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Vend vs Square: Price, Features & What’s Best in 2019

By Meaghan Brophy on August 26, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Retail, Versus | Comments (0)

Square and Vend are both point-of-sale (POS) systems that businesses use to process sales, manage customers, and view reports. The main difference between Vend vs Square is Vend is a robust POS with detailed features for established stores with large inventories. Square is a free POS with simpler features that are best for smaller sellers….

6 Best Vape Shop POS Systems 2019

By Blake Stockton on August 22, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Buyer's Guide, Retail | Comments (0)

A point-of-sale (POS) system allows vape shop owners to accept payments and manage business operations, such as inventory management. When determining the best vape shop POS, we reviewed factors like pricing and analytic reports. A POS system ranges in cost from free to $119 per month, plus payment processing fees. Top 6 Vape Shop POS…

How Credit Card Processing Fees Work: The Ultimate Guide

By Meaghan Brophy on August 21, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Retail, Ultimate Guide | Comments (50)

Credit card processing fees are services charges businesses pay to credit card processors and merchant service providers. Also known as credit card transaction fees, these fees occur when a business charges a customer’s credit or debit card. The fees you pay can vary wildly based on the fee structure of your chosen credit card processor….

6 Best High Risk Merchant Services 2019

By Meaghan Brophy on August 16, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Buyer's Guide, Retail | Comments (3)

High risk merchant services are payment processing services that allow businesses considered to be high risk by banks and standard payment processors to accept credit cards from customers. The best high risk merchant accounts for small businesses service a variety of industries and products for an affordable rate. Top 6 High Risk Merchant Services 2019…

14 Overlooked Cashier Skills to Grow Your Business

By Anna Dizon on August 12, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Retail, Tip List | Comments (0)

A cashier’s skills are not limited to processing transactions at checkout. They should also know how to provide customer service and market products using the right strategies. Because cashiers are usually the last sales representatives that customers see, they play a crucial role in the customer’s buying decision and must have a diverse skill set….

What Is Merchandising? Definition & Strategies

By Meaghan Brophy on August 6, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, How To, Retail | Comments (0)

Merchandising is the activity of presenting and promoting retail goods for sale. The term merchandising commonly refers to store displays and designing store layouts. Retailers use merchandising strategies to encourage customers to buy more products, which results in larger profits. Designing effective product displays is easier when you know which products are selling the best…

How to Use Retail Data Analytics to Drive Sales

By Meaghan Brophy on July 29, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Retail, Ultimate Guide | Comments (0)

Retail data analytics is the measuring, tracking, and interpretation of data. For retailers, this data typically includes sales, inventory, employee, and consumer demand information. Retailers can gather this data through their point-of-sale (POS) system and harness it to determine best-selling products, top-spending customers, and highest-performing employees to improve sales and performance. Many point-of-sale (POS) systems…

6 Best Grocery Store POS System 2019

By Meaghan Brophy on July 24, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Buyer's Guide, Retail | Comments (0)

Grocery point-of-sale (POS) systems have all the features of a standard POS system, plus industry-specific features such as scale integrations, product expiration tracking, and detailed bar code management. These extra features typically come at a higher cost. We looked at dozens of POS systems to determine the best grocery store POS. Top 6 Grocery Store…

Top POS Marketing Ideas to Maximize Sales

By Anna Dizon on July 23, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Retail, Tip List | Comments (0)

Point-of-sale marketing is a promotional strategy where products are placed right before check out to motivate customers for a last-minute purchase. In ecommerce, POS marketing includes cross-selling and upselling at the shopping cart or checkout stage online. This article features point-of-sale marketing ideas, as well as tips to improve your POS marketing game. Offering a…

6 Best Spa POS System 2019

By Meaghan Brophy on July 15, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Buyer's Guide, Retail | Comments (0)

A spa point-of-sale (POS) system manages client transactions, sales data, and tracks customer information just like any other POS system would. A spa POS also has spa-specific features like appointment scheduling, online booking, and client-facing account management tools. The best spa POS systems include all of these features and start at under $100 per month….

6 Best POS Inventory Systems 2019

By Meaghan Brophy on July 9, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Buyer's Guide, Retail | Comments (0)

Point-of-sale (POS) inventory systems are software tools used by retailers and restaurants to process customer sales and track product or ingredient stock levels. Most POS inventory software has tools to ring sales, count inventory, and provide basic reports. The best POS systems also streamline product purchasing at prices starting at less than $100 per month….

10 Best Merchant Services Providers for Small Business 2019

By Meaghan Brophy on July 1, 2019 | Brick and Mortar, Buyer's Guide, Retail | Comments (73)

Merchant services allow businesses to accept credit and debit card transactions in-person or online. Many merchant service providers also offer payment processing tools such as payment gateways, point-of-sale (POS) systems, and card-reading hardware. We evaluated dozens of popular providers to identify the best merchant services for small business. Top 10 Merchant Services for 2019 Which…