Mar 8, 2013 | General, Restaurants
In a recent survey from www.restaurantowner.com, respondents were asked about their satisfaction with their POS systems. One of the surprising numbers in the survey was related to reporting, where out of over 1,300 respondents, more than half said that they did at...
Mar 5, 2013 | General, Restaurants
The service industries are often the hardest hit during times of economic hardship. With the growing demands on the services and goods providers and the shrinking margins in profits, business owners must use all the tools at their disposal to remain competitive and...
Mar 4, 2013 | General, Restaurants, Retail, Supermarkets
While we’ve discussed previously the need for certain kinds of web-based applications to be integrated into your business, there are still those locations which see the web and the associated services as a luxury. This is simply no longer the case. To compete...
Feb 28, 2013 | General, Restaurants, Retail, Supermarkets
The web is ubiquitous, touching almost every aspect of our lives. For the business owner, the question becomes how to integrate web-based technologies into your business in a way that best suits your needs. As we have stated before, the most important part of any new...
Feb 27, 2013 | General, Restaurants, Retail, Supermarkets
We’ve discussed at length the various modules available within most POS systems, but we have not addressed the central question: Why buy a point-of-sale system at all? Is it a necessity or a convenience? What factors should I consider when taking the first steps...
Feb 20, 2013 | General, Restaurants, Retail, Supermarkets
Lets take a look at some of the data published in the 2013 Trustwave Global Security Report.The retail industry saw a 15% increase in data theft vs 2011. The food and beverage industry dropped 17% vs 2011 and is usually interchangeable with retail increases and...