Retail Tips & Trends8 ways to improve customer retention in your café
It’s a bit of a business cliché by now, but for a good reason - it’s more expensive to acquire new customers than to keep your existing customers. In fact, it’s up to 7 times more…
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Online StoreComprehensive Guide to Payment Processors for Retailers
Processing payment fees can be a big worry for small companies. But if you know what to look for, accepting card payments frequently pays off more than it costs. Let’s start…
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WooCommerce & WordPressThe best free WordPress plugins (2021)
If you’re a WordPress beginner or you’re not an advanced coder, setting up and operating your WordPress site can be a bit overwhelming. Luckily, there are many plugins at your…
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Online StoreWordPress Vs Squarespace
If you’re thinking about launching a website, the first order of business is to decide which website builder to base your site. WordPress and Squarespace are two of the most…
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Online StoreWhy Should eCommerce Stores Care About Social Selling?
As more people spend time online, many Australians turned to social media not just for entertainment but also for commerce. In fact, surveys showed that 94% of adults are on at…
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Retail Tips & TrendsTips for stockroom organisation
Anyone with any retail experience will know that the stockroom is an essential part of operating your retail store. A poorly managed, disorganised stockroom is a recipe for…
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Online StoreThe benefits of using WooCommerce for your restaurant
The pandemic has forced restaurants around the globe to adapt to a different way of doing business. Online ordering systems, delivery, and kerbside pickup have been lifesavers for…
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Retail Tips & TrendsBest practices for reopening your retail store
Opening a retail store isn’t as simple as it once was. Whether you’re reopening after the pandemic, or opening your first physical storefront, there are measures all shop owners…
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Retail Tips & TrendsHow to open a vape shop
The vape industry is one of the fastest-growing industries globally, expecting to exceed $61 billion by 2025. If you want to open a vape shop, now is the time. While it's a…
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Oliver POS Extensions & PluginsThe benefits of cloud printers for small businesses
An essential device when running any type of business is your receipt printer. But there are so many different printers out there; it can be challenging to find the right one for…
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Retail Tips & TrendsHow to open a pop-up shop
What is a pop-up shop, and why should you care? A pop-up shop is a temporary retail space that lasts anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks. They are an incredibly effective way…
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Retail Tips & Trends5 Benefits of Self-Checkout
Step into any big department store, supermarket, or fast food chain, and you’ll probably see a self-checkout terminal. These terminals are a key component of modern point of…
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Retail Tips & TrendsLast Minute Mother’s Day Promotion Ideas
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and now is the time to start your Mother’s Day deals if you haven’t already. According to the National Retail Federation, spending for…
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Online Store5 reasons to take your store online
In some cases, it may cost you nothing at all. Or at least, very little. Especially if you’re using a platform like WooCommerce, which is a free plugin for WordPress. A…
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Retail Tips & Trends4 visual merchandising tips for 2021
Welcome to the front of our store “Welcome to the front of our store,” said the kiosk and the POS No touching! No tasting! No trying on! Except… Signs, signs everywhere…
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Online StoreBest WooCommerce Themes for Your Online Store
One of the perks of WooCommerce is its endless possibilities for customisation. However, with that comes its own problems - the endless possibilities you have to choose from.…
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Point of SaleHow Oliver POS Reports improve your business
What are POS reports? Cloud-based point of sale systems like Oliver track the data on your online store and your POS in real-time, and generate reports to easily understand the…
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Online Store4 Social Media Tips to Increase Sales
If you’re running an online store, social media is a valuable tool to help expand your business. If you’re not yet selling online, but are planning to, check out our guides to…
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Retail Tips & TrendsBarcodes: everything you need to know
Thinking about implementing barcodes and barcode scanners in your WooCommerce store? Here's everything you need to know.
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Retail Tips & Trends5 Ways to upsell & cross-sell at the checkout
Selling doesn’t end at the checkout. In fact, it can actually be a great opportunity to upsell or cross-sell. Use the checkout to your advantage, and learn how to optimise your…
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Retail Tips & TrendsHow to build a scalable business
Firstly, what does scalable mean? Investopedia defines scalability as “a characteristic of an organisation, system, model, or function that describes its capability to cope and…
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NewsOliver POS – Your WooCommerce store, now available in-store
We talked to Mathias Nielsen of Oliver POS about the software to carry out all the WooCommerce store and POS functions of small and medium sized enterprises, and he had the…
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WooCommerce & WordPressHow To Set Up Your WooCommerce Store
Are you a new ecommerce store owner? Are you wondering how to set up your WooCommerce store? If you’re still undecided about which ecommerce platform to go with, check out our…
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WooCommerce & WordPressWooCommerce vs Shopify
Are you thinking of starting an online business? Well, here’s the big question. WooCommerce and Shopify are the two biggest eCommerce platforms out there, and they’re both popular…
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