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Smart Commerce: How AI can Take Retail Operations to the Next Level
In my last article, I discussed how AI is not just “on the horizon” for small-to-midsize retailers — it’s barreling toward us in a big way. I stressed the critical need for data integration as the foundation for AI to truly optimize retail operations.
A Look at the Benefits of AI for Optimizing Retail Operations
In the ever-evolving landscape of retail tech, staying ahead of the curve is not just advantageous — it’s mandatory for survival. Currently, small-to-midsize retailers face an unprecedented opportunity to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) features to gain an advantage, enhance employee productivity and optimize operations.
A Look at Three POS Scenarios Reflecting Three Stages of Retail Growth
Leading a small-to-midsize adult retail business is exhilarating, yet daunting. Among the gazillion decisions you have to make, choosing the right point-of-sale (POS) system is one of the biggies. Whether you’re just setting up shop or expanding your store footprint, your POS system is the functional backbone of your operations.
Which Tech Should Retail Businesses Consider Outsourcing?
Since technology is the backbone of almost any retail business nowadays, one of the biggest challenges adult retailers encounter is making sure they have the right technology stack and staff needed to support growth.
The ABCs of POS Systems for Adult Store Owners
What point-of-sale system is best for your adult business? Figuring that out can be frustrating, since the numerous options and acronyms don’t easily translate into a clear checklist of features and benefits you can weigh.
Why Getting Back to In-Person Events Is Imperative for Pleasure Biz
Even before COVID-19, consumers were already increasingly shopping online. During the pandemic, that trend naturally skyrocketed, and many of us store owners and suppliers became accustomed to leaning back and managing nearly all of our business from behind a screen.
The Mainstreaming of Pleasure Products: Boom or Doom?
Not all that long ago, the idea that you might pick up a sex toy at the same drugstore or big box store where you do the rest of your shopping seemed unlikely at best. But today, with attitudes toward sexual wellness shifting, our category has hit the mainstream.
How Retailers Can Stand Out With Digital Signage
In the digital age, every pixel counts. That’s especially true in adult retail marketing. If you’re not leveraging every possible tool to your advantage, you’re tossing money out the window. One particular tool, digital signage, can serve as silent salesperson, inventory mover — and revenue rocket!
Sean Quinn Helps Retailers Navigate Tricky Tech as CEO of All Point Retail
A former corporate success story and serial entrepreneur who just can’t seem to get out of the technology industry, Quinn founded All Point Retail to assist retailers in need of anything from a little IT support to some serious intervention.
How AI Tech Is Taking Loss Prevention to the Next Level
Listen up, adult store owners! With the holiday season knocking on the door, I know you’re gearing up for those big sales numbers. But while you’re dreaming of ringing cash registers, there’s a shadow lurking: holiday shrink.
Why the 4th Quarter Is the Best Time to Upgrade Your Retail Tech
It’s the fourth quarter. That means Black Friday, the holiday season — the quarter everyone in retail waits for because that’s when they make the majority of their revenue. It’s the playoffs of retail… the Super Bowl!
How to Outsmart an Economic Downturn With Retail Tech
As I sit and scan the retail horizon, it’s hard not to get caught up in the economic doom and gloom the mainstream news seems hell-bent on proliferating. Yes, we are in uncertain economic times. Yes, we have to be ready for anything.
Investing in Your Retail Business' IT Infrastructure
For as long as I’ve been in the technology business, I have found myself in discussions with retail business owners about how they make their technology spending decisions. Most tend to think about retail IT solely as an expense, rather than as an investment.
A Look at the Benefits of Utilizing Retail Tech Services
“As a service” may not be a term you’re familiar with, but it’s become one of the most common — and valuable — business service models today. It’s often associated with technology and the term “SaaS,” which means “software as a service.”
All Point Retail Now Offering IT Solutions for Adult Retailers
Specialty retail IT solutions company All Point has unveiled a new category of managed services for adult retailers.