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Over the past few years, improvements in mobile devices, Wi-Fi, and cloud computing have made mobile point of sale (POS) solutions e ective and a ordable for businesses of all sizes. Tablets have emerged as the most popular platform for mobile POS solutions, and you may have already heard the buzz about them. There’s a reason for all the hullaballoo. In addition to integrating payments and making retail transactions more e cient than using a traditional electronic cash register (ECR), tablet POS solutions can provide robust management data. A tablet POS solution makes sense for many retailers, particularly if you’re looking to: • replace an ECR or want to have a mobile POS in place on opening day • unlock new pro t-making and cost-saving opportunities • expand your business • keep pace with ever-changing customer expectations Figuring out which tablet POS solution is the best for your business may seem like a huge challenge. But don’t worry. Taking the right approach, by using too

Does your current software give your lawn and garden business the visibility and flexibility you need to be responsive and competitive, or is outdated software negatively impacting business growth and excellent service? The retail world is becoming more complex. eCommerce has grown in the U.S.—from $42 billion to $236 billion in the last decade*—and lifestyle shopping is raising customer expectations. Having the right retail management software solution—one that can keep up with your business needs and the increasing pace of technology—is critical. Given the recent advancements in technology—and higher customer expectations—perhaps it’s time to ask if your retail management software is up to the task of nurturing and managing your growth over the coming decade. Epicor has been a part of successful lawn and garden retail businesses for years. Here are some risks you may face from using outdated software: 1. Excessive labor costs and hiring gaps 2. Operational inefficiencies 3. Insuff

Does your current software give your business the visibility and flexibility you need to be responsive and competitive, or is outdated software negatively impacting business growth and excellent service? The retail world is becoming more complex. eCommerce has grown in the U.S.—from $42 billion to $236 billion in the last decade*—and lifestyle shopping is raising customer expectations. Having the right retail management software solution—one that can keep up with your business needs and the increasing pace of technology—is critical. Given the recent advancements in technology—and higher customer expectations—perhaps it’s time to ask if your retail management software is up to the task of nurturing and managing your growth over the coming decade. Epicor has been a part of successful retail businesses for years. Here are some risks you may face from using outdated software: 1. Excessive labor costs and hiring gaps 2. Operational inefficiencies 3. Insufficient data and insights 4. Dimi

Describing product pain points without a visual is hard, and having a product at every sales engagement is near impossible. Learn how marketing tools show amazing product stories using stunning interactive visual experiences that win deals.

In this white paper, FICO describes how to use business rules management systems as a core technology to improve revenue while controlling costs.

Ever lost hot leads simply because they’re on the bottom of the pile of junk leads? Simply handing off huge lists of “leads” and then sitting back and expecting sales to call them is a recipe for disaster. After a few calls, most salespeople give up, deriding the leads as junk. And so the finger pointing begins For sales department to trust marketing’s leads, lead scoring needs to be a priority. Without it, many hot leads get tossed out with the cold leads. That’s a waste of time, money, and opportunity. 68%of top marketers report lead scoring as most responsible for improving revenue contribution of marketing. Read this guide for best practices on lead scoring and winning together with sales.

SAP S/4HANA Retail for merchandise management is at the core of a comprehensive suite of retail offerings designed to help retailers meet the demands of a digital economy. It supports retail core processes end to end, starting with master data down to point-of-sales (POS) connectivity. It allows insights into operational retail data, empowering users with contextual, real time information for faster and better decision making. Processes can easily be extended to connect to business networks to form a digital ecosystem and collaboratively drive business model improvements. Equipped with a simple and intuitive user experience, the solution offers better support for headquarters users as well as store associates to drive compelling customer experiences.

SAP S/4HANA Retail for merchandise management is at the core of a comprehensive suite of retail offerings designed to help retailers meet the demands of a digital economy. It supports retail core processes end to end, starting with master data down to point-of-sales (POS) connectivity.

The use of SSL encryption for all enterprise Internet traffic is growing steadily. Applications that make use of SSL – such as SharePoint, Exchange, WebEx, Salesforce.com and Google Apps – are commonplace. Even email applications like Gmail, Yahoo, and Zimbra are being used in workplace environments as hosted email or BYOD apps. It’s clear that organizations now need complete visibility into the SSL traffic coming across the WAN. They need the ability to preserve complete network and web histories from encrypted network and web traffic for compliance, regulatory and logging requirements. Blue Coat has solutions today to address the SSL dilemma.

There’s plenty of room in the digital economy for traditional retailers, as long as they shift focus from the products they offer to the experiences they provide, blending the physical and digital worlds to offer distinct and personalized shopping experiences and unleashing the untapped power of emerging new ecosystems. At the heart of retail’s ongoing transformation is a shift in focus from the point of sale to the point of experience. Retailers that will thrive and prosper in the digital economy will be those that think beyond the products they sell to providing hyper-personalized shopping experiences that surprise and delight the consumer at each interaction, regardless of channel or touchpoint. This white paper illuminates these strategic imperatives and delivers actionable recommendations to established retailers seeking to convert challenge into opportunity amid growing concern that they should merely concede victory to digitally-native companies.

Despite the rise in chat adoption, many organizations are still not providing the service their customers expect. That’s why it’s essential to follow proven best practices, including defining goals, identifying key metrics, and appropriately hiring and training staff. With these foundations in place, organizations can establish routing and queuing practices, before customizing the solution to meet their specific needs, and fine-tuning analytics to further improve performance. To learn more about how Oracle Chat Cloud Service can improve CSAT, customer loyalty, and revenue for your organization, visit oracle.com/goto/chatbestpractices

Technology plays a key role in online shopping, where online retailers gain a greater understanding of their customers through data from their browsing and purchasing habits. Today, when consumers shop in brick-and-mortar stores, they expect the same personalized and responsive service. To help retailers achieve this level of service, a combination of hardware and software—Intel® Vision Accelerator Design products, cameras, AI deep learning video analysis technology— do the work for you. Uncover how Advantech system uses the Intel Vision Accelerator Design with Intel Movidius VPU to drive • Overall store performance such as the number of visitors and transactions, point-of-sale data, sales per shopper and the store’s ranking, and can distinguish traffic patterns by weather and time of day • Traffic and sales analysis for better staff allocation and marketing-event planning • Store heatmap analysis for more precise merchandise placement and product promotion

Most companies have a few people who are testers and optimizers by nature, interest, or experience. But what really moves the dial is when everyone in the company embraces a test-and-learn approach to improving the customer experience across all touchpoints. Why is the test-and-learn approach so effective? When you test everything, your team values data over opinions. Everyone keeps learning — even from failures. The results? More visitors, more sales, happier customers, and a healthier bottom line. To help you get there, this guide provides insights on: What constitutes a culture of growth and optimization Tips for building that culture in your own company Lessons from marketing leaders who embrace the test-and-learn approach

Even with the rise of digital payments, cash is still a popular form of payment. According to the Federal Reserve, consumers use cash to pay for nearly one-third of all retail transactions. For many retailers, a completely "cashless society" is nowhere in sight. Cash management remains one of the most important aspects of managing a retail operation, particularly at quick service restaurants (QSRs) and convenience stores, where transactions are smaller and cash is a preferred method of payment. This white paper, Boost Profitability by Automating Cash, sponsored by Fiserv and Fast Casual, details the steps to manage cash properly and boost profit for your business. Uncover the top reasons and flexible options to automate your cash management. • Time savings • Theft deterrence • Higher accuracy • Better customer service • Real-time data

Pinpointing the right pricing strategy for your wholesale business is key to running a successful business. But for wholesale businesses, getting pricing right – especially when dealing with multiple markets – can prove to be a tricky and often complex task.

Industry leaders are engaging in multichannel integration for some very good reasons. More effective cross-channel strategies lead to more satisfied consumers as well as more efficient, more profitable retail operations. In fact, as the survey indicates, consumers expect integrated multichannel experience from their favorite brands.

With unprecedented adoption among businesses and consumers, the iPad is quickly becoming the preferred device for mobile sales professionals. Find out how enterprise adoption of iPads gives organizations an advantage when in sales and marketing.

Do your field reps use iPads or iPhones? If so, enable them to present with PowerPoint the way it was meant to be seen -- with fonts, colors and animations intact. Plus, empower you content team to instantly edit and update all versions of a particular presentation, all with the click of a mouse. Ideal for reducing risk and maintaining compliance! Users in more than 140 countries use SlideShark to deliver consistent, secure PowerPoint presentations on iPads and iPhones. Find out how SlideShark can empower you to distribute, control and track field PowerPoints. Click here to watch a quick 2-minute video and see SlideShark in action.

View this 2 minute video to learn why millions use SlideShark to show flawless PowerPoints on the iPad...instantly track what reps presented which PowerPoints and to whom. Update every copy of a field sales presentation with a single of a mouse...Control, manage and track individual rep usage of master presentations.

Don’t let a point of sale outage hurt sales and ruin the customer experience. Internet downtime can rack up thousands of dollars in lost revenue. A negative user experience can hurt your business and ultimately cause customers to move to a competitor. A business continuity solution can help provide additional bandwidth to handle peak activity and support temporary retail activity.

The seismic shift in consumer behavior has created the slow demise of many long-established, iconic brands. The woes of brick and mortar retail have become a daily news item, with store closures and financial downturns dominating the headlines. Though low cash and heavy debt play a significant role, many point to online retail as the culprit for this decline. Retail margins on average fell to 9% last year from 10.5% in 2012 and over that period ecommerce sales increased to 15.5% of total sales according to the Wall Street Journal. For most companies, this meant shifting towards online sales.

The time of mobile point of sale (mPOS) has arrived. While the mission to adopt EMV has dominated the payments industry over the past few years, many hotels, resorts and casinos are now focusing their efforts on rapid planning and implementation of mPOS strategies. A number of emerging trends are driving this new focus, including an emphasis on enhancing guest experiences and building brand loyalty by leveraging digital and mobile technologies. Innovative hotels, resorts and casinos are using these solutions to create entirely new guest experiences that improve service speed and convenience while creating distinct competitive advantages. mPOS is increasingly becoming a key part of the picture, providing unique opportunities to improve guest service quality and engagement, create new efficiencies and cost savings, and strengthen their brand. This eBook will provide an overview of those opportunities, some key trends in the hotel & lodging industry, and guide you through the key requirem

Retail is changing. Now, competitors across the globe can lure your customers as easily as those across town. Location isn’t everything anymore. Thankfully, smaller retailers are more nimble than bigger ones—you just need the right tools to compete and thrive. Epicor Eagle software is built for retailers who want to: • Improve customer service at the point of sale • Offer simple payment processing • Identify and reward loyal shoppers • Gain anywhere, anytime access to their retail software Explore our virtual tour to see how retailers can compete and grow with help from Epicor.

Replacing your point of sale (POS) software can be daunting, yet most Sporting Goods retailers recognize that innovation is important for delivering on evolving customer expectations. Selecting the right software is an investment of time and money that can pay off with increased customer loyalty, more productive employees, and simpler business management. Epicor has been a part of successful retail businesses for years. All that industry experience has given us insight into what not to do, like: 1. Not involving the head of the organization in the decision-making process 2. Skipping the planning phase because it “takes too much time” 3. Considering a technology partner that doesn’t truly understand your industry 4. Assuming you will do things exactly the same way you do things today 5. Selecting a vendor that lacks a long-term product vision Read the white paper to learn more about how these mistakes can cause your organization to stumble—and how you can avoid them.

Outdated technology can affect employee retention and productivity when old systems and processes make tasks difficult for your staff.