by Judd Farmer | Nov 24, 2020 | Grocery, Hospitality, News, Point Of Sale
How much change has the pandemic brought to consumer habits? In writing up the results of a recent consumer survey, the consulting firm McKinsey & Co. concluded that the pandemic condensed 10 years’ worth of ecommerce adoption into a mere three months....
by Judd Farmer | Oct 30, 2020 | Point Of Sale
Does a pandemic sounds like a good time to start a business? A crazy as it may seem, there are millions of Americans who are venturing out on their own in 2020. The Wall Street Journal reported last month that applications for new businesses are rising at their...
by Judd Farmer | Aug 30, 2020 | Hospitality, News, Point Of Sale, Retail
As a small business owner, it can be difficult to keep track of all the moving parts in your enterprise. To that end, it’s helpful to be able to grab a quick snapshot of how the different parts are performing. That’s where POS reports come in handy. They can provide...
by Judd Farmer | Jun 17, 2020 | Hospitality, News, Point Of Sale
Nothing has boosted restaurant technology updates faster than 2020. Wait. Are you still getting by with an outdated point of sale system? Here are just a few features of modern POS solutions that have pretty much become requirements for today’s restaurants. Indeed,...
by Judd Farmer | Apr 30, 2020 | Hospitality, Point Of Sale
Even when the coronavirus pandemic ends and stay-at-home orders are lifted, usage of delivery for restaurants is expected to remain higher than it had been before the pandemic. Indeed, many experts have been predicting that the coronavirus episode will produce...
by Judd Farmer | Mar 10, 2020 | Point Of Sale
As the COVID-19 virus spreads, restaurants are reporting 50 percent drops in business. It’s bad enough that customers are not dining in the numbers they had been a few weeks ago. But making things more difficult is that food service businesses need to remain extra...
by Judd Farmer | Feb 13, 2020 | Point Of Sale, Retail
It’s always good to remember that, if you go back far enough, every big business started small. Phil Knight sold shoes out of the back of his car when he started what would become Nike. Sam Walton worked behind the counter as a management trainee at someone else’s...
by Judd Farmer | Jan 28, 2020 | Point Of Sale
The new year is always a good time for business owners to reflect and set up goals for the next 12 months. If that happens to be part of your routine, it’s probably a good idea this year to make sure you’re up to speed on the latest technology available to small...
by Judd Farmer | Jan 12, 2020 | Point Of Sale, Retail
The holiday shopping season is complete. Naturally, that means the holiday gift returning season has just gotten underway. Just how busy is the shopping period after Christmas? The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, last month...
by Judd Farmer | Dec 18, 2019 | Point Of Sale, Security
Think your small business is too small for cyber criminals to want to target? Think again. In a recently published study, the Ponemon Institute surveyed 1,045 individuals at small and medium sized companies in the United States and the United Kingdom and found that 67...
