With a new year getting under way, it's a good time to consider the major trends affecting our industry. 2018 promises to be another action-packed year, especially in the retail space, where much disruption is taking place thanks to the...
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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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Consumers Still Want to Make Purchases with Cash
Cash is still one of Americans' favorite methods of payment for purchases. While it scored behind debit cards in the September 2017 Cardtronics Health of Cash study, cash remains the most commonly used form of payment, with 91% of respondents...
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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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5 Ways to Offset Rising Labor Costs
Retailers and restaurants are looking for ways to cope with rising labor costs, which are being fueled by minimum wage hikes in different cities and states as well as competition for workers as unemployment dips below 4.5 percent. Labor costs...
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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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Sleek and Small Cash Drawer Solutions Attract Large Cosmetic Chains
It is no surprise that cash continues to be a major payment method in Europe. With 1.1 trillion Euro cash in circulation as of January 2017 (European Central Bank), we will inevitably see a need for cash drawers at checkouts...
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