Apr 5, 2012 | General, Restaurants, Retail, Supermarkets
By now you have probably heard about the rising trend in mobile technology in the retail environment. A survey done by IHL Group found that 61% of retailers rate mobile technology as their top priority. This increased interest in mobile technology has spurred...
Mar 28, 2012 | General, Retail, Supermarkets
For those of us old enough to remember the opening theme song from 1982’s classic American sitcom, maybe the place that knows your name isn’t a New England bar after all. Perhaps the famous lyric more aptly applies to a grocery chain in northeastern Alabama. For over...
Mar 21, 2012 | General, Restaurants, Retail, Supermarkets
Kathy Grannis www.nrf.com/consumertrends Washington, March 20, 2012 It seems even high prices at the pump can’t keep the Easter Bunny away this year. According to NRF’s Easter spending survey, conducted by BIGinsight, Americans will shell out an average of $145.28 on...
Feb 13, 2012 | General, Retail, Supermarkets
3 Reasons you should be scanning The use of bar code technology in an industrial setting can be traced back as far as the 1960s, with some early implementations to identify railroad cars. Common bar codes began appearing on grocery store shelves in the early 1970s as...
Feb 13, 2012 | General, Restaurants, Retail, Supermarkets
Top 5 reasons a point of sale system is better than a cash register system One thing all business owners have in common is the need for some type of cash management system to process sales. The typical cash management system has a life span of between 10-15 years with...
Feb 6, 2012 | General, Retail, Supermarkets
Kathy Grannis www.nrf.com/consumertrends Americans to Pull Out All the Stops This Valentine’s Day -NRF Survey Finds Total Spending to Reach $17.6 Billion- Washington, February 1, 2012 – Love may not cost a thing, but consumers this year are set to spoil their...
