http://storefrontbacktalk.com/securityfraud/retail-vendors-forget-new-functions-just-make-it-simple-and-cheap/ Techniques, Tools and Tirades about Retail Technology and E-Commerce Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://storefrontbacktalk.com/securityfraud/retail-vendors-forget-new-functions-just-make-it-simple-and-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-66203 Doron Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:57:44 +0000 http://www.storefrontbacktalk.com/?p=4700#comment-66203 This is so true. Sometimes it seems there is more investment in innovation than basic retail operations. Your basic Costco sold cash register can't give you the data you need if you are interested in tracking sales but in most cases you can turn any pc or laptop into a register for less than a few hundred in software and peripherals. You can find USB barcode readers cheaply as well. This is so true. Sometimes it seems there is more investment in innovation than basic retail operations. Your basic Costco sold cash register can’t give you the data you need if you are interested in tracking sales but in most cases you can turn any pc or laptop into a register for less than a few hundred in software and peripherals. You can find USB barcode readers cheaply as well.

]]> http://storefrontbacktalk.com/securityfraud/retail-vendors-forget-new-functions-just-make-it-simple-and-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-65070 Joe Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:51:10 +0000 http://www.storefrontbacktalk.com/?p=4700#comment-65070 Great points. Depending on the sophistication of the retailer, they may or may not benefit from the additional functionality and data that more advanced POS systems provide. If their store volume does not support the additional overhead to achieve inventory management and effective use of data for marketing, advanced POS systems are not needed. The costs for delivering 5 second credit card processing through high speed connections integrated with POS (and associated PCI costs) are excessive if the transactional volume is not sufficient. Much cheaper, yet slower, to use the old stand alone terminals. Great points. Depending on the sophistication of the retailer, they may or may not benefit from the additional functionality and data that more advanced POS systems provide. If their store volume does not support the additional overhead to achieve inventory management and effective use of data for marketing, advanced POS systems are not needed. The costs for delivering 5 second credit card processing through high speed connections integrated with POS (and associated PCI costs) are excessive if the transactional volume is not sufficient. Much cheaper, yet slower, to use the old stand alone terminals.

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