4 Ways to Stay Thrifty with Dollar Store POS
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on February 02, 2016
Your customers are a thrifty bunch and, just like your customers, you understand the value of thrift. With the right dollar store POS system, you can ensure your dollar store is running as cost-effectively as possible. Here’s how a dollar store PO...
Free POS: Is It too Good to be True?
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on November 09, 2015
There’s a saying that nothing in life is free. There are a lot of companies that give away products or services for free; however, one has to ask oneself, is it really free? Why would a company give a product away for free? A company gives a produ...
Upgrading from a Cash Register to a POS System Can Elevate Business
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on September 04, 2015
Retailers and other small merchants may be reluctant to trade in their cash registers for a full-fledged point of sale system, as long as the register is adequately performing its job of ringing up transactions. But for a business to grow in today...
Be Aware of the Dangers and Hidden Costs Behind Free POS Software
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on August 25, 2015
While there are certainly exceptions to the rule, there is a lot of truth to the old saying: “You get what you pay for.” (That’s probably one of the reasons the saying has lasted long enough to be an old one.) This maxim certainly applies to “free...
How EMV Can Protect You and Your Customers
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on August 12, 2015
Merchants large and small have a number of strong incentives to ensure their payment processes are as safe and secure as possible. In addition, maintaining regulatory compliance and reducing the threat of financial losses and penalties, making a f...
What Qualities Should You Look For in a POS Provider?
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on July 21, 2015
Every retail and restaurant operation needs a top-caliber POS system in order to increase customer throughput, to track sales and profits, and to efficiently manage inventory, merchandising, marketing, and other functions that are vital to success...
How Using POS in Marketing Can Improve Sales
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on July 10, 2015
If you’re like most retailers and restaurant operators, you’re always looking for ways to improve sales. Using your POS in marketing is a very effective means of achieving this goal. Let’s take a look at a few ways to do this.
PCI Compliance Checklist
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on July 01, 2015
POS data breaches continue to plague the retail and restaurant industries, with hackers perpetrating increasingly sophisticated schemes to access and fraudulently utilize credit card numbers and other information stolen from operators’ systems. Co...
Can Your Business Accept Apple Pay and Chip Cards?
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on April 13, 2015
You've heard about Apple Pay and other forms of mobile payment, and if you haven't, you can read our blog art...
Apple Pay and New Payment Technologies Battle for Consumer Attention
Gina Obert
By Gina Obert
on April 10, 2015
Picture this: You are set to check out at your favorite store and, of course, your arms are full of packages. Instead of digging for your wallet or rooting through a purse trying to find a credit card, your phone - already in your hand - touches t...