by Judd Farmer | Nov 15, 2018 | Hospitality, Point Of Sale, Retail
Does your store’s payment-processing hardware have a handwritten sign sticking out of the chip-card reader insert that says, “Chip coming soon?” Chip cards, the most recent development in secure payment-processing technology, make it harder for...
by Judd Farmer | Nov 14, 2018 | Grocery, Hospitality, Point Of Sale, Retail, Security
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday, oh my! That’s a lot of emails and promotions directed at your customers. Say you’re a small business owner with a brick and mortar shop or eatery. You don’t sell anything online. Perhaps...
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 26, 2018 | Hospitality, Point Of Sale, Retail
Are small businesses that don’t accept credit cards as rare as a northern White Rhino? Believe it or not, businesses that are cash-only are far from an endangered species. In fact, according to the National Federation of Independent Business, more small businesses...
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 4, 2018 | Hospitality, Point Of Sale
According to a recent report released by the National Restaurant Association, “Mapping the Restaurant Technology Landscape,” approximately four in five restaurant operators believe technology can boost profits and efficiency for their restaurants as well...
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 23, 2018 | Hospitality, MobileBytes, Point Of Sale
Have you ever been to a cafe or store whereupon checking out, you can see your transaction items recorded on a display in real time? This is called customer-facing display. It allows the customer to view the price of the item(s) as they are being scanned or entered...
