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The Best POS System for Small Business (Apr 2022)

Ecommerce Platforms

The best POS system for small business is a simple, affordable, and reliable tool for managing sales and in-person transactions. A point-of-sale system empowers businesses to take payments from consumers in-store and track the movement of inventory. The Best POS for Small Business.

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Best Appointment Scheduling Apps for Small Business

Ecommerce Platforms

The best appointment scheduling apps for small business allow for quick bookings online, simple organization on the backend, and automated notifications for confirmations, cancellations, and modifications. What is a Small Business Appointment Scheduling App? Best Appointment Scheduling Apps for Small Business.

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FTD Deploys New Online Tools in Bid to Expand Adoption by SMB Florist Network

Retail TouchPoints

Over the next six months, FTD plans to add capabilities such as automated customer email follow-up, social media integration, digital zoom-in tools and payment integration with Apple Pay , Google Pay and PayPal. As Powell noted, 30 years ago, most gifting retail business relied on walk-in customers.

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‘Cash or Card?’: Why More Financing Choices Drive Consumers’ Decisions on Which Retailers to Shop

Retail TouchPoints

The customer experience is paramount to the success of today’s retailers. A recent study of more than 4,700 consumers from Bread Financial indicates payment choices — including retail store credit cards, bank branded credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) — at checkout have become a major factor in pleasing shoppers and closing a sale.

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How to Set Up a POS System: 7 Steps for Retail Small Businesses

Korona

For so many retailers and small businesses, the point of sale is an overlooked component of business operations. To be fair, there are plenty of critical areas that businesses must focus on in order to be successful. But your retail POS is perhaps your most critical operational tool.

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Shopify Invests in Wholesale Marketplace Faire, Expands Reach into B2B Ecommerce

Retail TouchPoints

Shopify has taken a stake in the B2B retail marketplace Faire and is establishing Faire as the recommended wholesale marketplace for its millions of global merchants through a deeper integration between the two platforms. The size of Shopify’s stake in Faire was not disclosed.

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Retailers Must Embrace Financial Services, and Quickly

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers know that customer engagement must be the focus of their marketing efforts. The only problem is, for many retailers, the idea of becoming involved in the financial transaction part of the journey is a leap too far. Its simplicity works for the retailer and customer alike. Furthermore, approximately 1.6