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...
Continue
Search Results for: part id
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...
Continue
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...
Continue
RetailNOW 2017: ReAlign, ReUnite, and ReEngage
RSPA's RetailNOW event is upon us once again and we couldn't be more exited to network with POS industry partners and customers, garner thought leadership and POS trends from educational talk tracks, and learn about how we can help dealers...
Continue
Differentiating General Application from Bespoke Products
Cash is King and a cash drawer isn't always a cash drawer. Demand for general application products has soared since early 2011. The need for highly custom or Bespoke cash drawer continues to grow. From the UK's largest bakeries to...
Continue
Intelligent Cash Handling Goes Mobile
Mobile POS (mPOS) platforms are bringing new levels of convenience and flexibility to retail. Now, a sales associate at a small boutique doesn't have to be stuck at checkout for the duration of a shift. Thanks to wireless connections, that...
Continue
Cash As A Service Opportunity
It Is Not Going Away - That Much Is Now Sure Now in this new era, retailers are beginning to move from looking at cash as cost of business to a customer service tool. The newly combined companies of APG...
Continue
Enhanced Customer Service Through Productivity Savings
An APG Case Study in Partnership with Grupo Compostelana Grupo Compostelana is a family owned restaurant chain on the Canary Islands providing excellent food and hospitality to its customers. Some of the restaurants specialize in pizza or fish whilst other...
Continue
European Retail Trade Shows — No Signs of Slowing Down
Go back five or ten years and you would have thought that businesses would see less value in attending trade shows in the modern digital world; where information is instantly at our fingertips thanks to the internet. In fact, the...
Continue
From Counting Cash To Counting On Operational Excellence
An APG Case Study In Partnership With Costcutter Supermarkets The Costcutter store in Porthleven, UK, is a busy place, especially in the summer months when tourists flock to the seaside town. The staff were spending more than two hours daily...
Continue