Purposes for which ICT is used. Overview: Marks & Spencer uses ICT software to ensure that the shelves are never completely emptied. Staff at the stores use hand-held terminals (HHTs) that can record the barcodes of products that are out of stock and then, once the check is complete, the 'shopping list is sent to Head Office. Re-order requests from all the stores are added together to produce orders to suppliers. Sales are recorded …showed first 75 words of 1386 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1386 total…fashion. Money needs to be set aside to buy new products that will balance the loss and bring back the income that clothing gives the company. The same has to be done for the food department, though it is less of a problem as more money needs to be put into developing new meals than replacing failing products as there is a large probability that some people will like a product and continue buying it.