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What is a Cash Wrap & How Can it Help Retail Sales

What is a Cash Wrap? Cash wraps, when used correctly, can be an important part of a retail store’s income production. Customers pay for items in a retail establishment using cash wraps. This compartment, however, is much more than a cash register. The cash wrap encompasses the entire checkout counter, as well as adjacent aisles, […]

what you need to know about WIC

eWIC Card: Everything You Need to Know

Let’s talk about eWIC for a moment. Assistance programs are opening up all across the country and the numbers of people and eWIC redemption is increasing. Anyone presently enrolled in the WIC program (as well as new members) will be able to claim their benefits digitally with this handy new card. WIC is the abbreviation […]

difference between markup and margin

The Difference Between Markup & Margin

Markup and Margin. They’re two very similar business terms, and they are intertwined in the business world. They both use revenue and cost as part of their calculation. Knowing how markup and margin complement one another, as well as the differences between the two, are crucial to running a successful small business. The difference between […]

the difference between SKUs and UPCs

SKUs vs. UPCs

Ask many people what the difference is between a UPC code and a SKU identifier and they may answer that they’re the same thing. Ask why they’re important to small to-mid-sized businesses and you may get a shrug of the shoulders. After all, isn’t selling products and keeping hot items in stock the most important […]

benefits of offering PUDO

How Businesses Can Benefit from Offering Parcel Pick Up and Drop Off (PUDO) Services

The huge shift to consumer online shopping from traditional in-store purchases is exploding and will only expand. More and more people switched to online shopping due to the pandemic and have grown to rely on its convenience, competitive pricing and quick delivery. The statistics are astounding. According to bigcommerce.com, online shopping sales are expected to […]

accounting tips for small businesses

Small Business Accounting Tips

Accounting is a crucial part of running a successful, independently owned, small to mid-sized business. A merchant opening a business may be great at sales and promotions but not so good at crunching numbers and accounting. Business owners must absolutely be schooled in how to accurately and thoroughly reconcile sales and expenses. If not, this […]

point of sale vs. payment terminal

POS System vs. Payment Terminal

There are two ways for Mom-and-Pop shops to go about transferring data from a credit card during a sale. One is through a POS system and the other an independent payment terminal. The difference between the two is how the data is captured, in an all-in-one POS system or a multiple-device POS system. Point of […]