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Derek Gannon stepped from IT to COO of newspaper company Guardian News & Media and now moves the company into new horizons. Kevin O'Brien, head of IS at Comet sees networking as the key to the future of the electronics retail giant.
INDUSTRY > Retail > NEWS
02/07/2008
HMV saves £6m as IT restructure progresses
HMV has saved £6 million in the first of a three year programme to combine IT and back office functions, and centralise procurement of non-sale goods.
26/06/2008
B&Q owner Kingfisher to create central ITSM centre
Kingfisher, the home improvement group, is setting up a central IT service management centre based on Axios software, in order to consolidate its helpdesks into one centre.
Sainsbury's implements IP videoconferencing for easier meetings
Sainsbury’s is implementing an IP-based videoconferencing suite from BCS Global, to facilitate meetings without travel.
12/06/2008
Cotton Traders clam up after hack exposes customer details
Cotton Traders, the clothing retailer, is refusing to give details of the security arrangements in place when its website was hacked and customer card details stolen.
11/06/2008
House of Fraser moves to standardise supplier data
House of Fraser will link into a data synchronisation service from Inovis to standardise the information it receives from suppliers.
06/06/2008
Halfords completes five year IT overhaul
Halfords has completed a five-year IT overhaul of in-store, back office and financial systems.
05/06/2008
Morrisons Q1 keeps Optimisation and IT plan on track
Tills ring in strong sales and change
Burberry SAP system delivers on £20m efficiency promise
A major SAP implementation at Burberry has delivered on a promised £20 million in cost reductions so far, the group has said.
04/06/2008
Kingfisher introduce incentive plan for senior management
Central management and IT plan on course although Q1 was difficult
29/05/2008
Tesco inks £100m network deal with Cable & Wireless
Tesco has signed a £100 million, five year deal for Cable & Wireless to run its next generation telecoms network.
16/05/2008
Dixons axes staff, targets £50m cost savings in IT overhaul
DSG International will close stores and axe staff as it embarks on a massive transformation programme and improves its systems.
14/05/2008
Morrison to lead change and IT at Sainsbury’s
IT and Change coupled together for beefed up operating board
12/05/2008
Tesco rings up green changes with IT
IT and its role in lowering the carbon footprint at Tesco
02/05/2008
Sainsbury deploys Aperture datacentre management software
J Sainsbury’s has implemented datacentre management software as part of a plan to consolidate its servers.
24/04/2008
Boots customer bank details stolen
Data tapes containing the personal details of 34,000 Boots customers and employees have been stolen from a security courier.
22/04/2008
Information Commissioner warns about growing data losses
The UK has seen an "alarming number of security breaches" in the last six months involving public sector, private and charity organisations according to Information Commissioner Richard Thomas.
17/04/2008
Boots to switch on e-recruitment
Boots will implement an online recruitment system during the next seven months to save time reviewing applicants.
16/04/2008
Tesco online profits rocket 49%
Tesco online sales have rocketed 49 per cent higher in the last financial year, following extensive IT investment by the UK’s largest supermarket.
02/04/2008
Woolies supply chain IT rings in profits
IT Director achieves his ambitions and delivers profits to embattled high street stores
31/03/2008
