Although still rare, mobile payments — the use of phones to make in-store payments — are gaining plenty of attention, and many industry observers are seeing technical developments almost certain to reshape the payments landscape. Writing for TheFinancialBrand.com, Jim Marous provides a terrific summary of the initiatives by Apple Pay, CurrentC, Softcard and other mobile […]
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As news about retail point of sale (POS) breaches continues unabated, information about how to better protect customers, and reputations, becomes paramount. The information technology channel observer Business Solutions Magazine (BSMinfo.com) ran a recent guest column by Andrew Bagrin, Founder and CEO, My Digital Shield is on topic in this regard, but his focus is
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Franchising continues to be an attractive career change consideration for many Americans, in part because of proven business plans and methods. Therefore, it is imperative that potential franchisees understand what it takes to be successful within a given chain’s franchising framework. Just as we happily share our vast point of sale experience and expertise with
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A common confusion for new business owners at sales tax time is not being able to match the sales/use tax collected versus the calculated sales tax based on total sales. There is a very good reason and solution for this. Let’s assume that your tax rate is 8.25% and you had $1,000 in sales. By
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When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that’s amore; and investors seeking a bigger slice of the surging fast-casual restaurant market are in love with pizza. Just as we share our vast point of sale experience and expertise with startup owners in order to help them make the best decisions from
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As of this morning, those millions of owners of the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus will be able to use Apple Pay when they go shopping. The customers will add a card from a participating bank or card company (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) to their Passbook app and set up Apple Pay, and once making
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With 16.7% of the US market in 2013, Pizza Hut remains the biggest pizza player in the game. However, recent quarters have shown that the business is slowing down, while its rivals are speeding up very, very quickly. The three next largest chains in the pizza world for America are Domino’s, Little Caesars, and Papa
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Trader Joe’s has now opened its third location in Glendale, CA, on the corner of Brand Blvd and Glenoaks Ave. Walgreens and Trader Joe’s share the lot area at 101 E. Glenoaks Ave, and the 25, 560 square foot building was split into two in order to accommodate the two businesses. The building and lot
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In a scheme that seems to continue repeating itself, yet another store has reported malware in their systems. Kmart announced Friday that their systems had been compromised since early September. An investigation is ongoing, but there is currently no information on how many customers were affected. However, Sears Holding Corp mentioned that kmart.com and Sears
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We enjoy reading the Q&A posts in the Franchise Players section on the website Entrepreneur.com, and wish to share, in particular, the one recently with seasoned franchisee Binoy Kothari. In his Q&A with Entrepreneur.com, Kothari shares how he sought opportunities in the restaurant industry and became a franchisee, beginning with Subway in 2002. In 2010,
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