Article Tag: pos

7 Best Free and Open Source POS Software Tools

Published March 17, 2021 by Andrew Conrad

You have to spend money to make money. But you can spend a little less by using these free point of sale tools. Jump to: Apple Pay Google Pay PayPal Here Square for Retail Stripe OSPOS... Continue Reading

Top 20 Most Popular POS Software Report Methodology

Published February 13, 2019 by Liann Mosier

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

What Restaurant Owners Need to Know About EMV Chips in 2018

Published March 22, 2018 by Cinnamon Janzer

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

The 4 Things You Must Have in a Coffee Shop POS

Published June 7, 2017 by Tiffany Regaudie

Opening a coffee shop is a different beast than, say, opening a fine dining restaurant where your guests have the luxury of time. Coffee shops are fast-moving, high-energy, free-flowing places where customers come to get their... Continue Reading

3 Square Alternatives Changing the mPOS Game

Published May 11, 2017 by Andrew Marder

Square is often touted as the standard for small business mPOS systems—and for good reason. Square offers a ton of goodies on top of its basic payment processing, it’s easy enough to get set up that... Continue Reading

7 Must-Ask Questions When Researching a Restaurant POS

Published February 9, 2017 by Taylor Moore

Some would say the heart of a restaurant is its menu. Others would say, its staff. Still more, the ingredients themselves. One thing is certain: a vital organ of any successful restaurant operation is its POS.... Continue Reading

MSI Cloud PM Competitors

Published November 8, 2016 by Abby Kahler

When you’re looking for property management software, do you ever feel like Prince Charming riding through his kingdom looking for the match to his glass slipper? There are so many solutions calling for your attention, but... Continue Reading

5 Things to Consider When Choosing a POS System

Published July 14, 2016 by Sara Sugar

Choosing a POS system is one of the most important decisions both new and experienced small business owners will ever make. Significant time should be put into researching POS software. But sometimes — especially if you’re opening... Continue Reading

4 Innovative Ways to Use Mobile POS

Published May 23, 2016 by Cara Wood

People talk about how innovative mobile POS is so much that mobile POS is verging on becoming a buzzword. Yet despite the hype of mobile POS, very few stores have really done anything particularly new with... Continue Reading

5 Ways Your POS Can Increase Your Holiday Sales and Make This Holiday ‘Rock Around the Christmas Tree’

Published December 8, 2015 by Cara Wood

The end of November through December is the busiest time for retailers. Everyone is out buying gifts for all of their friends and family, and maybe one or two things for themselves. Just because everyone is... Continue Reading