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How Integrated POS Tech is Helping Electronics Retailers

iVend

In today’s modern retail stores, the point of sale no longer has to be a fixed counter – it could be anywhere in the store. With mobile point of sale systems, transactions don’t have to take place within the store. The hardware can be any mobile device that can run your store’s point of sale software.

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How the Store of the Future will Track Shopper Behavior Ecommerce-Style

Retail TouchPoints

The digitization of brick-and-mortar stores is nothing new, but up until recently it has primarily been focused on surfaces in the store that are already digital: point-of-sale systems or back-of-house tasks like inventory management. Electronic shelf labels inside a Rema 1000 store.

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How Does a POS System Work? 5 Common Point of Sale Questions

Korona

A point of sale system used to be a cash register that simply took account of the sales of the day and organized the bills into sections. The current main function of point of sale systems remains the same. – Point of Sale Components. Which Point of Sale Product Is Best For Your Business?

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Gamified Training Boosts Brand’s Appliance Sales 26.2%

Retail TouchPoints

for associates at several large consumer electronics retailers. Knowledgeable and friendly staff who can offer face-to-face contact and answer difficult questions are still valued and will make customers more likely to purchase, especially when it comes to big-ticket items such as electronics and white goods. “We

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Risks and Rewards

Retail TouchPoints

Buy now, pay later is short-term financing that allows people to buy everyday items like home goods, electronics and clothes in low to no interest monthly installments — and receive the goods immediately. Which is great news for consumers who are unabashed fans of buy now, pay later, also called BNPL.

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How to Manage Tipping at Your Business: Tip Jars, Electronic Tipping, and Tipping Laws

Korona

Some opt to put out a cash tip jar while others add tipping options electronically through their point of sale system. Incorporate Electronic Tipping. Shop for the Right Point of Sale. Like your electronic tipping option, you don’t want your customers to feel obligated to leave a tip.

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Walmart Brings BNPL to Self-Checkout in 4,500 Stores Via Expanded Partnership with Affirm

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart is making a big move in that direction with the integration of BNPL financing at its self-checkout kiosks, allowing customers to pay over time for everything from electronics and apparel to toys and more. Customers also can access Affirm BNPL financing at Walmart Vision and Auto Centers.

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