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Resilience is Key as Payments Acceptance becomes Mission-Critical

Retail TouchPoints

Starting at the POS Acceptance Device High availability starts by selecting POS models that have been manufactured to high-quality standards, incorporating reliable components and capable of communicating via both store telecommunication links and fast cellular data networks.

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Retail, POS Finance and the Quest for ESG

Retail TouchPoints

In addition to the products and services they offer, retailers are reconsidering the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains, employee activity and even which partners they choose to work with in an effort to fulfill a moral obligation to their consumers — especially the younger generation.

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Paper Store POS Upgrade Untethers Associates, Boosts Productivity

Retail TouchPoints

The Paper Store promises top-notch customer service in its 100+ brick-and-mortar stores, with associates helping shoppers choose from its widely varied assortment of apparel, accessories, jewelry, water bottles and even packaged food from Stonewall Kitchen (along with paper, pens and school supplies, of course).

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A Blueprint for Retail Cyber Resilience: Evolving Tactics for Today’s Digital World

Retail TouchPoints

Findings from Trustwaves Retail Sector Risk Radar Report highlight the sophistication of todays malware and phishing tactics, as well as the risks posed by supply chain vulnerabilities. These groups often infiltrate endpoint devices, including point-of-sale (POS) systems, employee laptops and mobile devices used for customer service.

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Lightspeed Integrates Retail and Supplier Supply Chain Data for Greater Flexibility

Retail TouchPoints

The fully integrated stock ordering solution aims to improve supply chain management for SMBs by giving them greater strategic inventory visibility. Omnichannel commerce provider Lightspeed has launched the Lightspeed Supplier Network for North American retailers.

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Shopify POS Hardware: What to Get and How to Set It Up

Ecommerce Platforms

However, Shopify also provides the infrastructure you need for running a brick-and-mortar checkout counter with its POS (point of sale) software and hardware. You can combine an online store with the Shopify POS hardware or simply stick with a system for collecting payments from customers in person. What's Shopify POS?

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Everyone’s Talking About the Supply Chain Slowdown. Here’s What Marketers Are Doing About it.

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers and consumers alike are bracing for a holiday season much like the last — masks look set to remain a top stocking-stuffer; “supply chain” has a become a daily topic in mainstream media; and parents are gearing up for tears with the top toys of the year already predicted to go out of stock. A Tale of Two Types of Retailer.

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