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McDonald's trials McWaiter service

By John Reynolds, 16 May 12, 10:32

McDonald's is trialling table service at a number of its British outlets in a move to drum up ... McDonald s has been testing out several initiatives including table service, which, if successful, could be rolled out across its 1,200 UK outlets. McDonald's is testing table service at its concept restaurant in Milton Keynes, at peak times. Fast-food outlets have increasingly sought to trial new ...

O2 takes aim at PayPal with mobile payments service

By Sarah Shearman, 26 April 12, 09:18

O2, the network provider, has launched its long-anticipated mobile wallet service, which enables ... -commerce features. One of the main features of the service is the ability to use it to send payments by entering ... . Users can then use the service to make a transaction. Daily deals will be offered through the service ... . The telecoms giant is launching the service with a social media push via Facebook and Twitter, and plans ...

Google rolls out rival to Apple and Microsoft cloud storage services

By Sarah Shearman, 25 April 12, 10:29

Google has launched a major cloud storage service to rival Dropbox, Microsoft's SkyDrive and Apple ... The service, dubbed Google Drive, enables users to store up to 16TB (terabytes) of digital content ... , collaborate, and keep all of your stuff," on the company's blog yesterday evening. He said the service has ... . It is integrating search technology and image recognition into the service to enable users to find what ...

VIDEO: Can the public name the Olympic sponsors?

By Georgina Brazier, 18 April 12, 11:11

As the 100 day countdown to the 2012 London Olympics begins, Marketing asks the public if they know ... The majority of people asked were aware that today marks 100-days to the start of the Olympics, however there was some confusion as to what brands are at the forefront of the event. Brands most recognised by the public included fast-food restaurants, soft drink manufacturers and a bank. One shopper ...

LoveFilm's streaming service overtakes rentals

By Sarah Shearman, 22 March 12, 10:13

Lovefilm's streaming service has overtaken its DVD and BlueRay disc rentals for the first time ... The Amazon-owned movie service has revealed that the number of films and TV episodes streamed ... 20%, in February this year. LoveFilm, which launched its streaming service in 2009 and rebranded ... TV service, Now TV, which will launch later this year, posing further completion for LoveFilm ...

Regulator to reconsider BSkyB movie probe as streaming services increase

By Sarah Shearman, 14 March 12, 11:30

The recent introduction of movie streaming services from LoveFilm and Netflix, as well as Sky's own ... streaming services from Netflix and LoveFilm. It said in a statement: "We are considering ... own pay-as-you-go internet-based service for non-subscribers . The media company said content from ...

Asos joins growing 'Click and Collect' service

By Matthew Chapman, 12 March 12, 12:30

Online fashion retailer Asos has partnered with Collect+ to launch a "Click and Collect" service ... Customers who order via the Click and Collect service at check-out will have 10 days to pick up ... . The service includes a next-day delivery option. Customers can also take unwanted items back to their local Collect+ shop to receive a refund. Courier service Collect+ runs a free next-day Click and Collect ...

Tesco embarks on hiring spree to boost customer service

By Matthew Chapman, 05 March 12, 09:15

The supermarket giant, which currently employs 290,000 UK staff, says the aim of the job creation is to "deliver new levels of excellence in customer service across its stores" and coincides with plans ... and training within the fresh produce, fresh meat, counter services and bakery departments. The refresh ...

Ikea apologises for service failure on Apple devices

By Matthew Chapman, 01 March 12, 11:02

to their trolley and check out. Julie Knowles, Ikea UK ecommerce customer services manager, said: "We sincerely ...

Brands attempt to target 'social influencers' with PeerIndex service

By Sarah Shearman, 27 February 12, 11:26

' with the new social media targeting service from PeerIndex, the social influence company. ... The service, called PeerPerks , ranks people's influence on certain subjects in social media ... music download. Deezer, the digital music service, is offering free music subscriptions, while Via ... the service when it was in beta. Anyone with a profile on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn will be able ...