Businesses switching to a cashless payment model have been trending upward in recent years. According to Capgemini, cashless payments in 2016 reached $486.2 billion, with a forecasted growth of 21.6% globally through 2021. Additionally, the number of cashless transactions in North America has reached 161 billion with little sign of slowing. With cashless payment policies…
Picture it: It’s Friday night after a long week of work. You get home and realize you’re just too exhausted to cook dinner. You also don’t think you feel like spending an hour at a sit-down restaurant. Your stomach rumbles. Clearly, you’ve got to do something. Why not order some delivery? You get fed and…
Our team at talech is as diverse as they come. Spanning the globe from Palo Alto, CA to Kaunus, Lithuania, our employees have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests. We are musicians, knitters, and basketball players. We’ve worked as waiters at chain restaurants and in tech support. But despite our differences, we all have one…
Culinary experiences are more than just great food. Cozy atmosphere, menus that don’t overwhelm, and personalized service are attractions that most diners seek. While this has been traditionally true for decades now, a trend is building towards restaurants that are little more than a kitchen and a small dining counter. Restaurants following the micro restaurant…
If the “retailpocalypse” is truly upon us, stores like Walmart and Amazon must be some of its horsemen. As these mega-corporations continue to grow, it’s become more and more popular to proclaim that the end is nigh for traditional retail. To be fair, the industry is seeing massive changes. Moneywise reports that 38 retail chains…
Developing a connection with your customer is an easy recipe for success. However, with all this talk about brand loyalty dying out, what’s an entrepreneur to do? In a world dominated by social media, it’s easy to overlook the basics, including point of sale email capture. According to Salesforce, over 90% of consumers use email…
As the news cycle fills with cases of consumer fraud, compromised data, and “getting hacked,” your reputation as a secure merchant is on the line. Given the barrage of consumer fraud cases being front and center in the minds of your customers, it’s important to know a few best practices when it comes to point…
There’s no escaping it: Nowadays, technology is everywhere. From smartphones to tablets to wifi-compatible fridges, it seems like every product on the market has been infused with some kind of technology. Naturally, for an entrepreneur, deciding which tech is (and isn’t) helpful to you can be a little overwhelming. To save yourself a headache –…