No one likes to use passwords, but they are critical to securing access to systems with valuable business data. Retailers, like any other business, should require passwords as part of their security policies to protect POS systems, backroom applications, customer...
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Nine Things POS Solution Providers Should Consider Before Getting Started with Digital Marketing
Many point-of-sale solution providers lack the budget or resources to dedicate a digital marketing plan. While an online presence is essential to doing business, there are certain tactics to consider before starting a digital marketing plan. Some strategies can be...
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Sight and Sound Help Your Point of Sale Business Go Round
We're all storytellers. It's ingrained in us from birth. Stories are used to teach, comfort, and entertain. Aside from being in person, video is one of the best mediums of communication we have. Using sight and sound, video has been...
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Seven Shortcomings of Cash Alternatives
A cashless society is being touted as more convenient where payment mishaps and pitfalls will be limited. However, the reality surrounding this ideology is not based in fact. If alternatives to cash were demonstrably better in all respects, by now...
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U.K. Consumers Maintain Strong Interest In Cash Payments
Even consumers who prefer to pay for purchases with non-cash alternatives such as credit cards and digital wallets still use cash regularly, according to recently published research of U.K. consumers and small businesses. While the preference for cashless payments has...
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What Are the Benefits of Using Cash?
A narrative that has permeated the retail landscape for the past two decades as technological advances improve our standard of living, is the continuous call for a cashless society. The convenience provided through our reliance on mobile payment tools, credit...
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What is the Current State of Cash?
With all the digital currencies and forms of payment now available, it's understandable that the notion of a cashless society has gained traction since the 1990s when the computerization of manual processes got into full swing. The popularity of smartphones...
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Employee Theft Costs UK Convenience Stores £20 Million
Everyone knows theft is a big problem in retail. Not only do shop owners have to guard against shoplifters and scammers, but the sad reality is retailers also must constantly deal with employee theft. The Crime Report 2019, recently released...
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RetailNOW 2019: Where the Industry Meets
RSPA's annual RetailNOW show is just days away! The conference will take place July 28th-31st in sunny San Antonio, TX at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The four-day conference, trade show and networking event is best known as "where...
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Implementing a POS System: What Your Staff Should Know
While shopping for a POS system takes a lot of research and the right investment, one of the most important parts of getting a new POS system is implementing it into your current operations. Once youve introduced your system to...
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