by admin | Sep 2, 2021 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy
It’s not easy to keep inventory in line. You analyze sales trends to make decisions. You review margins, sell-thru, and return on investment to evaluate profitability. You create buy plans, propose reorders and cancellations, and you suggest markdowns. All this just...
by admin | Jul 17, 2021 | E-Commerce, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy
Credit: Getty Images by dowell The future always promises uncertainty. That said, all indications are that contactless payments are ingrained in brick-and-mortar retail for the long haul. Without massive unforeseen disruption, the COVID-assisted trend towards...
by admin | Jul 7, 2021 | Associate Members, Local Search, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy
Consumer Behavior is Changing One of the most inescapable business themes of the past decade is the evolution of consumer shopping behavior. Nearly every business news story about consumers involves the application of new technology to everyday life. Whether it is...
by admin | Apr 28, 2021 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy
A point-of-sale system must do more than process transactions. Your retail technology should enable you to collect, organize, and analyze data; maximize relationships with customers and brands; and create efficiencies. If you are in the market for a new POS, make sure...
by admin | Mar 9, 2021 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy
87% of consumers are interested in apersonalized and consistent experienceacross all channels. Coupled with the fact that 71% of retailers planto offer their customers the ability to “start thesale anywhere, finish the sale anywhere,” andit’s obvious that no brand can...
by admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy
As retailers reflect on the last 12 months of the rollercoaster the industry rode—er, might still be riding—you can’t help but chuckle at some of the predictions made for 2020. Curiously enough, while few forecasted the actual impact of COVID-19, many themes still...