A fulfillment center is a business that provides outsourced inventory storage, order packing and shipping services to ecommerce sellers and other companies that store and ship goods. With fulfillment centers covering these time-consuming tasks, small businesses owners can focus on growth. Outsourcing fulfillment is more flexible and often more economical than an in-house operation. Outsourcing…
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6 Best Salon Software
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…
Top 25 eCommerce Problems & Mistakes to Avoid
Statista records report more than $400 billion in retail ecommerce sales in the United States in 2017. Running an effective ecommerce website requires more than good design and product selection, but also knowing what common problems to avoid. We asked industry experts to share the most common problems and how to avoid them. Here are…
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. What is…
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,…
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…
Top 25 Helpful Restaurant Server Training Tips from HR Experts
Toast Restaurant Blog reports that 43 percent of restaurateurs do not offer new hires a training manual, and 52 percent offer no safety training, which can lead to challenges in delivering a consistent customer experience. We spoke to the pros and compiled the best restaurant server training tips to help your restaurant improve customer service….
30 Best Restaurant Management Software Tips, Trends & Advice from the Pros
Restaurant management software streamlines the many microprocesses that drive a busy restaurant operation. If you’re wondering which restaurant management product might work for you or are just starting your search, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve rounded up 30 top restaurant management software tips from seasoned pros who use a wide array of restaurant…
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….
How to Use Woocommerce & Square to Run Your Business
The WooCommerce Square point-of-sale (POS) system integration connects in-store and online transactions, products and inventory and tracks it all within the Square POS dashboard. Using the free Square for WooCommerce plug-in, you can expand your in-store business to online sales easily. If you sell online using WooCommerce, you can add Square and start selling in-person….
WooCommerce Pricing: How Much WooCommerce Costs to Launch & Operate
For those considering taking their blog posts to the next level, pricing is free for the plug-in and turns any WordPress site into an online store. WooCommerce costs nothing to install on your WordPress site but has other associated costs depending on your startup and ongoing needs. The best way to get started is to…
