In a ShopKeep vs. Square POS review, both clearly deliver essential retail point-of-sale functionality, including barcode checkout, iPad registers, and inventory, staff, and customer tracking, plus both offer a free version. ShopKeep offers impressive inventory tools and supports various payment providers while Square’s all-in-one product delivers convenient built-in payment processing, ecommerce, payroll, and marketing features….
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Stripe vs. PayPal – Who’s Best?
Our Stripe vs. PayPal review reveals that both online payment services compete closely on processing fees, ease of use, and platform integrations. Beyond these key factors, Stripe supports more custom checkout options and online payment types while PayPal accepts online and in-person payments and has lower fees for nonprofits. We examine both in detail below….
6 Best Custom Gift Card Solutions
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….
How to Set Up Your Retail Lighting in 4 Steps
Retail lighting can be broken down into four primary types: general/ambient lighting, task lighting, accent lighting, and decorative lighting. There are also many bulb options, like halogen, fluorescent, and LEDs. This retail store lighting guide will help you plan the right lighting, bulbs, and fixtures to brighten your store and spur sales. Why Retail Lighting…
6 Best Thermal Receipt Printers
Thermal receipt printers integrate with retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) systems to print customer receipts for completed sales. A receipt printer can connect in various ways including USB, Ethernet (LAN), Wi-Fi wireless (WLAN) and even Bluetooth. We look at a range of options for small business in terms of price, functionality and popular POS compatibility….
25 Innovative Customer Appreciation Ideas
Your customers are the cornerstone of your business, so why not show them how much you appreciate them? If you’re looking for ways to express your gratitude to your faithful clientele, check out these 25 customer appreciation tips and ideas from the pros. 1. Create Custom Logo Signs for Your Clients Ally Compeau, Founder &…
5 Best Barcode Label Printers
A barcode label printer is what you use to print various types of barcode labels for product labeling, equipment tagging, parts tracking, shipping labels, and more. In this guide, we compare the printing features, label output options, and costs of five top-rated barcode label printers suitable for a range of small business barcode label printing…
30 Promotional Items Ideas from the Pros
When you give out promotional items to your clients, your aim is to capture interest and attention for your brand. You automatically make an impression on everyone who receives and sees your promotional product — Are you fun? Are you creative? Are you innovative? We asked the pros and they gave their expert opinions on…
27 Exceptional Customer Service Strategies, Tips, and Ideas
Figures from Dimension Data show 84% of businesses that have placed extra effort into investing in better customer experience are reporting increases in their revenues. This supports the idea that today’s customers value their buying experience as much as they do the product. However, this doesn’t mean that small businesses with limited capital will automatically…
27 Customer Engagement Strategies & Tips from the Pros
A great customer engagement strategy is key to closing a sale and building customer loyalty. And because 80% of consumers are more likely to do business with a company that offers personalized experiences, every business owner should make a serious investment in providing channels of communication to their customers. However, there is no cookie-cutter strategy…
Top 15 Retail Store Design Ideas from the Pros
The moment customers step in to your shop, those first few seconds they take to look around their surroundings will decide whether they want to stay or not. This is why your retail store’s layout and design is a huge factor in getting those all important sales. The good news is that you don’t need…
The Ultimate Guide to Cash Wraps, Cash Wells, & Checkout Counters
Cash wraps, also known as cash wells and checkout counters, are the locations in retail stores where customers pay for merchandise. They are also key areas to maximize sales, increase or decrease customer satisfaction, build your brand, and create an efficient workspace for employees. On top of every cash wrap sits a cash register or POS…