Are you focusing on the right marketing strategies during this crisis to maintain brand loyalty? Follow our guide to make sure you’re on track for a strong reopening. In normal circumstances, over 60% of small businesses... Continue Reading

CRM in retail doesn’t have to be an independent tool. In fact, combining it with POS can help save time and money. Traditionally, if a small or midsize retail business wants to keep track of customer... Continue Reading

Constantly juggling between appropriate staffing and lean budgets? Here are some tips to help you schedule employees effectively. Employee scheduling is a key challenge not just for the retail industry, but also for other service industries... Continue Reading

Every store needs an artist. That’s not something you’re going to hear every day, or maybe even ever, but it’s true. Your product doesn’t sell itself. You have to have great marketing to bring people to... Continue Reading

Top 20 reports are updated annually. This report was updated Feb. 11, 2019. When was the last time you swiped a credit card at a restaurant or retail store? A few nights ago? This morning, even?... Continue Reading

Like many 21st-century managers, retail managers are faced with a big technological question: How can you best use technology to manage the various operations that keep your business going? Retail businesses require many different steps and... Continue Reading

In an increasingly cashless economy, the old, one-size-fits-all point-of-sale (POS) system with payment terminals, touch screens, etc., may not be enough for your restaurant anymore. Regardless of what type of restaurant you run—from quick-service shops and... Continue Reading

Did you know there’s a name for those little chips that have shown up on debit and credit cards in the past few years? They’re called EMV chips—it’s an acronym that stands for Europay, MasterCard, and... Continue Reading

We’re living in a data-driven world. Given how quickly the concept of big data has grown in recent years, incorporating it into an eCommerce business model is a must. According to eMarketer reports, eCommerce sales were... Continue Reading

Barcodes make modern retail possible. Think about the number of products you’ll buy between now and the end of the year. Without an efficient way to track those products and ring them up, you’d never get... Continue Reading