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3 Advantages of Online Food Ordering for Customers
Online ordering has been around in the restaurant industry for quite some time – in fact, the first online food ordered was placed in 1994! However, i...
5 Benefits of Digital Signage Solutions
As you plan your strategy, consider how your business could be reaping the benefits of digital signage.Smart marketing includes the goal of making the...
Restaurant Guide: How to Offer Curbside Pickup
Curbside pickup is here, and it is here to stay. In fact, according to Technomic’s 2020 Delivery and Takeout Consumer Trend Report, 66% of consumers a...
How to Balance Cash Drawers Quickly and Accurately
To operate a successful business, cash on hand is critical. Many will claim that cash is on its way out, and though that might be true one day in the...
3 Reasons Why You Must Have an NTEP Certified Scale
Whether a business is dishing out candy, measuring pharmaceuticals, or weighing produce and bulk bin ingredients, it's imperative that they weight goo...
7 Easy Tips on Selling Merchant Services
When it comes to selling merchant services, the landscape can be quite competitive. With many options on the market for your customers, it’s critical...
Your Guide to Choosing Eco-Friendly Receipts
This is the fifth and final part of “Keep the Receipt,” a five-part blog series about the various advantages paper receipts offer to businesses and co...
How to Improve Restaurant Operations with Single Flow Technology
Technology has been evolving with the food industry for a long time, to the point where a restaurant can no longer stay competitive without it. In the...
Star Micronics Debuts New Line of 1D/2D Barcode Scanners
The line includes a desktop scanner, as well as handheld and wireless handheld scanners. Somerset, NJ – September 7, 2021 – Star Micronics, a leading...
Top 5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Fail
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, over 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and 95% fail within the first five years. For...
Star Micronics Launches SteadyLAN™ for iOS to Provide Reliable Network Access for iPad POS
An industry-first solution to support stable store operation with one simple cable connection Somerset, NJ – Jan 13, 2020 – Star Micronics, a leading...
7 Must-Have Kiosk Technologies
Self-service technology, including kiosks with kiosk printers, continues to increase in popularity in a wide range of vertical markets. Retailers of a...
3 Innovative Kiosk Solutions You Should Consider in 2020
Self-service solutions, like many other technologically intensive solutions, are becoming smarter and better designed due to the unstoppable improveme...
5 Reasons Why Your Restaurant Needs an Online Ordering System
We recently posted an article about how our smart phones are replacing other devices in our lives such as cameras, computers, iPods, etc. They are cha...
2 Easy Labor Day Marketing Ideas to Boost Sales
Labor Day is here – and consumers are looking to celebrate! Millions of people plan on hitting the beach, going to a BBQ, taking advantage of Labor Da...
4 Restaurant Technology Challenges for the Next Decade
People are constantly seeking new and delicious ways to feed themselves and their families without spending the time and effort shopping, preparing, a...
2021 Cannabis Industry Predictions
As legalization expands to new regions and more products hit the market, the cannabis industry is booming. In a market that seems to experience major...- The Benefits of Free POS for Bakery Shops
With technology moving forward and over 9,000 bakeries in the U.S., a recent study found that over 70% of those businesses still use an analog cash re... 
POS Scales: What You Need to Know
Thinking of adding or replacing a POS scale in your store (or product offering line)? Scales are used in a variety of businesses, including: cannabis...
4 Contactless Payment Trends to Take Advantage Of
As the economy reopens, things have changed. The pandemic was a catalyst of retail innovation and will have a lasting effect on consumers’ payment pre...- 4 Reasons to Use Bluetooth Technology in Restaurants
In the restaurant business, one of the most important things to do is to keep your customers satisfied. One can do this by making sure their customers... 
What to Consider When Purchasing a Cash Drawer
To some, a cash drawer might just look like, well, a cash drawer. But when it comes to choosing a cash drawer as a business owner, cash drawers become...
C-Trax Teams Up with Star Micronics to Provide an ERP Solution for Cannabis Retailers
Paired with Star’s mPOP® and TSP143III, C-Trax offers retailers a one-stop shop software solution for cannabis and hemp businesses Somerset, NJ – Jul...
Solutions for Printing from Web Browser-Based Applications: WebPRNT
Receipt technology has advanced dramatically in the last several years. Previously, in every transaction, a customer would pay for their purchases at...
The Ultimate List of Must-Have Cannabis POS Hardware
The cannabis industry is booming – and it’s expected to continue doing so. According to Grand View Research, the global legal marijuana market is expe...
