by Judd Farmer | Nov 6, 2018 | Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, Point Of Sale, Retail
Suppose your small business earned $500,000 in revenue this year, compared to $300,000 last year. That’s great news, right? Not necessarily. A business that does $300,000 in sales may profit handsomely, say, to the tune of $200,000, whereas a $500,000 business...
by Judd Farmer | Oct 18, 2018 | F&B, Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, News, Retail
When you think of major holidays, Halloween probably doesn’t make the cut. But does that mean that the seemingly frivolous child-centric holiday can’t help lead to more sales for your business? If statistics revealed by the National Retail Federation (NRF) mean...
by Judd Farmer | Oct 17, 2018 | Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, Retail
The economic impact of Hurricanes Florence and Michael will exceed $100 billion. Obviously, the biggest tragedy of catastrophic weather events are loss of life. Small businesses also fail to survive extreme weather events. In fact, according to statistics by the...
by Judd Farmer | Oct 10, 2018 | Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, MobileBytes, News, Point Of Sale, Retail, Stadiums & Arenas
The latest and greatest POS systems can do everything from track inventory and employee hours; provide analytics and sales data; manage a loyalty rewards program, and much much more. POS systems can also, of course, take orders, process both credit card and cash...
by Judd Farmer | Oct 3, 2018 | Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, News, Point Of Sale, Retail, Stadiums & Arenas
If you tweet in the forest and no one is around to retweet, does your tweet make a sound? Forgive the social media philosophical thought experiment (and meager analogy)…. But let’s say you are the proprietor of a small brick-and-mortar shop with hardly any...
by Judd Farmer | Sep 20, 2018 | Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, Point Of Sale, Retail, Stadiums & Arenas
Although the summer season sees the largest boost in seasonal employment, the winter holidays also see a big boost in temporary hiring. And now with college kids back at school and beach towns quieting down, it’s time to start thinking forward in case you need...
by Judd Farmer | Sep 10, 2018 | Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, Point Of Sale, Retail
Although it’s still officially summer, if you’re a prudent small business owner, you’re already thinking about the late fall/winter holiday season. And there’s no better time to upgrade or change your point of sale (POS) system than right now....
by Judd Farmer | Aug 9, 2018 | Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts
Let’s first play devil’s advocate…. Is it even worth it to run a Labor Day promotion? After all, won’t it be a virtual ghost town in your area? In fact, according to a survey conducted by WalletHub, last year, 25 percent of Americans said they...
by Judd Farmer | Aug 2, 2018 | Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, Point Of Sale
A POS system in the hospitality industry must be dynamic, fast, and serve as an essential marketing tool for helping you grow your business. Long-gone are the days when a point-of-sale system for the hospitality industry was essentially a glorified abacus, merely...
by Judd Farmer | Jul 10, 2018 | Grocery, Hospitality, Hotels and Resorts, News, Point Of Sale
Loyalty programs have been a boon for all sorts of businesses. But they need to be optimized in order to maximize value. In this week’s blog post, we’ll walk through some ways to improve the loyalty program at your retail shop, grocery store, restaurant or hospitality...
