Blog + Thought Leadership on POS Trends

NEWER PREVIOUS

111 - 120 of 208

Oct 10, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

Equipmag’s Paris Retail Week Focuses on Retail Innovation

Cash management and retail innovation were among the hot topics during the Paris Retail Week 2016 show in mid-September. APG representatives attended the event, which drew more than 48,000 show-goers and about 1,000 companies. While at the event, we had...

Sep 22, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

Why Brick and Mortar Isn’t Going Away

Online shopping has brought consumers an undeniable level of convenience. Who doesn't appreciate placing an order from the living room couch or kitchen table? Say you order a pair of shoes online, and they don't fit. Now you have to...

Sep 13, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

APG Partner Toast Cures Popular Food Truck’s POS Woes

Erik Metzdorf knows what it's like to be a victim of your own success. When his food truck, Metzy's Taqueria, rolled onto the streets of Newburyport, MA in spring 2014, a line of customers wanting to buy tacos and burritos...

Aug 29, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

APG: The Channel Is Our Lifeline

APG Cash Drawer has always done business through the channel, and we plan to continue this approach well into the future. As new players find their way into the POS channel, we thought this would be a good time to...

Aug 17, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

Two Cash Drawer Interfaces Your Retail Customers Will Ask For

Two new cash drawer interfaces, the 486 NetPRO® and 854 USB aimed to enhance retailers' security and store sales, were recently launched at RSPA's RetailNOW convention in Grapevine, Texas. The 486 NetPRO® interface enables the authentication and encryption of communication...

Jul 28, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

Throwback Thursday — RSPA’s RetailNOW

It's that time of year again! RSPA's RetailNOW is just around the corner. We have been attending this show now for 18 years. Taking a look back, APG first attended this event when it was called the "ICRDA (Independent Cash...

Jul 19, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

3 Reasons to Attend “The Disruptive Payments Ecosystem” at RetailNOW 2016

As a reseller, you won't want to miss the opportunity to experience new and upcoming technology, as well as products at RSPA's annual RetailNOW 2016. The conference will take place July 31- August 3, 2016, in Grapevine, Texas at...

Jun 28, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

Boosting Cashier Etiquette with Cash Management Technology

Technology gets a bad rap for changing human interaction in unwelcome ways - teenagers using their cellphones at dinner, lack of decorum in social media, and dangerous use of texting while driving, to name a few. So it's nice when...

May 31, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

Polymer Pound Notes to Redefine ‘Paying with Plastic’

Come September, "paying with plastic" in the United Kingdom won't necessarily mean swiping a charge or debit card. That's because the Bank of England (BoE) is introducing a new polymer £5 bill - or "note" in the local parlance -...

May 19, 2016

By Stephen Bergeron

Managing Cash at the POS

In an interview with APG's V.P. of Global Marketing, Stephen Bergeron discusses how to address security, mPOS, and traditional POS peripherals. Whether retailers are implementing tablets or standalone POS, some factors still remain consistent. Customers require receipts and people...