The liquor industry is worth billions, but it’s complicated. With thousands of bottles and cans from every corner of the world in seemingly hundreds of varieties — red, white, small batch, craft, domestic, and more — it takes the right liquor store management processes and tools to keep track of them, promote the ones you want to move, and stand out from the crowd. Here are three technologies you may need to update for effective liquor store management.

Retail management systems make a business’ day-to-day activities run more smoothly, streamline back office operations, and manage labor schedules. These systems can also help optimize your inventory, empower employees to provide a higher level of customer service, and gain transparency into every aspect of your business.

Controlling labor costs in a restaurant ranks as one of the top stressors of running an eatery. It’s easy to see why — labor costs are one of the largest expenses a restaurant owner has, second only to inventory. Here are three tips for reducing turnover and controlling labor costs in a restaurant.

According to Forbes Magazine, 19% of restaurants that open fail in their first year, mostly because they are under-funded and ill-prepared to weather challenges that may arise. However, once restaurant owners reach their one year anniversary, new-restaurant jitters subside and it’s time to focus on streamlining operations.  Here are three restaurant management tips to help your operation run more smoothly.

With restaurant tipping in the spotlight thanks to proposed changes to tip pooling regulations, restaurants are weighing the pros and cons of the long-time custom. The proposed rule would turn back the 2011 law that prevents employers from distributing tips to workers other than tipped employee, so back-of-house as well as front-of-house workers could share tips....