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mPOS-ible to Define? What Mobile Means in Retail
The term mPOS is bandied about our marketplace constantly these days, but ask what it means, and you’ll get some creative answers. As often happens with technology trends, new terms emerge to define...
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POS Solutions as a Service: A Viable Model?
How would you like to pay for that cash drawer? Increasingly, consumers prefer to pay for technology purchases through leasing or financing to avoid large up-front cash outlays. At APG Cash Drawer, we...
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Removing Compromise from Cloud POS
Over the past decade or so, the bulk of Point of Sale solutions have consisted of one of two flavors: PC-Based and embedded (cash registers, vending, kiosks, etc) applications. Not long ago,...
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Navigating the waters of hardware acquisition: Purchase vs. as-a-Service
In our last blog post, we discussed the importance of understanding the true costs associated with owning business hardware. Once you are cognisant of your hardware’s total cost of ownership, you are...
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Thin-bility Creates Service Opportunities for POS VARs
In the highly competitive retail space, businesses must do all they can to improve the shopping experience. Consumers have plenty of choices, and making a purchase can be as easy as a few taps on a...
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RetailNOW 2015 Panel Session: Tablets in Retail
RSPA’s annual RetailNOW show is right around the corner! The conference will take place August 2-5, 2015 in Kissimmee, Florida at the Gaylord Event and Convention Center. The four-day conference, trade...
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APG Partner’s mPOS Solution Combines Human Touch with Efficiency
In his vision for Fortina Italian restaurants, Rob Krauss saw a perfect combination of hospitality with expedience. His hostesses and servers would work in tandem to deliver service with a smile, with...
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APG Cash Drawer and Cash Bases Merge for World-Class Technology and Service
For more than 30 years APG Cash Drawer and Cash Bases have manufactured cash drawers, mobile cash drawer solutions and point of sale-related products. Today we announce the union of these two...
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Mobile Payments Technology Needs a Boost
Mobility is a computing inevitability. Look around and you’re bound to see someone using a WiFi connection or sticking their nose in a smartphone. So why is adoption of mobile technology slower than...
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APG Partner Toast Cures Popular Food Truck’s POS Woes
Erik Metzdorf knows what it’s like to be a victim of your own success. When his food truck, Metzy’s Taqueria, rolled onto the streets of Newburyport, MA in spring 2014, a line of customers wanting to...
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Top Ten Features for POS System Software
Managing a small business is no easy feat, even if your multitasking skills are that of a superhero’s. Whether you’re serving up culinary masterpieces from a food truck, or you’ve cornered the market...
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NRF 2017 Exhibition Recap
NRF has come a long way since its early days in the ballroom of the New York Hilton. Retail’s Big Show now spans the entire retail technology universe. One exciting highlight was Sir Richard Branson,...
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Intelligent Cash Handling Goes Mobile
Mobile POS (mPOS) platforms are bringing new levels of convenience and flexibility to retail. Now, a sales associate at a small boutique doesn’t have to be stuck at checkout for the duration of a...
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Sleek and Small Cash Drawer Solutions Attract Large Cosmetic Chains
It is no surprise that cash continues to be a major payment method in Europe. With 1.1 trillion Euro cash in circulation as of January 2017 (European Central Bank), we will inevitably see a need for...
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Retail Isn’t Doomed, but a Tectonic Shift Is Under Way
Online shopping has put tremendous pressure on brick-and-mortar retailers, causing large numbers of locations to go out of business. But lest anyone think retail is shrinking, the opposite is actually...
View ArticleUK Consumers Still Prefer In-store Shopping
A pair of recent studies confirms that British shoppers still prefer to make purchases at brick-and-mortar stores if given the chance. One study, by London-based Adyen, reveals that even though 95% of...
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Waiting in Checkout Lines a Turnoff to European Shoppers
Waiting in Checkout Lines a Turnoff to European Shoppers For many European shoppers, waiting at checkout lines any longer than five minutes is too long, according to retail study by Adyen. Shoppers...
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5 Solutions for Accepting Mobile Cash Payments in Retail
It can be said that mobile point-of-sale solutions are the future regardless of the payment mediums used – cash or card. According to Market Watch, the point of sale market is apt to experience strong...
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Implementing a POS System: What Your Staff Should Know
While shopping for a POS system takes a lot of research and the right investment, one of the most important parts of getting a new POS system is implementing it into your current operations. Once...
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Physical Retail Isn’t Dead, but It’s Changing
Appearances are often misleading, and that has certainly been the case with the retail industry. Despite predictions of its demise, retail is here to stay. However, it is undergoing a profound...
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