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Lightspeed
Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in over 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and grow their business.
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Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in over 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and grow their business. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Lightspeed is trusted by favorite local businesses, where the community goes to shop and dine. Lightspeed has offices in Canada, USA, Europe and Australia.
Choosing an aesthetic for your business can be overwhelming, and with so many restaurant design and decor ideas out there, it’s hard...
- by Lightspeed
Whether you’ve been in business or years or you’ve only been stocking up your store for the last few months, inventory planning...
- by Lightspeed
As a server in the US, you likely rely on tips from guests as the bulk of your income. The question is, should you be claiming all...
- by Lightspeed
Who do you automatically think of when someone says the word chef? Depending on the kind of TV shows someone watches and how skilled...
- by Lightspeed
Every successful restaurant needs a top-notch front of house restaurant staff to ensure that everything is running smoothly, and customers...
- by Lightspeed
When they’re not learning from staff, customers and fellow owners, restaurateurs often take cues from food blogs and online resources...
- by Lightspeed
While you don’t need a marketing background to run a successful retail business, knowing how to write a marketing plan can help you...
- by Lightspeed
You may be so busy running your restaurant business that it’s been a while since you stopped to consider: what is my restaurant actually...
- by Lightspeed
Big data is a big deal, especially in the restaurant industry. Because almost everything nowadays is trackable, restaurant reports...
- by Lightspeed
The world of restaurant licenses and permits in the US is a lengthy and expensive process. But obtaining a restaurant liquor license...
- by Lightspeed
What makes one restaurant consistently busy while the competition struggles to fill the dining room? Tracking profits and losses is...
- by Lightspeed
Whether you’re starting a new business or switching to a new point of sale (POS) system, you’re in the market for POS hardware—and...
- by Lightspeed
Note: We’ve provided Amazon links for each of the books below. However, please note, these are not affiliate links. We highly...
- by Lightspeed
If the pandemic has taught business owners anything, it’s that having diverse revenue streams makes your business more resilient....
- by Lightspeed
Writing an eCommerce business plan is one of the first steps you should take if you’re thinking about starting an online business....
- by Lightspeed
It’s almost here: back to school season, one of the biggest retail sales events of the year.We’ve got just a few more weeks before...
- by Lightspeed
Staff turnover is growing a problem that plagues the restaurant industry. In 2020, due to restaurant closures and restrictions, the...
- by Lightspeed
Mastering restaurant supply chain management may not be the sexiest part of learning how to run a restaurant, but it’s one of the...
- by Lightspeed
We’ve all heard the saying: “The customer is king.” It’s been written in retail articles, plastered on the walls of offices,...
- by Lightspeed
Location, location, location. Choosing the right restaurant location is one of the most important decisions you can make when opening...
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