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How a POS System Can Help Your Restaurant Grow
September 1, 2023
As a restaurant owner, you know firsthand how important it is to not only reduce waste but provide speedy and accurate service to your customers. From splitting checks to reducing order errors, …
Top 10 Benefits of Using a Point of Sale (POS) System
August 7, 2023
Cash Registers vs. POS Systems
For many years, cash registers were the only real option when completing sales in a store, shop, or restaurant. But with the advent of technology, the …
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Shoppers have infinite options for services they seek, products they buy in person and online, and within the hospitality and entertainment industries. Because of this, the …
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In today's fast-paced environment, businesses must continuously improve their efficiency and productivity to remain successful. A point-of-sale (POS) system is one of many pieces of …
Online shopping is nothing new and has become a part of life for most of modern society. Online shopping experienced significant growth, especially in the past few years, …
The Essential Components of a Point of Sale System
April 17, 2023
In today's fast-paced retail environment, technology has become essential for businesses to streamline their operations. A point of sale (POS) system can be the solution for those looking …
What Should You Consider When Choosing a POS System?
April 6, 2023
For restaurants and retail stores, a point of sale (POS) system can be a powerful tool to increase efficiency, customer service and sales. The POS system implemented can impact almost all …
Retail Trends in 2023: Embracing Technological Advances
February 22, 2023
The retail industry is rapidly evolving, and technology is playing a major role in shaping the way consumers shop and retailers do business. With the advancement of technology, the …
3 Tips to Maintain Retail Holiday Success
January 17, 2023
The holiday shopping season has come and gone, and retailers are looking ahead to the new year. If your store or brand had a successful retail holiday season, you may be wondering how to maintain …
Take Charge of Omnichannel for Retail Success
December 13, 2022
Today’s retail customers are constantly moving between in-person and online shopping. A shopper may browse online and purchase in-store, or order online and exchange in-store, to list a few …
Use POS Analytics to Increase Holiday Sales
November 10, 2022
Holiday shopping season is here, and retailers are working hard to overcome the challenges of the last few years and finish 2022 out strong. A point of sale system can help by providing robust …
Is Your POS System Ready for the Holiday Shopping Season?
October 13, 2022
At Retail Tech, our retail customers are our #1 priority. We want to help you have a successful holiday shopping season and end the year strong. A functional, efficient, and up to …
Post-Pandemic Challenges and Opportunities for Restaurants
September 21, 2022
The pandemic changed the restaurant industry. Tableside ordering, QR code menu links, curbside pickup, enhanced safety protocols: these are now part of regular operations for many …
The Benefits of Self-Checkout
August 16, 2022
In the years preceding the pandemic, retail stores were beginning to install and integrate self-checkout systems. Larger retailers had already installed self-checkouts, but adoption was slower for small …
How to Create a Customer-Focused Return Policy
July 13, 2022
Today’s retail customers are shopping online more than ever. There are several reasons for this – ease and convenience, the continuing fluctuation of the pandemic, wider availability, and …
What is Compassionate Retail?
June 14, 2022
Amidst rising prices, supply chain challenges, and economic wariness, it’s a tough time for both retailers and consumers. As we navigate a changing retail landscape, we should work together to make life and …
Why Choose Retail Tech for POS System Repair?
May 24, 2022
In a busy restaurant, retail store or small business, point of sale equipment is heavily relied on for day to day operations. So, when a piece of POS hardware malfunctions or breaks, it can …
How to Update Retail Merchandising for Spring and Summer
April 14, 2022
Retailers are always working a season (or more) ahead. Holiday preparations start during the summer months, spring styles arrive in winter, and brands start working on back to school …
7 Benefits of Point of Sale Systems
March 18, 2022
Today’s point of sale systems are highly functional, with capabilities far beyond processing orders and taking payments. POS systems collect, organize and present information that helps retailers and …
Retail Lessons from Convenience Stores
February 15, 2022
In the vast retail landscape, convenience stores are easily overlooked. However, if you’re a retailer or small business searching for new ways to build your customer base and increase sales, you may …
Three Metrics to Pull from Point of Sale Data
January 18, 2022
Now more than ever, retail stores and small business are finding new and inventive ways to do more with less. Whether that’s leveraging digital marketing, offering creative promotions, or …
4 Marketing Tips for Retail and Small Business
December 9, 2021
There’s a lot of buzz about digital marketing these days. And while digital efforts – email, blogging, social media – can have a huge impact on a retail store or small business’ …
5 Necessities for Retail Technology
November 18, 2021
The retail environment has been changing for many years, but the pandemic significantly accelerated those changes. But while customer behavior has shifted, many foundational practices and preferences …
How to Avert Supply Chain Challenges Using Point of Sale
November 2, 2021
By now, most U.S. retailers and consumers have felt the effects of the supply chain issues that have plagued much of the world for the last several months. As the holiday shopping …
6 POS Reports That Make Restaurant Management Easier
September 16, 2021
Running a restaurant is difficult in the best of times. After the past couple of years, restaurant owners and managers are under more pressure than ever. But your point of sale system can …
Toshiba Introduces New Self-Service Kiosk
August 24, 2021
Toshiba recently unveiled an innovative new addition to its lineup of self-service point of sale solutions. Designed for the retail environment, the Pro-X Hybrid Kiosk offers an attractive, compact …
What Should Retailers Keep in the Post-Pandemic Era?
July 28, 2021
As in most industries, there is no “back to normal” for retail after the pandemic. Customer behaviors and expectations have changed significantly over the last 18 months, and many of …
How to Increase Sales in the Checkout Line
June 30, 2021
The checkout line is one of the best and easiest ways to increase customer engagement and spend. And because it’s generally the last step in a shopping trip, the checkout can either make or break …
5 Ways a POS System Can Support Business Growth
May 18, 2021
As we begin to put the pandemic behind us, retail stores and small businesses are looking toward the future and planning what comes next. Whether you’re working to make up lost profits or …
As Shoppers Return, Focus on Experience
May 4, 2021
The pandemic turned all of us into online shoppers, whether that’s our preferred way of shopping or not. Many people like shopping in person, and, as vaccines become more readily available, are …
Three Tips to Minimize Risk of Data Breaches
March 16, 2021
Data breaches have grown increasingly common among retail stores, not only exposing sensitive customer data, but harming the store or brand’s public image and reputation. A data breach can be …
How POS Data Can Improve Digital Marketing
February 25, 2021
When doing digital marketing, it’s easy to get caught up in likes, retweets and subscriptions. All of those are important to some degree, but for retailers, the ultimate goal of digital marketing …
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6 Lessons From 2020 for Retail Success in 2021
February 11, 2021
After a tumultuous year, retail store owners and managers are beginning 2021 with some degree of clarity on what the year will hold. Hopefully, retail will look more like it did pre-pandemic, …
10 Reasons to Use a Point of Sale System
December 17, 2020
Today’s point of sale systems do much more than take payments and make change. They can collect and track customer data, manage store inventory and employee schedules, facilitate digital and …
Does Your Restaurant Need Tableside Ordering?
November 17, 2020
As the COVID pandemic persists, restaurants are searching for ways to make the dining experience safer, both for customers and staff. Tableside ordering could eliminate multiple points of …
Get Ready for Holiday Shopping with a Register Health Check
October 22, 2020
At Retail Tech, retail is our business. Over the past several months, we’ve heard from our customers about the significant challenges and severe impacts that the Covid-19 …
How to Retain Restaurant Customers Using Point of Sale
October 13, 2020
Running a profitable restaurant is challenging in the best of times. Today, restaurants are struggling like never before. Amidst these unprecedented challenges, owners and managers are …
What is POS Hardware and How Can It Boost Business?
September 14, 2020
Whether you’re new to retail or have been in the industry for several years, the prospect of upgrading to a new point of sale (POS) system can be daunting. In an effort to demystify the …
How to Transition to a New Rewards Program
August 12, 2020
A loyalty or rewards program can be a powerful tool for a retail store or restaurant. Customers will feel known and valued, and the prospect of saving money keeps them coming back. But what happens …
What is Unified Commerce?
July 9, 2020
And how can it help retail stores boost business in the new retail landscape?
The shift from physical retail toward e-commerce was well underway before 2020. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, with store …
Managing Returns and Exchanges as Retail Reopens
June 11, 2020
Returns and exchanges are an inevitable aspect of retail, and that is truer now than ever. Studies show that e-commerce has up to three times the return rate of brick and mortar retail. …
How a POS System Can Keep Track of Kitchen Costs
May 13, 2020
Restaurants operate on thin margins, and every cost-saving measure can make all the difference to a struggling restaurant’s bottom line. This was true before COVID-19, and it is even more …