technology

Value Added Resellers Challenged By Direct To End User POS Models

Change in the point of sale (POS) landscape is fast-paced and fraught with the creative destruction typified by new enabling technologies and business models. Take, for example, a post we spotted at PointofSale.com, “The New POS Model: Direct to End User?” The post states that the existing model of value added resellers (VARs), that of …

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2014 Retail Tech Spending Aimed at Customer "Centricity"

Based upon “Retail IT Forecast 2014: It’s All About the Consumer,” a recent article at Business Solutions’ IT Channel-focused website bsminfo.com, retailers proclaiming themselves as “consumer-focused” seem ready to walk the talk. Business Solutions surveyed its over 40,000 newsletter subscribers about their 2014 technology plans over a broad variety of disciplines, including in-store hardware and …

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Only IT Can Prevent Inventory Shrinkage

As the only full-service POS provider — from software development to franchise incubator to ongoing support — part of Sintel’s commitment to our customers and industry is to share information on how to achieve success. Whether you’re a first-time franchise hopeful, a small business owner or an established chain, it’s always smart to stay on …

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Retailers Likely to Triple Mobile POS Social Media Sales by 2018

An article posted on ConsumerElectronicsNet.com entitled “Survey: Retailers Using Mobile POS Expected to Triple By 2018,” perfectly illustrates just how quickly new technology can spread throughout the retail sector of our economy. The article points to a recent report issued by Infogroup Targeting Solutions (ITS) entitled “Breaking Through Customer Engagement Barriers with Innovative Marketing and …

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Facebook and Cisco Enable Easier WiFi Check-Ins at Local Businesses

For customers, no hard-to-enter numbers; for merchants, location data analytics, served up daily. Business owners who attract customers with free wifi are about to benefit from a new offering from a new partnership between internet titans Facebook and Cisco. As the only full-service POS provider — from software development to franchise incubator to ongoing support …

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Tool Time: Tech "Toys" for Your Restaurant

Growing businesses need their tech to grow with them. Entrepreneur.com recently sifted through the clutter to suggest 15 tech plays including computers, displays, tablets and accessories that could help a variety of businesses, including restaurants. Designed to protect your tech assets, the “power tools” specifically selected for restaurants, the Logitech Keyboard K310 ($40) and LifeProof nuud iPad case (starting …

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Alarms and Systems

Modern Technology for the Modern Home It’s late. You’re awoken by a strange noise. You think there may be an intruder in your home. What do you do? Who do you call? How much time do you have? Might the intruder have already cut your phone line? Emergencies happen. Protecting your home is of great …

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