Research and Markets: Unique Insight to Key IT Trends Occurring within the Irish Retail Sector...

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c20607) has announced the addition of Irish IT Trends - Retail Industry to their offering

This report provides an insight into the Irish retail sector with particular emphasis on key IT trends in the sector.

The first section defines the retail sector in an Irish context and provides supporting business and technology data to provide a timely background into the state of the Irish retail space. The next section lists a number of key business retail issues and the technology implications for each of these. Key strategic issues identified include Multi Channel Retailing, Supply Chain Management, Retail Self-service and Data Warehousing.

The business drivers for each retail trend are discussed and the technology response for each of these is also outlined. The key benefits of each trend are then described and a case study illustrating each trend in a real-world context is presented. Finally a synopsis or 'Key Takeaways' distils the preceding section into a list of key points.

Reasons to Read:

For IT vendors

- Estimate local retail IT buying budgets and patterns

- Examine the issues that concern IT buyers in this sector

- Understand key Industry trends in Ireland

- Adopt your solutions to cater for the unique demands of the retail sector

For Retail IT executives:

- Benchmark your operations against industry leaders in an Irish context

- Study the IT problems of your contemporaries and their subsequent solutions

Contents contained inside this report include:-

Overview

DEFINING RETAIL IN AN IRISH CONTEXT

Retail Overview

Irish Retail Industry Leaders

Technology Spend in the Irish Retail Industry

RETAIL BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

Key Retail Trends in Ireland

Multi Channel Retailing

Business Drivers

Technology Response

Supply Chain Management

Business Drivers

Technology Response

Retail Self-Service

Business Drivers

"Is your store investing in technology. If so which ones?"

Business Value of Self-service Retail Technologies

Technology Response

Self-checkout units

Kiosks

Point-of-Sale Technologies

Key Benefits of Self-Service Retail

Data Warehousing

Business Drivers

Brand Recognition

Technology Response

Price-optimization technologies

Analytical tools

Key Benefits of Retail Data Warehousing

Companies Mentioned:

- Musgraves

- Grafton/Heitongroup

- Tesco

- Dunnes Stores

- Primark

- Superquinn

- Paddy Power

- Roches Stores

- Eason & Son

- Marks & Spencer

- Argos

- Eirken

- Eurokom

- Belgacom

- BT

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c20607