David Rivera

Square Terminal is a handheld point-of-sale (POS) device that includes a swipe, dip, and tap card reader with a touch-screen POS display and thermal receipt printer. It can process transactions even when temporarily offline, and you can manage your inventory directly from the terminal. We scored this POS hardware in our ranking of the best…

A point-of-sale (POS) system combines hardware like touch-screen displays and credit card terminals with software tailored to accept payments and track sales. The POS hardware you need is dependent on the software you use, so it’s important to choose a suitable software system before purchasing any devices. But it’s equally important to know that your…

Square Register is an all-in-one POS station updated to reflect modern customer preferences for card and digital payments. It includes a dynamic touch-screen POS display, tap, dip, and chip card and digital payment readers, a responsive customer-facing display, and an optional cash drawer—making it an excellent countertop system for any business type. Square Register is…

It’s more important than ever to consider your omnichannel retail strategy, which is the seamless integration of every customer touchpoint in person and online. As you’ll see with the omnichannel trends outlined below, consumers already engage in omnichannel shopping behaviors, and retailers are investing in technology that enables it. Omnichannel Statistics Overview If you’re wondering…

Lightspeed Retail is a cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) system that offers tools designed for retail businesses: an in-house ecommerce platform solution, integrated payments, robust register features, and advanced reporting and management tools. However, Lightspeed’s retail POS stands out because of its granular inventory controls and best-in-class analytics platform. In our evaluation, Lightspeed Retail scored 4.24 out…

Purchasing, managing, and printing postage online is a great way to save your business time and money. We take a step-by-step look at how to buy postage online for small businesses, reviewing several vendor options and the tools you will need to print your postage at home. Step 1: Choose an Online Postage Vendor First,…

A consumer is a person who uses the products and services provided by a business. A customer is a person who purchases products or services from a business. In other words, a customer makes a payment. A consumer isn’t always the person who pays for the item purchased, while a customer always makes a transaction…

Inventory control is the process of continuously monitoring and adjusting the quantity of product you are stocking to keep costs as low as possible while maximizing customer satisfaction and store profits. Though the principles of inventory control overlap with those of inventory management, the two are distinct: Inventory control is concerned with ensuring that there…

Open source point-of-sale (POS) software is adaptable and generally works with any PC or iOS system. Open source systems tend to have free baseline subscriptions, and even the paid plans are typically cheaper than those of commercial POS systems. However, open source software can be more difficult to set up and maintain. This makes open…

Retail store inventory management is about stocking products buyers want, pricing and promoting to sell those products at a profit, and maintaining stock levels that meet demand without over-purchasing. As a retailer, you know that your merchandise is the crux of your business, so creating an accurate and efficient system to manage products will play…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that employs machine learning and automation to make decisions and solve problems like a human would. This technology is more common than ever in the retail landscape, with online chatbots, AI-driven inventory and vendor management, and marketing materials and shopping experiences personalized by the technology. The AI wave won’t be…

The 2024 ecommerce landscape is shaped by new growth projections, changing consumer behaviors, emerging demographics, and the ever-increasing role of social media. Ecommerce trends shaped by the pandemic and economic uncertainty are here to stay—including ecommerce as a growing percentage of retail sales. We’ve compiled 31 ecommerce statistics—broken into seven categories—to help you learn more…