Is Managing Your Images on your POS this Easy?
Is managing your POS system as easy as posting a picture on social media? It Should be! Imagine being able to upload an image of your daily specials or entrées as soon as they come out of your oven. Uploading a photo to your menu is as simple as posting it to your Facebook page. […]
Digital Menus in-House and Online
Easy and Safe Ordering with Digital Menus Are you wondering how to make your customers feel safe to come into your store or restaurant during the Holidays and throughout the year? Do you want to ensure that they shop at your store or dine at your restaurant? Why not consider implementing a digital menu? It’s […]
Loyalty Programs Drive Business
Customer loyalty programs are smart, innovative ways to increase revenue and create repeat business. These easy to implement programs not only create loyal, happy customers they give you a method to reach out to those customers with specials and new products. Also, 69% of consumers say they make their shopping decisions based on their loyalty […]
PCI Basics for Small Merchants
In 2015 the PCI SSC created the Small Merchant Taskforce, a cross-industry consortium of payment security experts, merchant groups and small merchant advocates, to create educational material and suggested next steps to assess risk within a small business environment. The Taskforce drew from their collective payment security and small merchant expertise to create PCI Data […]
Gift Cards Expected to Exceed $6 Trillion by 2022
According to the 2018 Prepaid Consumer Insights Study released by First Data (NYSE: FDC), the average consumer is spending $59 more than the original value of their gift card, up $21 from 2017. Despite the set value on a gift card, 72% of customers report spending more than the given amount on their card. Offering gift […]
Generate More Revenue and Traffic with an ATM
ATMs still Represent Easy Money for your Business, Restaurant or Store With the rise of online shopping, brick-and-mortar businesses today need to do everything they can to stay competitive. Sometimes that means using a traditional, tried-and-true method of boosting traffic and earning some passive income. We’re talking about the ATM machine. Your store, restaurant or […]
3 Holiday Gift Card Recipes for Success!
With the holiday season approaching, gift cards are among the most requested items. Here are a few tips for selling them and the benefits of a simple gift card program. TIPS: Impulse Buyers – Stock up and make sure you have them within eye-sight at your register. Your impulse buyer will purchase for a family member, colleague, teacher, or friend. Up-selling […]
Card Skimming/Shimming 101 – Protect your Business and your Customers
With the advancements in technology, it’s just a matter of time before your business could become a victim. Everyone who works with credit card and/or chip readers in any capacity should be aware of skimming threats and be watchful. It could cost your business thousands and it may be someone right under your nose. The […]
Small Business Can Compete
Most small business owners ask themselves is ” will I be able to compete against my big box store and online competition?” When we hear the name Ace Hardware we may not always think about them being a small local business. In fact, each location is owned and operated by members of our local communities. […]
Did your PCI scan fail?
Have you failed your PCI scan? Here’s a quick tip that may be helpful. If your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is Comcast or CenturyLink, they have an app you can download to your phone instead of making a phone call to them. Has your modem been updated? If not, contact your ISP by the […]
