Keep an eye on temps, and other holiday season security tips for retailers
Temporary workers brought in to help during the busy holiday shopping season can sometimes pose a data security risk for companies.
Temporary workers brought in to help during the busy holiday shopping season can sometimes pose a data security risk for companies.
The IT and consumer electronic industries are afflicted by poorly trained sales staff, which is costing Australian retailers more than $1 billion in missed sales, according to performance analysis firm, Grass Roots Group.
ASX-listed retailer, JB Hi-Fi (ASX:JBH) has posted record profits of $94.4 million for an increase of 45 per cent over the full financial year to June 30.
After three months of growth, retail took a hit in June, dropping 1.4 per cent.
The retail market has had a third consecutive month of growth.
Retail figures for electronics in the first three months of 2009 have achieved healthy growth of 12.3 per cent, despite the recession.
The Australian retail climate has bounced back from a poor February, with March Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showing a seasonally adjusted rise of 2.2 per cent.
Apple has announced plans to open its fourth local retail store, this time on the Gold Coast in Queensland.
Several distributors and retailers remain optimistic about the state of the market, despite a substantial hit to consumer sales during February.
Australian retail sales took a substantial hit in February, but IT spending remains strong.
If you were to have a rant on retail, then at the least the last few weeks have been dramatic, if not contradictory.
Microsoft’s plans to open retail outlets in the US have been shrugged off by the vendor’s local retailers and resellers.
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By Kalyan Madala, CTO, IBM ASEANZK