Successful retail requires operational efficiency – the more streamlined the business processes the greater the potential for reduced costs and increased business growth. So retailers are looking for ways to optimize retail operations, across every process – and retail technology is a powerful enabler. All retail processes iVend has solutions for streamlining all retail processes. Read more about our unified retail POS solution. Read more Retail operations are built on a number of interlocking processes, each of which feeds into, or from the others. Here we take a look at how reta ..read more

As discretionary spend decreases in inverse proportion to cost of living increases, and consumers think more carefully about where they spend, retailers have to get really smart about strategies to win and retain their share of the market. There’s one approach that is proven to work to engage customers, enhance their experience and increase spend – and that’s personalization. iVend helps retailers iVend helps retailers to capture and analyse customer data. Read how our analytics system helps retailers with personalization. Read more Retailers who understand their customers and use ..read more

As we race headlong into the holiday season, the best gift that retailers could receive would be…a crystal ball. Having the ability to predict the future, to know how shoppers are going to behave would make retailers as excited as a child finding a full Santa sack at the end of their bed on Christmas morning. But of course, the future-forecasting crystal ball is still, like an over-ambitious letter to St Nick, just wishful thinking. iVend helps retailers iVend helps retailers make the most of the holiday season. Read how our technology gives retailers the gift of growth. Read more ..read more

iVend works with a host of different retailers around the world, of all types and sizes, which gives us a unique insight into what successful businesses are doing to set themselves apart. We have used that knowledge to pinpoint ten key competitive strategies for success in retail. I wrote about the first five of these in ‘Ten competitive strategies of successful retailers – Part 1’. (Check out the article here if you missed it). Let’s now look at the remaining five ways that retailers can make sure they’re front runners, and not also rans. Retail Success Story Make iVend part of your ..read more

A retail point of sale system is an essential in retail. Every retailer needs one, and pretty much all retailers have one. A retail point of sale system is about enabling and recording sales transactions – but it’s also so much more than that. Chosen well, a retail point of sale system can be the enabler that drives business growth and retail success. Retail Technology Platform iVend’s retail technology platform helps drive growth. Learn more about how we’re helping retailers around the world. Read more A retail point of sale system provides information and insights, and allows th ..read more

Reporting has always been important in retail – understanding sales tracking figures, inventory levels and the impact of marketing for example. But in today’s highly competitive, demanding retail world, the weekly or even end of day sales tracking reports that sufficed in the past just don’t cut it any more. Retail analytics has taken on an even more important role, and your retail POS software can track, analyse and make reports available in real time for super-smart, data-driven decision making. iVend retail POS software iVend retail POS software helps retailers track key metrics ..read more

eCommerce is growing – and growing at a rapid pace. Currently 18% of all shopping is ecommerce*, and this is forecast to increase to almost 25% by 2025*. Ecommerce includes websites, and other electronic and mobile interactions, such as email and SMS. The global ecommerce market in 2023 is worth $5.5 trillion (USD) and is set to reach$ 8.1 trillion** by 2025. Those are some pretty mind-blowing numbers. But of course it also means that currently 82% of shopping still takes place in a store, and therefore whilst retailers must have a strong ecommerce presence, they can’t afford to be ignore wh ..read more

Retail solutions should be business enablers – systems that enhance your operations, open up new opportunities and delight your customers. But the reality for many retailers is that their retail solutions are outdated, lacking in functionality and rather than making life better are actually hurting their business. Retail Solution Could your retail solution be hurting your business? Check out how iVend helps retailers boost their operations. Read more Here we take a look at seven ways that your technology can hurt, rather than help, your retail business operation and how you can pu ..read more

Customer loyalty in retail is what every brand strives for – having customers who love your store so much that they shop with you time and time again, spend more, and spread the word to others about how great you are. Customers with a high lifetime shopping value, and who generate far more in revenue than it costs to acquire them in the first place. iVend offers iVend offers POS systems for customer loyalty and retention Learn more about how we drive customer loyalty in retail. Read more The stats on customer loyalty in retail speak for themselves, making it abundantly clear why it ..read more

When it comes to cybersecurity, retailers are attractive targets. This is because they hold large amounts of customer and financial data; they are highly dependent on their retail technology; and security investment has traditionally been low compared to other sectors. Retail POS security is at the frontline of protecting data, reputation and customer trust. iVend Retail Solutions iVend’s retail POS system includes security and protection. Learn how we’re helping retailers to keep data asset safe. Read more The importance security in retail POS systems Retail POS systems hold a lot ..read more