Customer loyalty schemes Customer loyalty schemes are one of the most ideal ways to keep customers returning to your store on a regular basis, the best thing about them is that they are extremely flexible and can be applied to nearly all business and retail sectors, spanning from a single one till shop to…
Body Language – Customer Secrets It is often said that over 60% of communication is non-verbal, this means that more often than not customers may not be telling you the full story when you’re trying to close a deal. Pay special attention to the customer’s stance, pitch and expressions to see if you can…
While it is true that retail stores all have different needs, there are also many similarities as well. When it comes to similarities, Retail EPOS systems such as Opus Retail Manager are the name of the game. It is important to understand what the various parts of the systems are and how to choose the…
An EPOS system such as Retail Manager are used in retail environments such as Department stores, bars, boutiques and General Retail stores. These systems are automated in nature and are designed to read barcodes. These barcodes are designed to submit pricing info to the till as well as reduce the stock quantity when a sale…
A definite reason to return Give your customers a flat out reason to return. This can be something like coupons, discounts special promotions if they return. Many if not most shops have a membership system set up where they can stack points or receive regular discounts in a shop, these can often grow with…
As smartphones and tablets like the iPad, Galaxy, note and even kindle grow in popularity among consumers, will retailers adapt to this new market to make it integral to their own profits? PayPal among others are keen on developing their contactless payment system in many shops, cementing themselves in the physical as well as virtual…
5 Ways To Secure Your Store From “Smash-And-Grab” Burglars The prevalence of smash-and-grab retail burglaries is ever growing. Groups of desperate burglars using the element of surprise quickly smash into a store and grab whatever merchandise they can before someone arrives at the scene. Since almost 80 percent of robberies go unsolved, and because…
Rebellion Beer Co Shop and Brewery Installation We have successfully completed our set-up of the Rebellion Beer Co’s building, a full seven tills being set up throughout the shop! Below are some of the finished pictures, using our Sangos in white. The shop floor looked great even before we set anything up and now…
With so many companies, freelancers and software packages creating and maintain a website is easier than ever. Many retailers find that following the set up of their sparkling new website they just aren’t getting the kind of sales through that they’ve been expecting. Below are some ways to try and improve your website and…
Opus are delighted to announce that the hugely successful Fashion Group- Select Fashion are now clients!Currently with over 154 UK stores and rapid expansion plans in place, our key focus is on opening more prime trading stores throughout the UK. They will be rolling out Aures latest Point of Sale Units to over 250 stores…