Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 6, 2022

A point-of-sale system is one of the best tools for small businesses looking to accept payments. Point-of-sale systems enable business owners to be more agile with their payment processing and forego using the cash drawer. What Is a Point of Sale POS System? How Do POS Systems Work?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Also known as pay-over-time or pay-in-4 installment plans, BNPL offers consumers the chance to split up the cost of major purchases directly at the point of sale. Most buy now, pay later offers are interest- and fee-free, unless customers miss a payment. In fact, 50% of U.S

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Retail Focus

APRIL 20, 2022

Builders’ merchant, Bradfords Building Supplies , has transformed the way it merchandises its products online using a solution from Akeneo, the global leader in product experience management (PXM) and product information management (PIM). With better, enriched product data, Bradfords has grown online conversions by 20% with Akeneo PXM Studio.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2023

The acceptance of cash has started to trend upwards again, but payment technology is helping businesses to deliver consistently better experiences, so what does the future hold? And how can businesses be ready for evolving payment technologies? Consumers, too, preferred to use contactless payments or to shop online.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Brick-and-mortar locations are still essential parts of the shopper journey, but they need to be reconfigured to accommodate both shopper discovery and functions like flexible store-based fulfillment. Hear how the retailer was able to fine-tune the search experience to drive discovery and conversions during a lunch-and-learn session on Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2024

The platform now features more than 100,000 brands from 100 + countries, and in September 2023, ecommerce vanguard Shopify took a stake in the company and made Faire the recommended wholesale marketplace for its millions of merchants. The innovation that we at Faire brought to the market was offering free returns and net-60 payment terms.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For example, they need to support omnichannel services like BOPIS, ship-from-store and seamless returns. For example, Sorel had an anniversary coming up and they were across Nordstrom locations, but they don’t currently have their own brand in stores anymore.

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 15, 2021

Besides having a brick-and-mortar shop, going online to offer your products and services comes with lots of opportunities for your business. An eCommerce platform is a software application that helps businesses sell products and services online. This means users don’t have to buy web hosting or install software anywhere.

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CJ Retail Solutions

AUGUST 11, 2024

From first visual displays to the point of sale, brands need to guarantee consistent representation at every customer touchpoint. Satisfied customers and sales can both benefit from effective brand integration. A customer should have a smooth transition from the window display to the point of sale once they are inside the store.

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V Count

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

If you’re running a brick-and-mortar business, you may want to invest in one of these point-of-sale systems. POS is actually an acronym for point of sale (also known as point of purchase). Point of sale refers to the time and place where a transaction is completed. Great for established stores.

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Star Miconics

AUGUST 26, 2022

Companies need new technology to reach customers and give them convenient ways to purchase products and services. Single-suite providers can simplify point-of-sale (POS) deployments, from hardware devices to cloud-based tools, through subscription-as-a-service (SaaS) models. The TSP654IISK Linerless Label Printer.

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Star Miconics

JANUARY 26, 2023

But while those things are still in the realm of science fiction, AI has become increasingly engrained in the modern technology we now use every day, from our smartphones to our point-of-sale (POS) systems. AI helps consumers and workers streamline their activities and increase productivity. But what is artificial intelligence?

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V Count

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

If you’re running a brick-and-mortar business, you may want to invest in one of these point-of-sale systems. POS is actually an acronym for point of sale (also known as point of purchase). Point of sale refers to the time and place where a transaction is completed. Great for established stores.

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Retail Bound

APRIL 13, 2024

From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked. Drop Shipping Model Drop shipping is where a retailer markets a product, collects payment from the customer, and then orders the item from a supplier/wholesaler.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The additional service will allow JD Group customers to make charitable donations to the JD Foundation, specifically the Together We Can project, as part of their payments journey through Pennies’ charity box. Pennies is a leading fintech charity, that offers a digital charity box option that can be integrated into the point of sale.

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Star Miconics

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Merchants committed to business growth need new solutions to overcome these hurdles – and they need value-added resellers (VARs) and other point-of-sale (POS) solution providers to provide guidance and technical expertise to implement them successfully. Labor Shortages.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2024

With over 4,400 locations across North America, the salon chain lacked the tools necessary to properly track offer usage and redemption, making it vulnerable to fraud and unable to measure promotion performance. Great Clips is a perfect example of a company that saw success after upgrading its tech stack.

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Merchant Marverk

AUGUST 10, 2020

Besides its global takeover, one of the things I admire most about Shopify POS is that it’s very upfront about disclosing every component of hardware that its point of sale system works with. For example, you can’t process offline sales with Android, and the POS hardware bundles Shopify sells are all made for iPads.

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Clover - Retail

APRIL 18, 2024

Instead, when a customer orders the product, the retailer contacts their manufacturer or wholesale merchant–who keeps inventory of the product on-hand–and has the product shipped directly to the customer. Retailers make a profit by selling the product at a higher price than what manufacturers/wholesale merchants sell it to them for.

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Star Miconics

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Where the Point-of-Sale Comes In. One of the most central areas in any retail store is the point-of-sale (POS). The POS is where the payment process begins and ends, and the entire customer experience there must be seamless. Shipping to customers can keep your brick-and-mortar location flowing smoothly.

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M19 Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Each resort features a number of retail locations (stores and warehouses), all powered by the Mi9 cloud-based software suite. This initiative covers Merchandise Management, Store Operations, Sales Audit, Warehouse Management System (WMS), Point of Sale (POS), and Retail Analytics.

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Merchant Marverk

MARCH 20, 2020

Although there’s no rule or law that says you need to waive cancelation fees or refund down payments right now, there’s a good chance that if you don’t, the customer will not return to your salon once the current crisis is over. Selling gift cards allows clients to buy services now and redeem them later.

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M19 Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This initiative covers Merchandise Management, Store Operations, Sales Audit, Warehouse Management System (WMS), Point of Sale (POS), and Retail Analytics. This will result in improved stock accuracy and a more efficient supply chain across 10+ resorts and 140+ retail locations.

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Retail Times

MARCH 30, 2021

Many causes of stockouts can be prevented by taking steps to better understand your business and products, and by refining your store’s processes. Such discrepancies can lead to merchants mistakenly thinking that they have an item in stock when they don’t, so they end up re-ordering the wrong products or quantities. Learn More.

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

Retailers are also offering services within their spaces. Netflix itself is opening retail locations aligned with its latest shows. In-store events, competitions, and merchandise vignettes that are social-media-worthy or gamified can compel families to visit retail locations, while savvy merchandising can capture impulse sales.

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Retail Minded

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Keeping these key points in mind, let’s look into 2023 with some predictions of what we can expect. 2023 is an overdue date for merchants to welcome agility into their point of sale, logistics and overall retail operations, yet 2023 will reveal just how important agility truly is.

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Storis

JANUARY 22, 2024

Retailers are also offering services within their spaces. Netflix itself is opening retail locations aligned with its latest shows. In-store events, competitions, and merchandise vignettes that are social-media-worthy or gamified can compel families to visit retail locations, while savvy merchandising can capture impulse sales.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

While quarantine and lockdown left some merchants gasping for air other specialty stores like bicycle stores went on fire as sales skyrocketed. Main Industry Products and Services include: Sporting equipment Firearms and hunting equipment Athletic apparel Athletic footwear Other. Industry Activities. scuba, skiing and outdoor).

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Retail Geek

APRIL 8, 2022

Jason: [6:17] There was some version of that there was you know Uber instacart and doordash all talking about instant delivery well a lot of the, the tenuous VC funded ones were, we’re announcing their their shutdowns and for sure they’re there was I mentioned 650 exhibitors I think about 620 of them were payment providers.

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Star Miconics

MARCH 7, 2025

Whether you run a small retail shop or a multi-location restaurant, Pauls insights will help you understand how to make the smartest investment in POS hardware protection. Welcome to the Rising Stars Podcast , your go-to for all things retail tech and point of sale.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 7, 2022

Jason : NFTs, Web 3, Metaverse, and Ultrafast delivery services are all overhyped and don’t deliver meaningful commerce revenue in 2022. Shein exceeds $30B in annual sales, disrupting apparel industry Adoption of BNPL services slows down to less than 15% CAGR in 2022. 2022 Predictions.

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Retail Prophet

JULY 18, 2022

Soon, merchants everywhere began to experience what many thought could only happen in third-world economies and banana republics – panic buying, empty shelves and bottomless backlogs to fill them. But in the process also opened global consumer markets to risks that would make the cotton collapse of 1861 look like a picnic.

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