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They say there’s a time and place for everything. And with retail customer surveys, that time and place is at the point of sale. Gartner, the information technology research company, says retailers who survey customers at the point of sale receive 40% more accurate feedback than if the data is […]

With frozen yogurt maturing into a billion-dollar industry, we’re doubtful that cooler seasonal temperatures will slow down the «froyo» craze. Seeing the advent of creamy frozen desserts embraced by dieters, entrepreneur.com writes, «You can’t always have your cake and eat it, too. But with frozen yogurt, you can.» In an […]

Is «Franchise Personality» an Urban Legend? Not according to Joel Libava, The Franchise King. In a recent post on TheFranchiseKing.com blog, «Do you have the right personality for a franchise business?,» Libava writes, «Not everybody is right for franchise ownership. If you happen to have the ‘franchise personality,’ great. You’ll […]

Considering a mid-life career change instead of retirement? Consider franchising, a decision numerous baby boomers have made, which is fueling a franchise boom. Boomer demographics continue to influence the workplace and small business investment. Take as an example a recent blog post at WirelessZONE on baby boomers choosing the «new […]

We were intrigued by a recent blog post, «Nordstrom Finds Cash Register Skimmers,» on Brian Krebs’ Krebs On Security (KOS) website. The KOS blog points out that most scam artists who deploy debit and credit card skimmers target ATMs, but criminals may also use the inexpensive data storage devices, typically […]

Stronger than ever, frozen yogurt has staged a comeback in 2013, according to «Frozen Yogurt Industry Analysis 2013 – Cost & Trends» report by franchise industry observer franchiseHELP.com. «Although the popularity of the frozen yogurt franchise industry suffered a decline in the late 1990s, the category has been making a […]

For customers, no hard-to-enter numbers; for merchants, location data analytics, served up daily. Business owners who attract customers with free wifi are about to benefit from a new offering from a new partnership between internet titans Facebook and Cisco. As the only full-service POS provider — from software development to […]

Frozen yogurt too good to be true! News came out recently about a phony frozen yogurt shop search engine optimization (SEO) sting in New York — and with it, the term «astroturfing» is having a moment. Given the strong presence Sintel Systems has in the frozen yogurt segment of the restaurant […]

Frozen yogurt is a popular food trend that is here to stay. Countless shops are now major franchises  all over the United States as well as in Mexico, Japan and Europe. You may wonder why it is particularly vital for a frozen yogurt store to have a Point of Sale […]

Recently, a new technology has been unveiled that will enable customers at fast food restaurants to pay through an electronic tag on their car windshield much like the IPass. The magazine Business Solutions, recently published an article in their September issue titled, “Solutions Provider Lands RFID/Payment Processing Project”.  One of […]