10 things customers want from retail stores
Remember the good old days when customers walked into your store, picked the items they wanted off the shelf, and that’s all there was to it? Thanks to the Internet [...]
Choose the right social media platforms for your business
“If you’re not on social media, you don’t exist!” — overheard from a millennial. Though we wouldn’t go that far, there’s no question that social media is integral to every [...]
10 metrics you should be using on Facebook
Since Facebook’s launch in 2004, retailers have welcomed social media as a valuable tribune to promote their businesses. It’s become second nature to most of us; upload content, click, and [...]
Using online to your in-store advantage
The emergence of online shopping has drastically changed the landscape of consumer behavior. There is a growing shift from brick and mortar retail to online eCommerce, with the latter being [...]
6 questions you were always afraid to ask about cash registers
As you’re setting up your new store or restaurant, questions arise. Maybe you’ve wondered about it, maybe you haven’t, but we’re here to answer questions regarding one of the most [...]
Canada’s 150: What it means to build a community in our country
Canada’s 150th year of confederation and Montreal’s 375th anniversary has me thinking: we have a lot to be thankful for, and in this past decade especially, we have seen a [...]
The difference between cash flow and profit explained
While profitability is often the most popular figure brought up when someone asks about a business’s health, it’s not always the best indicator. To truly discover how a business is [...]
Lightspeed Connect: How to achieve omnichannel success?
On Wednesday, October 25th, 2017, the largest pan-European omnichannel event Lightspeed Connect: The Future of Retail is Now comes to Utrecht, the Netherlands. The event will highlight online and brick [...]
How Fripe Fabrique uses technology to create a more personal retail experience
In the evolving world of independent retail, business owners need to look to the future when devising a sustainable business plan. Their concept needs to not only hold value today, [...]
The 3 biggest trends influencing the cycling industry
Few business sectors are changing as rapidly, or as profitably, as the cycling industry. “Wait, what? How have I not heard about this?” Good question. There hasn’t been this much [...]
Can restaurateurs increase customer loyalty with free wifi?
Sipping on a beverage and taking advantage of free wifi is no longer reserved for coffee shops. Customers now expect wifi access to be provided when eating out, and quick [...]
Introducing Lightspeed Analytics: A tool that adds meaning to your data
Retail data is time consuming to pull and complex to analyze. You need time, resources and an overall understanding of every aspect of your business in order to really find [...]