The increasing popularity of online shopping, combined with years of chronic overbuilding and shifting consumer preferences, has led to what some are calling the “retail apocalypse.” While the word “apocalypse” is probably much too dramatic, it’s true that traditional retail is experiencing a …
Evaluating Restaurant Performance Metrics
The restaurant industry is notoriously difficult. Long-term restaurant success and profitability can be hard to achieve, making it vital to be aware of the day-to-day performance of the business. To make that easier, PointofSale.com recently published an article highlighting seven key restaurant …
Boxed with Love, From Retail Tech
"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 …
Point of Sale Blog: “The Best of Both Worlds”
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 …
The Time War: TechTOPICKS point of sale Blog
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 …
IBM Retail User Group: It’s Not Too Late to Register!
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 …
Save POS Costs now, or Later? : TechTOPICKS Blog
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 …
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 100x100 video, you will truly be amazed with all the accomplishments this company has …
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. …
iPad Tablets: The Future Point of Sale? 2.16.11
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 full-fledged computers" are the next logical progression after personal computers have run their course. …
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. The quote from this movie goes far beyond the context of the words. Brands need to be constructed from the ground up in order for …
