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Square Debuts Appointment Booking App to Help Service Providers Connect with Customers

Retail TouchPoints

Financial services and POS solution Square has launched a new consumer-facing app that lets customers search, discover and book appointments with beauty and personal care professionals. We believe Square Go is an important step in helping sellers make more sales by offering seller discovery and exceptional customer experiences.”

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

In the last several years, retailers have increased the speed with which they have built online and mobile app presence. In the store environment, retailers need to evaluate the physical security of POS terminals and self-scanning technology. Cyberattacks and network outages can disrupt operations and erode customer loyalty.

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What Can Retailers Learn From J.Crew CEO’s Gaffe?

RTP blog

Once all your competitors have implemented and are succeeding with mobile POS, RFID, AI or IoT, then your lame attempt at jumping in too late may just be that — too late. But at some point they have to jump in or face FOBLB (an acronym I just invented: Fear Of Being Left Behind ).

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Square Capital Review (September 2019): Simple Business Loans

Ecommerce Platforms

Fortunately, if you already have a history using Square, one of the most popular POS systems on the market, then you could consider turning to this company for support instead. Square is one of the world's most popular mobile POS providers for today's business owners. Read through our Square Capital review to find out more.

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Best Platform to Sell Online in 2020: An In-Depth Analysis

Ecommerce Platforms

Since 2014, we've compiled hundreds of articles, reviews, and tutorials for locating the best ecommerce tools. The Shopify backend follows design trends for website dashboards, and it also has a mobile app to check your sales and manage inventory from anywhere in the world. Square (for POS only). Reasons to Trust Our Research.

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What is Apple Pay and How Does it Work?

Ecommerce Platforms

In today's increasingly digitized world, where mobile shopping is the norm, we’re spoiled for payment options. After all, most of us have our phones on us at all times, making mobile payments a quick and convenient way of processing transactions. As you probably already know, Apple Pay is Apple’s mobile payment service.

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Pagecloud vs Wix: Which is Best for You?

Ecommerce Platforms

Less scalable for larger sites Templates aren’t always mobile responsive Add-ons require third-party accounts Pagecloud seems to be the most compelling option for organizations looking to build a simple, but scalable store. Pagecloud was founded first in 2014, and launched in 2015.