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“Top 5 Must-Have Features for a New POS System” by RICS Software (BRA Supporting Vendor Partner)

by admin | Apr 28, 2021 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy

A point-of-sale system must do more than process transactions. Your retail technology should enable you to collect, organize, and analyze data; maximize relationships with customers and brands; and create efficiencies. If you are in the market for a new POS, make sure...

“Five Keys to Unlocking Omnichannel Success” by Heartland Retail (BRA Supporting Vendor Partner)

by admin | Mar 9, 2021 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy

87% of consumers are interested in apersonalized and consistent experienceacross all channels. Coupled with the fact that 71% of retailers planto offer their customers the ability to “start thesale anywhere, finish the sale anywhere,” andit’s obvious that no brand can...

“How Retailers Will Thrive in 2021, According to 11 Experts” courtesy of Heartland Retail (BRA Supporting Vendor Partner)

by admin | Jan 27, 2021 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy

As retailers reflect on the last 12 months of the rollercoaster the industry rode—er, might still be riding—you can’t help but chuckle at some of the predictions made for 2020. Curiously enough, while few forecasted the actual impact of COVID-19, many themes still...

“Put Your “Retail Puzzle” Together” by Tom Schrepferman

by admin | Jan 11, 2021 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy

Have you ever worked a 10,000 piece puzzle? Imagine all of those pieces spread out on your table. Where do you start? How do you start? You probably have these questions about how to thrive coming out of the COVID-19 retail challenges. Here’s how we recommend you...

“3 Ways to Keep Inventory Fresh and Improve Sell-Through” by Emily Fanning of Heartland Retail

by admin | Dec 6, 2020 | Associate Members, Point of Sale, Resources, Retail Strategy

Board retailers, even more so than other specialty stores, tend to have extremely loyal client bases. It’s a blessing, with a small spritz of a curse: the more often they come in, the more “same old” they see. So with your best customers visiting multiple times a...

“What does the pandemic mean for mobile pay?” by Tom Ryan via Retail Wire

by admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Corona Virus, Point of Sale, Retail Strategy

While there’s no evidence COVID-19 can be transmitted by cash or credit cards, the use of mobile payments and contactless cards has taken off in recent months over concerns about touching surfaces, according to research from the National Retail Federation’s...