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Covid-19 Support

May 8, 2020

The impact of the national lockdowns on retailers is unprecedented and dramatic, with many customers seeing their revenues plummet to near zero.  As we approach a point where stores are again able to open, for many the ability to record customers visiting the store will be a key requirement. AdvanceRetail have responded by releasing a…

AdvanceRetail wins Paper Plus award

September 14, 2018

Paper Plus Group is New Zealand’s largest book and stationery retailer with over 115 stores nationwide and has remained an iconic retail brand within the NZ market since first starting in 1983.  It operates as a co-operative franchise group, owned by the members with a central support office.  In 2003 Paper Plus selected AdvanceRetail to…

Don’t Frustrate Customers, Deliver Omni-channel Retailing

June 7, 2016

Dynamic Business editor James Harkness talks with Frost & Sullivan’s ANZ managing director, Mark Dougan and AdvanceRetail CEO Mark McGeachen. Read the full story here.

Retailers need to focus on securing customer data

May 30, 2016

While credit card information has been the focus of a lot of attention, retailers also need to ensure that customer personal data is adequately secured.  In this RetailBiz article a panel of industry experts – including AdvanceRetail CEO Mark McGeachen – discuss the important of security in the retail industry. Read the full article here.

Securing customer data a priority for retailers

May 24, 2016

Convenience & Impulse Retailing report on a recent media event where the security of customer data was a hot topic. The panelists included AdvanceRetail CEO Mark McGeachen, and the article can be read here.

Australian Gift Guide – Security Concern for Online Shoppers

May 24, 2016

In this article from Australian Gift Guide a panel of industry experts including AdvanceRetail CEO Mark McGeachen discuss the state of online and in-store shopping, and the security challenges facing retailers. Read the article at Australian Gift Guide here

Jeweller – May 2015

May 14, 2015

Your customers are changing – are you ?  In this article from the May 2015 edition of Jeweller magazine, Mark McGeachen discusses the changing face of consumer shopping journeys, the important of an omni-channel approach to retailing, as well as the advantages that a bricks and mortar presence offers.

Jewellery World – Pandora Rolls out Mobile

January 27, 2015

Pandora’s Brien Winther talks to Jewellery World magazine about the rollout of the AdvanceRetail SmartStore solution to Pandora stores.

Alex Zaharov-Reutt interviews Mark McGeachen

November 24, 2014

In this video post respected industry journalist Alex Zaharov-Reutt interviews AdvanceRetail CEO Mark McGeachen. See the interview below.

iTWire – Retail Innovation

November 24, 2014

iTWire looks at AdvanceRetail and the latest project with Pandora Jewelry – Read the article here

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