Retail and point of sale professionals, hardware and software vendors are thinking about summer, and some of that thought is focused on the annual RSPA RetailNOW show, which is being held August 2-5, 2015 in Kissimmee, Florida. The four-day conference, trade show and networking event is being billed as the retail event “where the industry […]
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RSPA 2015 RetailNOW Show Coming in August – The Point of Sale Channel Event of the Year
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Is Mobile Point of Sale the Future of eCommerce?
eCommerce has now introduced mPOS as a new trend. It has initiated a debate amongst the brick-and-mortar merchants over the benefits of shifting from the traditional in-store point-of-sale solutions to cloud-based mPOS that can be run from an iPad or smartphone. Here are the top 8 justifications for switching to the cloud based mPOS. It […]
Point of Sale Data Collection Litigation – An Overview and Future Directions
California and 14 other states plus the District of Columbia have laws that restrict the collection of personal information at the point of sale when payment is by credit card. Unfortunately for retailers, the scope of prohibited conduct under these laws is not always clear. Complicating matters further, these laws were generally enacted in the […]
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Digital Receipts Save Money, Trees, and Time
Retailers, banks, hospitality centers that are environmentally conscious and/or customer directed are turning to digital receipts for POS (point of sale) verification of transactions. A recent white paper by Celerant Technologies notes these impressive – and alarming – statistics: In the U.S. alone, retailers consume 640,000 tons of thermal receipt paper per year, requiring 9.6 […]
POS Security is More Important than You Think
If you think only the largest restaurant operators must worry about compromises to POS security, think again. For starters, now that large chains are addressing data breaches more proactively, “smart” hackers are turning their attention to medium and small sized operations. The financial fallout from these breaches can run into the multi-millions, potentially wiping out […]
Are Remotely Managed Point of Sale Devices Safe? Risks Exposed By Hackers
The recent news of 5,800 fuel tank monitoring systems being hacked, commonly known as Automated Tank Gauges (ATGs), has highlighted the risks posed by remotely managed devices on corporate network security. ATGs are classic examples of this, and are used at most of our nations’ convenience stores to manage fuel inventories and protect against spills. […]
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Use Receipt Printers To Make Money and Promote Your Business
Part one – Building your “brand” with POS receipts: Since most businesses are handing out POS receipts (about 250 billion of them a year, according to Receipt.com), why not make the most of it? There are ways to communicate on a receipt that are better than others – some receipts can amuse, some receipts […]
