There is an answer to the question of whether retail e-commerce or brick-and-mortar stores will prevail: They both will. Each channel has something to offer shoppers that the other can’t — and each has something that shoppers are demonstrably not willing to do without.....

Keeping up with technology advances that can help you run efficiently. A relatively new option available that can help you take advantage of the latest technologies is the “as a Service” model for key systems such as your point of sale (POS) system. Software as a Service (SaaS) means that instead of buying the software…

EMV payment adoption has been slow and steady since the U.S. “flipped the switch” and began accepting chip card payments on October 1, 2015. The restaurant industry, however, continues to lag behind other merchants in upgrading to EMV. EMV chip cards are designed to reduce the problem of payment card fraud. The EMV chip creates…

Are you getting the most out of your restaurant technology? A good point of sale (POS) suite can handle the daily activities of running your business, such as payment transactions and inventory control — but it can also do much more. With the right tools, you can create customer experiences that encourage loyalty and gain…

Restaurants, especially smaller establishments, need to make the most of their IT budgets, to remain profitable and competitive. One way to stretch an IT budget is with Software as a Service (SaaS) for your Point of Sale (POS) system. Instead of buying a physical copy or download of a software version and installing, hosting, and…