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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 make restaurant management easier, if you know which data to pull.

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 and economical touchpoint that can be installed virtually anywhere. This provides retailers with ...

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 a customer’s in-store experience. But many busy retailers overlook the checkout line and cash wrap. ...

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 is simple: to sell more products and increase overall revenue. By integrating marketing efforts with ...

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 contact, while making the ordering and payment process more efficient and moving customers through the ...

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 closures and stay home orders, the move to digital retail went full speed ahead. Now, as ...

Retail Tech Inc. was founded in 2000 with just two employees and one 1,800 square foot warehouse. Over the past 20 years, we have grown significantly, thanks in no small part to our dedicated team and loyal customers. Now, with nearly 200 employees, we have officially outgrown our current office, ...

Returns are expensive, disruptive, and time-consuming, but they’re an inevitable fact of life for retailers. A 2018 survey by the National Retail Federation found a median return rate of 10 percent in U.S. retail stores. This adds up to about $370 billion in returned merchandise. Further, return ...

As we move into the new year, retailers are focused on the bottom line, working to continue the fight against online shopping and improve in-store sales. There are many debates over the best way to do this, but ultimately, it’s pretty simple. By paying attention to retail trends and continually ...

In today’s retail market, it’s important to take advantage of every opportunity to increase sales and build customer engagement. However, many retailers aren’t fully maximizing one of the most important aspects of the customer experience: the checkout.

On our point of sale blog, we’ve written extensively about the changing retail industry, discussing customers’ desire for engagement and personal connections when they shop. These shifts aren’t just present in retail environments – they’re occurring in restaurants as well. So what can restaurant ...

Reinventing Retail for 2020 Shopping is a large part of every culture. Whether it is getting the basics or going for the new and fun items, retail has been around for over 100 years. Shopping has evolved from the “mom and pop” shops to giant global corporations that offer just about anything. Now ...

In the midst of the technological age, changes occur at a rapid rate. It is nearly impossible to keep up with the changes, but it is possible to be adept at the changes that occur. Keeping ahead of the POS trends is one way to stay updated on what technological changes will be occurring soon. Cash ...

By Samantha Noble, Marketing Manager

You knew it was coming… my recap of NRF 2012. While I spent most of my trip in the Retail Tech booth, in no way was I going to be restricted to a 10 x 10 space the entire time. I had people to see, booths to visit, and sessions to attend! After all, it wouldn’t be a successful trip if I didn’t get ...

“The equipment looked great. I loved the way you had things boxed up. The inner box with handles was pure genius!” -Notable worldwide home furnishings chain We received this reply after shipping enough systems for an entire store of fully integrated, “check-stand ready,” refurbished IBM SurePOS 700 ...