Boxed with Love, From Retail Tech

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“The equipment looked great. I loved the way you had things boxed up. The inner box with handles was pure genius!”        â€“Notable worldwide home furnishings chain We received this reply after shipping enough systems for an entire store of fully integrated, “checkstand ready,” refurbished IBM SurePOS 700 terminals (try saying that five times fast). While [...]

Point of Sale Blog: “The Best of Both Worlds”

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  Point of Sale: TechTOPICKS BLOG – How many times have you heard the cliché, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too!?” While this often resonates with many of life’s decisions, it doesn’t have to be true when you select your point of sale hardware! Conversely, when it comes to buying point of sale [...]

The Time War: TechTOPICKS point of sale Blog

time-management

Whether it is romantic, plutonic, sibling, co-worker, or parent, all of these words have a commonality. They are all relationships. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a relationship is: “…a state of affairs existing between those having relations or dealings” Ultimately, time is the sole requirement in maintaining any successful synergy with others. Seems like an [...]

IBM Retail User Group: It’s Not Too Late to Register!

IBM Retail User Group

IRUG is IBM’s permier event for retailers and solution providers to network and harvest mutually benefical relationships. As a proud sponsor of the 34th annual IBM Retail User Group, Retail Tech is excited to meet with existing clients and share our value with new customers!  If you are not yet registered, there is still time to       sign up!  IRUG will be held at the [...]

Save POS Costs now, or Later? : TechTOPICKS Blog

money-savings

Purchasing a point of sale system is not the end game for retailers. In fact, it is only the beginning of a long relationship with your point of sale platform. According to retailers, the main concern for operators, regardless of industry, is reducing costs in any way possible (this should not come as a surprise). [...]

Happy Birthday IBM: 100 Years of Success!

100 Years? Wow. How does a company stay in business and remain an innovative market leader for that long? Ask IBM. Celebrating its centennial year, IBM has changed technology, one year at a time. After watching the 100×100 video, you will truly be amazed with all the accomplishments this company has earned, I know I [...]

Tired of On-Site Point of Sale Maintenance Costs?: TechTOPICKS Point of Sale Blog

  In a perfect world, point of sale hardware would never be problematic. The components would always work swimmingly, and maintenance would not result in a blow to your budget. Equipment would last well beyond its life span, and “system down” would not be a necessity in an operator’s vocabulary.  Unfortunately, we live in a [...]

iPad Tablets: The Future Point of Sale? 2.16.11

Tablet POS system

While the tablet is growing in popularity among consumers, the technology is now expanding into new business markets. With a variety of applications, the tablet is marketed as an all-in-one solution, even for point of sale.

The Building of a Brand: 2.9.11

“If you build it, he will come.” Movie literate readers may be asking, what does Field of Dreams and branding have in common? Quite honestly, it doesn’t matter.