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Practical ideas and expertise for navigating retail technology. 

 

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6 Questions Can Reveal How PCI Compliant Your Technology Provider Is

As a grocery retailer who’s always taken the steps to stay PCI compliant, you may think you’ve done everything you need. But that might not be enough...

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How To Justify The Cost Of Electronic Shelf Labels To Your Leadership

In today’s competitive retail grocery environment, razor-thin margins mean most grocery managers are looking for any advantage they can get....

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Everything You Need to Know About the Windows 10 Update for NCR ENCOR

As a grocery retailer whose point-of-sale system depends on either Microsoft Windows or Windows Server, the recently announced cumulative update for...

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Is the Future of Mobile Checkout Relevant for Grocery Stores?

Does the rise of eCommerce mean the end of brick-and-mortar retail? With household names such as Sears, Payless, and Toys “R” Us shuttering stores...

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The Role of Self Checkout, Click-and-Collect And Scan-and-Go

Grocery shoppers want convenience, and they want choices. These facts aren’t new. But buyer expectations—and how they define both convenience and...

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Beating Big Box Stores: Reshaping The Grocery Customer Experience

Walmart recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Supercenter store format launch. That’s how long shoppers have been able to one-stop-shop for...

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The Digital Transformation of The Grocery Retail Back-Office

In an era characterized by constant technological change and frequent disruption, it can be difficult to take a moment, step back from daily grind,...

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5 Things to Consider When Upgrading Grocery Retail POS Hardware

No grocer takes the decision to replace their point of sale system lightly. As we’ve discussed before (See 4 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your POS...

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You Deserve Integrated Solutions for Your Retail Business

You’re a grocery chain, not a technology integrator, right? But this isn’t the 1980s, back when a POS system rarely needed to communicate to any...

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