The retail cash drawer evolved from a basic wooden box with a bell to a metal box to a secure, intelligent device that keeps track of currency amounts by cashier and transaction and helps retailers improve their operations. One of...
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Three Reasons the New 320-1 MultiPRO® Interface and Cable Bundle Provides Value
Three Reasons the New 320-1 MultiPRO®Interface and Cable Bundle Provides Value Have you ever purchased a product, and when it arrived you realized something was missing? It has happened to everyone - in your business and personal life. It's an...
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Does Your Vendor Deliver Partner Value? 7 Ways to Check
POS resellers are essential to a vendor's strategy to target its products to the right market. Without the benefit of channel partnerships, vendors would be hard-pressed to gain brand mindshare. But not all vendors deliver the same value, so any...
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Tips for Successful ISV Relationships with Resellers
Partnerships between POS ISVs and resellers provide mutual benefits: They help ISVs scale the distribution of their software solutions while opening opportunities for VARs to add value for their customers. How can ISVs find reliable reseller partners to build long-term...
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Polymer Notes for Modern Days
Since the first £5 polymer note was introduced in the UK in September 2016, people have tried ripping, washing and microwaving it, even putting it into a hot cup of tea to test it to its limits. The new notes...
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Top 10 Solution Providers 2017 – Retail CIO Outlook
APG Cash Drawer was selected as a Top 10 POS Solution Provider for 2017 in The Retail CIO Outlook magazine. The selection panel, comprising of CEOs, CIOs, VCs, and analysts including Retail CIO Outlook Magazine editorial board, chose vendors based...
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Retail Isn’t Doomed, but a Tectonic Shift Is Under Way
Online shopping has put tremendous pressure on brick-and-mortar retailers, causing large numbers of locations to go out of business. But lest anyone think retail is shrinking, the opposite is actually true. As of July 2017, retail sales were up $121.5...
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Manufacturer Brand Erosion: Protecting Brand Identity through Channel Partners
APG Cash Drawer, like many other manufacturers, relies on the indirect sales channel to get our products and solutions into the hands of our end user customers. This involves working with distributors, POS resellers, OEMs and software developers to ensure...
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Data Analytics Enhances Cash Management for Retailers
Cash loss is one of the biggest challenges faced by retailers, and most of it currently results from internal theft. But even without taking theft into account, cash management is time-consuming and expensive, boosting operating expenses for retailers. The time...
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Four Simple Best Practices for Preventing Theft at the Point of Sale
Launching a new business is a daunting task. From defining your business plan, conducting market research, acquiring financial backing, hiring staff, addressing health codes and tax laws and managing inventory, the point-of-sale may be one of the last considerations for...
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