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While I started the discussion on POS repair in the post Tired of Onsite Point of Sale Maintenance Costs, I think my main points were a bit diluted. This time around, …

Retail Tech recently hosted our first Annual Partner Conference, Explore 2011. The purpose of the conference was to bring customers to our facility, introduce services we provide, …

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Iron Gray: Fully Refurbished-Still in Original Box! $145 Each …

The Top 100 Retailers List for 2011 from Stores Magazine was recently released and discount operator, Wal-Mart, is again at the number one spot with $307 billion in total US …

For the third year in a row, Epson's TM-T88 Series POS Printer has been named Best Channel Product! Retail Tech is an Epson Envision Plus Partner selling new Epson point …

I am sure by now, most of you have heard of Watson, even if you are not a jeopardy fan. Despite who you were cheering for, man or machine, people all over the world were stunned …

In a hurried panic, you rush out of work at 5, just in time to stop at the grocery store before your dinner party at 6. You forgot chocolate chips for the desert you have …

  "Smaller is better for aging shoppers" "Are We Getting Closer to a Mobile Payment PCI Standard?" "Kellogg's customers click with videos triggered by QR, text codes" Have you read …

A couple weeks ago, I discussed change management. I addressed the question, how do you perceive your managerial style? Are you an innovator, adaptor, traditionalist, or a maintainer? …

  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 …

For those who attended the IBM Retail User Group Conference  in May, you listened to Dr. James Canton speak on Managing Extreme Change. He prefaced his talk by asking how many in …

Chanhassen, MN - May 17, 2011 The IBM Retail User Group announced Retail Tech, Inc. as the award winner of the 2011 Retail Innovation Award on behalf of the solution …

Chanhassen-MN --- May 5, 2011, Retail Tech Inc., IBM Premier Business Partner and IBM POS Consignment Vendor, received the 2010 Market Leadership Achievement Award on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

  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 …

As a proud IBM Business Partner, Retail Tech would like to congratulate IBM for the past 100 years. We are excited to see what the next 100 bring! Check out IBM's Centennial Film! IBM Centennial Film: 100 X …

Headed to IBM Retail User Group in May? Read this article in The Partner Pavilion to learn more about what makes Retail Tech a Premier IBM Business Partner, and why we …

Chanhassen, MN, April 11, 2011 Retail Tech is excited to announce our advancement  as a Premier IBM Business Partner.  By demonstrating product knowledge through …

  Before beginning my career in marketing, the term "social networking" pertained to Facebook and LinkedIn. To me, Twitter had no value. My naïve belief led me to assume Twitter was a source for …

Well, I made it out alive. I returned from Vegas with a couple dollars left in my wallet and a slight sunburn on my face. No complaints here! As a first time sponsor of …

After flying to New York for the National Retail Federation Trade Show in January, it is time for Retail Tech to now travel west. Unfortunately, some of us Minnesotan's are forced to leave the beautiful …

Referred to as "The Next-Generation Hybrid Presentation Imager" by Motorola, the company has just released the DS9808-R  hybrid barcode/RFID scanner into the …

Retail Tech is attending MURTEC for the first time, and we are excited to be amongst some of the top Restaurant chains! We will be in booth #10 and will be showcasing our …

Providing More Value with More Space Along with the new addition, Retail Tech already utilizes 90,580 sq. ft. at the Corporate Headquarters and another Chanhassen warehouse. We also have …

How One Wendy's Franchisee Slashed Costs: Energy usage has been a widespread concern in past years as oil prices have only increased, and the "Green" initiative has motivated many people to change …

Duane Reade Duane Reade is a drug store chain with its corporate offices located in mid town Manhatten, NY and operating 250 stores throughout the five New York boroughs and several in New Jersey. This case study …

Is your 4694 POS Hardware out of gas, but your budget does not suppot a NEW hardware roll-out? Have you thought about Used IBM POS Hardware? Retail Tech has recently received a …

Are tablets taking over? According to a New York Times article, Smartphones and Tablets to Take Over in 2011, the message could not be more clear. The article states, "mobile devices that are …

If you already have old Epson printers, you are in luck! Epson is offering a Recycle and Rebate incentive for a $25 discount. To compliment this deal, Retail Tech is taking an additional $25 off …

"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. The quote from this movie goes far beyond the …

As a follow-up to my recent blog post: IT Managers: Are you asking the right questions? The NRA released 8 Essential Elements of POS Ownership. This guide provides direction on …

Before IBM passes along products to resellers, like Retail Tech, IBM POS Hardware products are put through a number of rigorous tests. "Retail-Hardened" is the coined term IBM uses for these tests, …

Is your retail store interested in 2-sided receipts? Read this article posted by IBM to learn all the facts about 2-Sided vs. 1-Sided receipts. You may be surprised what you find out! Retail Tech, …

Recycle and Rebate Program has been extended: take advantage of this today! The all new Epson TM-T88V, Epson TM-T70, and Epson ReadyPrint T20 are all offering $25 off for sending in any …

Is your business looking to upgrade to a new POS  Hardware platform? Are you in the process of finding a reliable reseller? If we were IT managers, these are the questions …

After a shortened trip due to a projected blizzard in NYC, I am proud to say that I survived my first trade show, a National Retail Federation show in NYC. I knew that the "Big Show" …

Retail Tech is proud to announce a plan to lessen our environmental footprint. We have now implemented a waste reduction system that reuses acceptable point of sale shipping materials in our efforts toward going …