Warehouse and fulfillment companies handle the order fulfillment process for ecommerce businesses including product storage, picking and packing orders, and shipping those orders out to customers. Some fulfillment warehouses cater to small sellers and startups, and most offer specialty services like batch fulfillment, secure storage, oversize shipping, or international sales. Outsourcing fulfillment to a warehouse…
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8 Best Restaurant POS Systems 2020
Restaurant Point of Sale (POS) systems manage orders and process payments for food service businesses. Increasingly, restaurant POS systems are becoming all-in-one restaurant management solutions with inventory management, employee management, staff scheduling, reservation, online ordering, and customer loyalty functions. Modern cloud-based and hybrid POS systems operate on tablets, making them more versatile and affordable than…
Ultimate Guide to Restaurant Permits & Licenses
Permits and licenses are official documents issued by government agencies that authorize a business to perform a specific task or process. The permits and licenses required to operate a restaurant ensure that your business is safe and legal. The number you need will vary depending on your location, type of restaurant operation, and construction plans….
How to Set Up Online Ordering & Delivery for Restaurants
Online ordering and delivery are two separate functions that can expand a restaurant’s operations. An online ordering system allows restaurant customers to order food through a website. A delivery system allows you to transport online orders to a customer. There are two primary strategies for adding online ordering and delivery to your restaurant operation: building…
4 Best Order Fulfillment Software 2020
Order fulfillment software automates the process of completing customer orders (packing and shipping products) for ecommerce retailers. Large brands also use fulfillment software to manage pickup orders. For most small businesses, the best fulfillment software depends on the size of your operation and whether you are fulfilling customer orders in-house or outsourcing the process to…
POS Payments, Payment Processing, & What’s Best for Small Business
POS payments are any transaction completed using your business’s point of sale system, whether that be via cash, check, credit/debit card, or new payment types like Apple Pay and Google Pay. A POS system is more than a simple credit card machine; it’s all the software, hardware, and services you use to complete payments. For…
Point of Sale (POS) Security Best Practices
POS security is preventing unauthorized access to your customers’ personal information such as their credit card number. Unauthorized access, also known as a data or security breach, can have devastating consequences for small businesses and customers. Your point-of-sale (POS) system is the nerve center of your small business. It enables you to process transactions, manage…
6 Ways COVID-19 is Reshaping Dining
You could say that restaurants were born to adapt to crises. The first restaurant was established after the social disorder of the French Revolution, after all. The 1918 Flu Pandemic gave rise to many of the sanitation standards restaurants live by today, as well as the National Restaurant Association. We all know that restaurants are…
WordPress Ecommerce: How to Sell On WordPress in 8 Steps
Learning how to sell on WordPress starts with setting up a domain, choosing the right ecommerce plugin, listing products to sell, and managing orders and shipments. Then, grow your WordPress ecommerce business with plugins and marketing tools. Expect to spend several hundred dollars upfront on hosting and plugins to get your WordPress store up and…
How to Start an Online Store
Starting an online store to sell products and services is easier than ever with plug-and-play ecommerce platforms and web builders. First, you’ll need to iron out a business concept and choose products to sell. Then, select a software platform, build your website, and choose an order fulfillment strategy. Online stores are visual platforms, so you’ll…
How to Start a Farm-to-Table Restaurant in 15 Steps
Farm-to-table restaurants build their operations around strong relationships with local farms so restaurant operators will need to allow much more time for finding vendors and building strong supply systems. The ability to maintain a constant supply of fresh, local ingredients is what sets farm-to-table restaurants apart from restaurants that rely on a few mainline suppliers….
5 Best POS Systems for Food Delivery 2020
Food delivery point-of-sale (POS) systems are a combination of restaurant software and hardware that enable restaurants to manage orders, track sales, and process payments. The best food delivery POS systems have tools for managing orders placed in-house, online, and via third-party platforms. Ideally they have the ability to dispatch drivers and process online payments. We…