I have a few questions before suggesting a back office package for your C-Store.
Does your C-Store use a Verifone Rubyor Sapphire?
Do you want back office software but think it’s too expensive?
Would you like to own your softwareinstead of renting your software?
Are you using Ruby Managerbut want something better and more affordable?
Would you like Pricebook and Reportingcapabilities only?
Would you like the option of starting with Pricebook and Reporting but would like to add Inventory at a later date?
Would you like to have a single database but operate multiple storeswithouthaving to do Database Synchronization?
Do you want 64 bit softwarefor your 64 bit operating systemfor better performance?
Would you like to have great database performance and reliability with the latest Microsoft SQL Server 2012?
Would you like to have your current pricebook file converted saving weeks of data entry – at NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE?
If you answered YES to any of these questions, we have good news for you. backOffice™ Software from Insight Retail Software is the perfect fit with the perfect price. It’s as easy as 1 – 2 – 3. Give us a call today at 518-633-4111 x 1
Walmart has launched a new “Pay with Cash” option for its Walmart.com customers. Online shoppers can now pay for their purchases with cash at any physical Walmart location. At checkout, web shoppers who choose “cash” as the payment option will receive an order number and an email receipt. Customers then have 48 hours to present that order number at the cash register of any physical Walmart store to complete payment, at which point the shipping process is initiated.
Walmart says its decision to offer a new payment option is motivated by FDIC statistics on the underbanked. The FDIC estimates that 25 percent of U.S. consumers have limited banking options, and therefore prefer cash to make purchases. The release also revealed that just 15 percent of Walmart transactions are completed with credit cards.
A full release announcing the new feature is available at Walmart.com.
QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) are popping up everywhere these days. QR Codes storing addresses and URL’s may appear in restaurant menus, magazines, buses, business cards, real estate signs or on almost any object about which users might need information. Beginning mid-May you will start to see QR Codes on your cigarette packages. If you are a smoker this could be a good thing. Scanned with your iPhone, the QR code could provide product information or perhaps a place to smoke? But if you are a Retailer the QR code may provide a headache since the QR code is located next to the Barcode (UPC). Initial testing has shown that 2D Image Scanners can read the QR code instead of the barcode (at the register) which has sent some POS devices to the internet and halts the sale. It is also possible that reading the QR code will result in a “product not found” error message. 1D scanners do not read QR codes, they will work with no problem and no headache. 2D scanners can work properly after a setting adjustment. Good luck out there!
For those of you with multiple stores or the store owner that works from home and wants to instantly share a document, I think Google Drive is a good [and free] tool for your business. Check out this video for more information. Google Drive also offers “cloud type” storage that will will easily store a copy of your backOffice™ data file.
We are proud to announce the first successful CANADIAN ESSOinstall of backOffice™ Software with Gilbarco Passport POS at Pemberton Esso in Pemberton BC Canada! We look forward to many more Canadian installs.
Spring is here and it is time for “Business Spring Cleaning“. The first tool needed for cleaning your business is backOffice™ Software. Using the “create orders based on sales” feature will allow you to stock the items that you actually sell instead of the items that only collect dust! Let backOffice™ help to keep your products moving and your shelves dust free!
Retailers including Target, Macy’s and Limited Brands reported stronger-than-expected sales gains for February, buoyed by Valentine’s and Presidents Day holidays and strong demand for spring clothes as the warm winter continued. “We saw good consumer response to our early spring deliveries in women’s apparel, and continued strong trends in accessories, shoes, cosmetics, men’s and home, which bodes well for the months ahead,” said Macy’s chairman and CEO Terry Lundgren.
Today Insight Retail Softwareis working with our Dealer, Uni-Tech in Suriname as they start to roll out another backOffice™ for Verifone Ruby / Sol Petroleum 6 store install! Back in the “good ole days” we would be on-site – enjoying the beautiful area looking at the beach. But with today’s technology we stay in the office…… and watch it snow! Thank you Uni-Tech for your business.
Are you planning to attend “The Really Big Expo” in Myrtle Beach? I certainly hope so! When you arrive on the Main Floor of the Convention Center – head straight over to Booth Number 1330 and visit with our Dealer, Interstate Cash Register! They will be happy to answer your BackOffice™ and point of sale questions!
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