We were intrigued by a recent blog post, “Nordstrom Finds Cash Register Skimmers,” on Brian Krebs’ Krebs On Security (KOS) website. The KOS blog points out that most scam artists who deploy debit and credit card skimmers target ATMs, but criminals may also use the inexpensive data storage devices, typically $30 to $40, to exploit […]
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Frozen yogurt too good to be true! News came out recently about a phony frozen yogurt shop search engine optimization (SEO) sting in New York — and with it, the term “astroturfing” is having a moment. Given the strong presence Sintel Systems has in the frozen yogurt segment of the restaurant POS marketplace, we were particularly
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In a previous blog we talked about how Facebook’s new Graph Search can help you find the customers that you do and do not want. Entrepreneur.com posted an interesting infographic on how to use social media to find customers. The infographic listed some pretty surprising and fascinating information: 77% of business to customer (B2C) marketers
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Last month Facebook launched Graph Search . By using information you have already given such as location data and different posts/photos that you have been tagged and compiling it all into a search engine. For retailers, Graph Search gives you the opportunity to locate the customers you do want and even the one’s you may
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“Being an entrepreneur is easy,” said no one ever. An entrepreneur is a difficult job and it is especially difficult if you are new to the game. Inc.com recently published an article about “The 9 Biggest Mistakes New Entrepreneurs Make.” 1. Going With Your Gut Rather Than Trusting Experts Sometimes going with your gut just
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We are reminded from time to time how retail store owners are wise to keep an eye on real estate investing trends. As an example, consider this recent article in National Real Estate Investor (NREI) titled, “What Retail Estate Investors Need to Know About the Transforming Retail Supply Chain.” E-commerce and brick-and-mortar stores, once competing sales channels,
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It is a sad fact to face, but customers are a lot less loyal then they used to be. Also, with social media consumers now hold the power in their hands. If they don’t like something about your business or their experience, they can turn to Facebook, Twitter even Yelp to quickly share their story.
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Have you seen a spike in the number of gluten-free takeout orders at restaurants? GrubHub reports “takeout orders containing gluten-free items grew by nearly 60 percent between April 2012 and May 2013.” While only 1 in 133 people has Celiac disease, which is triggered by hypersensitivity in the small intestine to gluten, about 28 percent
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July 20, 2013 – Sintel Systems, a leading point of sale (POS) organization offering systems to the food truck industry, exhibited its newest POS at the 2013 Food Truck Business Expo in Los Angeles. Providing expert knowledge on the benefits of our mobile point of sale system, Sintel Systems discusses with prospective and current food
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Columnist Herb Caen once referred to the Mid Market, a neighborhood in San Francisco as “le grand pissoir.” The neighborhood is well known for its homeless inhabitants. But, it looks like it might be making a turn around. An article by the San Francisco Business Times titled “Mid Market retail starting to catch up”, discusses
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