Retail IT Featured Editorial
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Policy And Cash | Existing Global Legislation And Recommendations
Robbing a bank in Sweden isn’t what it used to be. Just ask the man who attempted to rob a cashless bank. Sweden is the first country to move toward a cashless system. Only about 1% of the country’s GDP moves in cash and the government is working on developing a digital currency.
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Cash During A Recession
Are We in a Recession? If So, Having Cash Helps.
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How Automation Improves Restaurant Efficiency And Capacity
The restaurant and bar industry is known for its hospitality, from friendly and efficient staff to immersive environments and quality food and beverages. But, like every industry, restaurants and bars are making innovative changes to attract and retain customers while establishing a better and smoother workflow for staff.
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How Top Restaurant Owners Hire The Best
The transformation of the restaurant industry is creating opportunities for owners and managers to reevaluate their hiring process, ensuring they attract a strong team that delivers quality service.
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Everything You Need To Know About Integration Systems
apg is a global manufacturer of cash management solutions and PoS peripherals whose products are utilized by retail and hospitality providers in over 90 countries. As such, apg is an expert source to define and explain the importance of integration systems – offerings designed to offer retailers the ability to maximize space at the point of sale for seamless transactions. Read on to learn how a better understanding of integration systems can help you win and keep retail clients.
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Messy Retail Counters Chase Away Customers
Counter space is some of the most valuable real estates inside a retail store. An organized, neat counter with accessible Point-of-Purchase items projects care and intention to customers and may even convert them into lifetime shoppers.
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ISVs Share Lead Gen Best Practices – And Headaches
The RSPA Niche & Startup ISV Community helps software developer executives meet and network with fellow RSPA ISV members in a vendor-neutral setting. Founded in 2019, the group has grown to nearly 80 members. More software developer organizations continue to engage with the RSPA in person and online. Inspire 2022 attracted a record number of ISV attendees, continuing the momentum created at RetailNOW 2021 where 230+ ISV executives participated. And the RSPA Niche & Startup ISV Community continues to attract high-initiative ISV executives to its bi-monthly conference calls.
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VARs Should Offer Broader Solutions To Cannabis Dispensaries
The headline you just read was the consensus thinking of the executives attending a recent online meeting of the RSPA Niche & Startup ISV Community. Often times VARs attempting to penetrate this vertical focus only on the point of sale system and related software, and they find little success because of the glut of companies pushing their own POS solution.
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ISV Advice: “Marketing Can Do Things For You That A Great Product Cannot”
ISVs big and small continue to increase their engagement with the RSPA both in person and online. RetailNOW 2022 is on track to surpass the 230+ software developer executives last year’s show attracted, and nearly 50% of this year’s exhibitors will be software-focused. Additionally, the RSPA Niche & Startup ISV Community continues to attract high-initiative ISV executives to its bi-monthly conference calls.
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Retailers Are Prioritizing Innovation In IT Spending
Retailers are increasing their IT budgets and allotting a bigger portion of those budgets to innovation. They are investing in cloud-based and automation solutions to replace aging technology to meet customer demand for omnichannel experiences and cope with a severe labor shortage.
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Three Post-Pandemic Imperatives For Retailers3/22/2022
After two long years, it appears the pandemic may be coming to an end. As retailers devise post-pandemic strategies, they must consider changes in customer behavior. The pandemic accelerated digital transformation in retail and helped reshape customer expectations. There is no going back.
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Technologies To Support The Cannabis Dispensaries Of The Future2/1/2022
The cannabis market is expanding rapidly and is creating substantial opportunities to sell cannabis cash management, cash drawers, and cannabis dispensary POS solutions.
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How To Retain Retail And Hospitality Employees In A Post-Pandemic World12/14/2021
These are trying times for restaurants and retailers. You’re dealing with supply chain issues and a labor shortage. Frustration is running high among customers, who too often are lashing out at retail and restaurant workers.
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The Spartan Plan To Powerful B2B Content Marketing10/29/2021
When we were kids, shortcuts were celebrated. Hearing from a buddy, “You want to go play at that new field? I know a shortcut,” was met with a smile. That get-there-as-fast-as-we-can mindset is often avoided in business because we assume the time-consuming, complex way is the best way. This is especially true with content marketing. Instead of focusing on creating quality content as quickly as possible, VARs and ISVs get bogged down in extraneous details, bloating the project to a point where the planned content never sees the light of day.
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Cash Advocates Fight For American Freedoms Of Payment Choice In Washington10/25/2021
While the cashless movement gained momentum during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, advocates of the right to use cash are taking their fight to Congress. In July, Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., D-NJ, introduced a bill to prohibit businesses from rejecting cash payments for in-store transactions.
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Fraud Increasing In Ecommerce, But Help Is On The Way9/27/2021
From account takeover to friendly fraud, phishing, spoofing, counterfeiting, chargebacks and more, there are many ways for fraudsters to disrupt and derail ecommerce. This is a major thorn in the side for retailers and honest customers alike. However, despite some depressing trends in fraud, this is not a doom-and-gloom situation. There are many robust solutions and services available to retailers. We’ll take a look at some current fraud trends and explain the best ways to safeguard against those threats.
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Integrating Cash With Digital Channels8/6/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic raised safety concerns over cash handling, but those fears dissipated as the pandemic dragged on. By October 2020, cash had rebounded and reasserted itself as “the top way to make a purchase throughout 2020,” according to a report by Javelin Strategy & Research for ATM operator Cardtronics.
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Mobile-first Approach: Not Just For Small Shops Anymore8/6/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden 8.5% decline in adoption of mobile POS systems, but implementation will accelerate in the next four years. By 2025, the mPOS installed base will grow by 20%, according to an IHL Group projection.
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Five Post-Pandemic Investments For Retailers6/10/2021
As the number of vaccinated people increases, states are lifting pandemic restrictions to restore some sense of normalcy. Even the most stringent cities and states are in the process of returning stores and restaurants to full capacity -- a welcome move for business owners.
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Cash Use Remains Strong Through The Pandemic5/28/2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated “cashless society” efforts around the globe. Understandably, consumers grew concerned over the possibility of contracting the virus by handling cash. Meanwhile, retailers had to scramble to continue operating even when they had to temporarily close brick-and-mortar stores. Many turned to curbside pickup, BOPIS (buy online, pickup in store), and touchless payments.
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