If you’re thinking about how to start a smoke shop, there are a lot of items to consider beforehand. Not only is the business age-restrictive but there are a lot of rules and regulations that control the industry. It’s important that you go into the process with full...
Key Takeaways Cost Transfer: Interchange fees are the primary fee paid by the merchant’s bank to the customer’s bank. Issuer Compensation: The fee compensates the card-issuing bank for risk, fraud, and the cost of funding customer rewards programs....
Every time a customer taps a card or clicks Pay, an invisible piece of technology decides whether the sale goes through. That technology is the payment gateway. It captures the customer’s card details at checkout and sends them to the processor for...
Key Takeaways: A traditional POS is counter-based and hardware-anchored. An mPOS runs on a tablet or smartphone and can go anywhere in the store or off-site entirely. Most growing retailers eventually need both. The right setup depends on your store type, transaction...
Pop-up shops are happening all over the country, and they’re spanning various niches. Food trucks, apparel stores, designer jewelry, and coffee shops are showing up everywhere you look. Pop-ups are a great way of bolstering brand awareness and creating some buzz...
