Technology The Key To Improving Independent Store Performance Consistency Major shortfalls of independent retailers especially in today’s market place are the inconsistency in standards and the inability to compete effectively. This statement is obviously generalist, but with the likes of grocery retailers, it’s the weakest link that affects the whole chain. And let’s face...
Using The Online Tools To Lift Your Sales….Or Get Left Behind Everyday more and more stories surface about retailers who are now using the social media networks to great effect, and getting results. And this phenomenon is gaining its own momentum, based on the type of big results that are being achieved. They can...
Economic Downturn Provide Retail Opportunities. Now is the time to expand business. Particularly if you are retailer! Fundamentally there is no better time. Yes sales are difficult to come by and as a fundamental this is a crucial part of the equation. A business must have the revenues if it is to be viable...
POS Software To Automate Your Fresh Food Scales For many years fresh foods scales operated separate from the POS system. It was pain. All the codes, pricing, and even descriptors had to entered or adjusted by hand. I can remember hours painstakingly tidying scales or re-entering prices, all in my own time. Fast forward...
When the pressure is on, system weaknesses are exposed. There is a sudden change in the energy pattern of your customers. The tempo lifts and some patrons are even tetchy. It’s that time of the year when people must lift spending by way of a predetermined event that affects everybody. Christmas! Even if thrift...
