Choosing the right checkout system involves more than most business owners expect. Today’s options range from traditional cash registers to digital point-of-sale (POS) systems, and the terminology, ...

Prior to the turn of the 20th century, retail transactions were commonly recorded by hand using some type of ledger system. The process was cumbersome and time consuming. The invention of the modern ...

Cash registers vary from self-contained, standalone units to large, multi-terminal server-based systems. The software that drives these machines also varies in depth and complexity, ranging from ...

business.com’s team of experts regularly test, evaluate and compare business solutions to identify the best software and services across industries. These independent investigations involve extensive ...

Brad is a contributor to FedTech. He’s covered technology since 1991, when he first got his start in the industry. Until recently, people wanting to cut a glorious natural Christmas tree from certain ...

Those of us of a certain age who worked in retail or food service may remember the days before modern point of sale (POS) systems. We manually added the cost of items at a cash register — if we were ...

When Apple began using mobile devices in their stores, people in retail started paying attention. According to a recent study from research firm IHL Group, 28 percent of North American retailers plan ...