Blog and Thought Leadership on POS Trends

Nov 25, 2020

By Breanna Brown

Early Black Friday Promotions Pay Off As COVID Shakes Up Holiday Shopping

Black Friday started early this year. Rather than wait for the day after Thanksgiving to entice shoppers with hard-to-resist Holiday promotions, retailers started offering deals as early as October. Recognizing many shoppers are still leery of going into physical stores,...

Nov 17, 2020

By Tony Pusateri

Dispensary Retailers Focus on POS Technology First, Cannabis Second

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial revenue drops in hospitality and most retail segments, the emerging cannabis space has seen sales increases of as much as 30%. With success come challenges as cannabis dispensaries struggle with issues around cash...

Oct 28, 2020

By Craig Kaliebe

Resetting Marketing Priorities for POS Resellers During a Pandemic

Developing a marketing plan for POS software developers and channel partners is challenging in normal times, a pandemic can make it downright stressful. What do you do when you can’t meet customers face to face and everyone is worried about...

Jul 20, 2020

By Stephen Bergeron

A Long Recovery: Restaurants Coping with the Impact COVID-19

Restaurants are reopening in states that were hit hard with COVID-19 restrictions. Social-distancing policies are not allowing restaurants to return to pre-pandemic operation levels, in most cases they are being forced to function at no more than 50% capacity. Restaurants...

Jul 14, 2020

By Bob Daugs

Coin Shortage Pinches Convenience, Grocery and Retail Merchants

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of temporary shortages, including toilet paper, disinfectants and even meat. But one shortage most people likely haven’t noticed is affecting retail segments like convenience stores, gas stations and dollar stores. The U.S. coin...

Jun 24, 2020

By Craig Kaliebe

New Products for New Times: APG’s Guardiant Shields

Providing Peace of Mind with Sneeze Guards in Uncertain Times The COVID-19 pandemic has forced both consumers and businesses to rethink their activities and priorities. As restrictions that temporarily halted eat-in restaurant and in-store sales start to ease, many consumers...

Jun 17, 2020

By Robert Banker

Retail and Hospitality Trends to Watch After the COVID-19 Pandemic

Robert Banker, Director of SMARTtill and Partner Sales at APG Cash Drawer, is a retail technology veteran with extensive experience in solution sales of retail technologies. Robert discusses the impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the retail and hospitality industries,...

Jun 3, 2020

By Ryan Carlson

Understanding Responsible Manufacturing and Environmental Responsibilities

Manufacturing and the Environment As a worldwide supplier of cash drawers, we have a responsibility to ensure that our products meet the requirements of our customers, markets and communities we serve. To help accomplish this, the APG team takes an...

May 19, 2020

By Ryan Carlson

A RoHs and REACH Primer – Understanding CE Product Requirements for the European Union

So you want to sell your products in the European Union? You’ve got everything set up and ready to go and then you come across a requirement you have not heard before – something about a “CE” mark on your...

Apr 28, 2020

By Craig Kaliebe

Retailers’ Post-Pandemic Investments to Focus on Omnichannel

In the blink of an eye, the COVID-19 outbreak caused massive upheaval in the retail industry. As retailers look beyond the lockdowns and stay-at-home directives necessitated by the pandemic, some of the technology changes and investments implemented in a hurry...

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