Custom gift cards are physical or digital cards with a set value that customers can purchase from your store to give as a gift. We evaluated dozens of gift card providers for small businesses by looking at the costs per gift card, monthly fees, features, reporting and how they integrate with different point-of-sale (POS) systems….
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Cyber Monday Strategies, Sales Tips & Trends 2018
Cyber Monday is a huge shopping day. This year, sales are expected to top last year’s record $6.59 billion. Whether you sell exclusively online or have a brick-and-mortar store with a website, Cyber Monday is a great opportunity to bring in additional revenue for your business. If you don’t yet have an online store: it’s…
6 Best Customer Feedback Software for 2018
Customer feedback software automates the feedback process for consistent results by collecting shopper insights and delivering those insights to the business owner. The best programs are affordable, collect feedback across multiple channels, and provide businesses with actionable insights. We examined dozens of customer feedback programs with features like these to arrive at the best overall….
6 Best Restaurant Software & Tools for 2018
The best restaurant management software programs help businesses with scheduling, payment processing and inventory management so that the kitchen never runs out of its top dish. We examined dozens of restaurant software systems and narrowed down our top six choices in terms of price and features to determine the best overall restaurant management system. Top…
6 Best Retail POS Systems for 2018
A point-of-sale (POS) system is the central hub for any retail business through which all sales, refunds and exchanges are processed. A great retail POS system is affordable, have detailed reporting features and key integrations like accounting and ecommerce. We spent hours examining the top six POS systems, arriving at the best overall. Top 6…
28 Free and Paid Punch Card Templates & Examples
A loyalty program is a popular marketing strategy that encourages your customers to continue buying your products or using your service. Designing your punch cards using elements that align with your industry or brand will help your customers quickly remember them, better encouraging its use by keeping it front of mind. We curated a list…
6 Best Free Inventory Management Software Options for 2018
Free inventory management software lets business owners easily organize and classify products, track stock counts, manage vendor data, and make manual or real-time adjustments for sold, received, damaged, and obsolete goods. We reviewed the range of free inventory software options and identified six top solutions for small business in terms of features and ease-of-use. Top…
6 Best Salon Software for 2018
Salon software is used for online booking, employee scheduling, inventory tracking, point of sale, and more. We compared the best salon software to identify the top six for your business based on price, online appointments, payment processing, employee scheduling, inventory management, ease of use, customer service, and additional features and identified the best salon software…
How to Market a Bar in 5 Steps [+ Bar Promotion Ideas]
Bar marketing is the process of promoting your bar to your intended audience; effective bar marketing attracts customers and encourages brand loyalty. To market a bar effectively, create a culture and offer promotions to attract loyal patrons. Bar marketing also requires developing word-of-mouth and creating an online presence with social media and review sites. One…
26 Restaurant Management Tips, Trends & Advice
Warner LeRoy, the owner of New York’s Tavern on the Green and Russian Tea Room, once said of restaurant management, “A restaurant is a fantasy — a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast.” How do you direct your restaurant and make your clientele feel like the…
Inventory Shrinkage: Definition, Causes & How to Prevent It
Retail inventory shrinkage is the difference between a product’s recorded stock count and the amount physically on-hand. Lost stock stems from theft or inventory control issues like receiving errors, unrecorded damages, cashier mistakes, and misplaced items. Inventory control procedures and retail point-of-sale (POS) reporting tools help retailers spot, combat, and prevent retail shrink. Retail point-of-sale…
Retail Inventory Management: Definition & Best Practices
Retail inventory management is stocking products that buyers want, using pricing and promotions to sell profitably and maintaining inventory at levels that meet demand without over-purchasing. An overall inventory management plan guides how it all gets done, from intelligent purchasing and pricing to procedures covering receiving, inventory counts, and location tracking. In today’s data-driven economy,…
