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 purchase:

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

• 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 you 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-optimisation technologies
  • Analytical tools
  • Key Benefits of Retail Data Warehousing