intelligent_retail.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/08/30/online_marketing_news_from_intelligent_retail.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/08/30/online_marketing_news_from_intelligent_retail.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:02:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/07/25/multichannel_now_essential_for_retailers.html <p>If you're a traditional independant retailer then you really need to heed the way that major retailers have been going for the past few years and expand into multichannel.</p> <p>It's now seen as 'odd' if you don't offer at least an online shop for your customers in most sectors - our children are now so used to shopping online that in the future retailers who shy away from multichannel will be really missing out. Read on for more details.</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/07/25/multichannel_now_essential_for_retailers.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/07/25/multichannel_now_essential_for_retailers.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/07/25/multichannel_now_essential_for_retailers.html Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:40:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/07/06/intelligent_retails_ladies_at_the_moonwalk.html <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;" class="western">On the 12^th of May, 2011, our very own Lisa Mackley and Mandy Nicholls took part in the London Moonwalk.</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/07/06/intelligent_retails_ladies_at_the_moonwalk.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/07/06/intelligent_retails_ladies_at_the_moonwalk.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/07/06/intelligent_retails_ladies_at_the_moonwalk.html Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:17:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/05/17/a_day_at_internet_world_2011.html Intelligent Retail strives to keep up to date with everything going on in the digital industry, helping us to stay at the top of our game and give our customers the best of our SEO knowledge.<br /> <br /> On Thursday 12th May, I took a trip to Earls Court 2 in West London to the popular Internet World conference to see what I could bring back from the day.<br /> <br /> Read on to see how I got on...<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/05/17/a_day_at_internet_world_2011.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/05/17/a_day_at_internet_world_2011.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/05/17/a_day_at_internet_world_2011.html Tue, 17 May 2011 08:23:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/04/12/combatting_dehydration_copywriting_for_the_driest_of_subjects.html Some subjects, and products, just aren't always easy to write about.&nbsp; In this post, you'll learn a little more about how to breath life into the driest of subjects.<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/04/12/combatting_dehydration_copywriting_for_the_driest_of_subjects.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/04/12/combatting_dehydration_copywriting_for_the_driest_of_subjects.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/04/12/combatting_dehydration_copywriting_for_the_driest_of_subjects.html Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:17:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/04/08/intelligent_retail_announces_new_drag_and_drop_ebay_integration_with_its_multichannel_epos_system.html Intelligent Retail is preparing the launch of the new and improved Connect Multichannel Centre; a simple way to link together sales channels including shop, mail order, website(s) and eBay all in one, easy to use system.<p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/04/08/intelligent_retail_announces_new_drag_and_drop_ebay_integration_with_its_multichannel_epos_system.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/04/08/intelligent_retail_announces_new_drag_and_drop_ebay_integration_with_its_multichannel_epos_system.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/04/08/intelligent_retail_announces_new_drag_and_drop_ebay_integration_with_its_multichannel_epos_system.html Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:55:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/03/17/intelligent_retail_facebook_page.html <p>The Intelligent Retail Facebook page!</p> <p>Go to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/intelligentretail">Intelligent Retail</a> Facebook page or sign in with your own login on Facebook and do a search for us... Lots of information on there about Intelligent Retail, our customers and what we have been upto!</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/03/17/intelligent_retail_facebook_page.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/03/17/intelligent_retail_facebook_page.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/03/17/intelligent_retail_facebook_page.html Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:35:00 GMT http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/03/15/intelligent_retail_galleries.html <p><img src="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/images/intelligent-retail-gallery-small.jpg" alt="intelligent retail gallery" style="float:right; border:none; padding:5px" />Intelligent Retail now have galleries of photos from previous events such as Spring Fair and Pure London online - we will be adding more of these photos. Read on for more information!</p><p><a href="http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/03/15/intelligent_retail_galleries.html">Read more...</a></p> http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/03/15/intelligent_retail_galleries.html#comments http://www.intelligentretail.co.uk/blog/2011/03/15/intelligent_retail_galleries.html Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:14:00 GMT