Why you need a Magento 2 website
Moving your ecommerce website to Magento 2? Read this quick benefits guide to find out how you can make the most out of your website.
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Cybertill and NearSt join forces to boost footfall
In 2020 Google reported an 8,000% increase in shoppers searching for “who has ____ in stock” as shoppers went online to find where they could find products locally.
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Guide to evaluating charity retail systems
The do’s and don’ts of procuring a new charity retail system
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Cybertill is the CRA’s wellbeing sponsor for 2021
There is no doubt that 2020 brought immense stress and strain upon us all. With national lockdowns and a move to working from home for many mental wellbeing became a focus for companies, helping their staff in being able to cope, as well as they could, during such a turbulent time.
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10 questions to ask when evaluating charity retail systems
It’s difficult to be a buyer nowadays, especially one looking for charity retail software. Here are some hard questions to ask your potential vendors as you research charity retail systems.
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Post-covid retailing: 3 things to try this lockdown
Retailers who have well maintained online channels or integrated ecommerce and pos are at an advantage. Here are a few fresh ideas I hope can bring you and your customers some joy.
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Covid-19 impact, and what’s next – a letter from our CEO
As the world continues to grapple with the effects of COVID-19, no part of society seems to be left unscathed. Fears are surmounting around the worlds economic health, and the dramatic changes to our lives ahead.
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A retailer’s plight of sustainable fashion
In a report released this week, the Environment Audit Committee has called on the government to end this era of throwaway fashion, with less than 1% of material used to produce clothing being recycled into new clothing at the end of its life.
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Life after lockdown
With the curve starting to flatten, many are now looking towards what life after lockdown will be like and the measures that must be taken to ensure a safe return to normality (whatever that may be!).
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Alder Hey needs you
We want to show our appreciation in any way that we can, and with their charity shop being closed for the time being and fundraising events being cancelled, here’s a list of the many ways that you can still support the fantastic charity.
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How to support charities during self-isolation
We have created 4 actions that you can do that will support charities during these unprecedented times, so that charities can be there for those who need them when now, and when normality resumes.
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Charity case study download: Dougie Mac
Read about how Douglas Macmillan Hospice has increased revenue in their charity shops, improved Gift Aid conversion and donor loyalty with Cybertill.
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Thrift Gift Guide
Gifting doesn’t need to cost the earth, here is Cybertill’s handy Thrift Gift Guide to help you gift in a more sustainable way.
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Charity Case Study: Douglas Macmillan Hospice
Situated in the heart of North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, Douglas Macmillan Hospice, or Dougie Mac as it’s charity shops are commonly known, provides care and support to people facing life-limiting illnesses.
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Visitor Attraction Case Study: Strawberry Field
Watch how The Salvation Army implemented Cybertill’s one integrated system to run ticketing, EPoS, ecommerce and café at their new visitor attraction and museum at this iconic Beatles site.
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May the (ecommerce) force be with you
Making integration between ecommerce and EPOS easy for the many, Cybertill’s ecommerce offering is truly innovative.
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Integrating event tickets with your EPoS
Integrate ticketing into your POS with the Event Manager module from Cybertill, providing retailers and visitor attractions with the ability to sell tickets, integrate member and supporter services, manage your stock and reward those members with a loyalty scheme that provides targeted promotions and discounts.
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Live Webinar Consumer Q&A: Gen Z Panel
Listen to the live webinar Q&A where Cybertill brings together a full panel of Gen Z consumers from varying backgrounds, interests and personality types.
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Getting the most out of your EPoS
Implementing an EPoS and retail management system for retailers of all sizes can be a daunting task, and takes precision management to get it right, especially with so many factors needing to be considered. That’s why Cybertill offer a dedicated Project Management Team to help you throughout the whole roll-out process.
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Barnardo’s improving ROI and processes with EPoS
National charity Barnardo’s work to transform the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children, helping thousands of families each year build a better future. With over 700 shops across the UK, its retail operation generated £15m profit in 2018, 25% up on previous years.
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Stop thief! Keeping your charity shop secure
How charity retail management software can help charities become more secure through providing a full audit trail, keeping an eye on whats coming in and out of the till, along with who is accessing it!
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Why should I get an EPoS system?
Making the switch from a manual retail system to EPoS doesn’t have to be as daunting as it sounds. In fact, it can be quite liberating to retailers of all sizes, freeing up time and resource to serve customers and sell more, rather than be tied down to admin work.
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Flagship stores: Lush smells success
One retailer who has taken this on board is Lush. With its new store opening right on our doorstep in Liverpool, it would have been rude not to take a peek.
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Karen’s London Marathon diary: March madness
You may have seen some posts on social media that earlier this month I smashed my target of raising £2000 for CharityStore customer’s Barnardo’s! As the big day is fast approaching I have been stepping up my training.
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Loyalty programmes for charity retailers
Create loyalty schemes you know your customers will love with Cybertill’s CharityStore fully configurable Loyalty module that can really help you make sense of your shopper and donor data, letting charities optimise loyalty programmes to deliver real value to supporters.
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We need to talk about gift cards
4 things retailers need to do now to secure consumer gift card satisfaction were the expectations are the same as their shopping experience across all channels.
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UPDATE: We won! “Cybertill shortlisted for IT Europa Awards 2019”
Well, we are beyond excited to update this post and announce that although we were up against some strong competitors at the IT Europa Awards, we won Vertical Market Solution of the year!
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Make your charity shop a destination
77% of consumers would buy books second hand, whilst 62% would buy previously owned vinyl and CDs. (YouGov)When we look at a breakdown of these results, 82% of 35-44-year-olds selected that they would purchase books second hand, followed closely by the 45-54 age group (79%). Interestingly, 73% of Gen Z (18-24-year-olds) would by books second hand, along with 77% of 25-34-year-olds.
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Why we’re shouting about mPOS
Cybertill’s powerful mPOS solution is a fully integrated retail management platform that gives retailers the flexibility to serve customers, anywhere at any time, even without an internet connection.
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mPOS: the next big thing in charity retail?
Mobile POS is a game changer for charity retail and can drastically help increase revenues and Gift Aid capture, here are 7 benefits to charity retailers investing in a mobile point of sale.
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Mobile POS for charity retail
7 reasons why charity retailers need to invest in a mobile point of sale to increase revenues, capture more Gift Aid and improve security and compliance.
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Cybertill partner with Brother UK to help charities get more Gift Aid
Combining the market-leading mobile point of sale solution (mPOS) from hardware partner, Pioneer and the Brother TD-2120N desktop label printer, Cybertill offer a complete hardware and software solution that improves the charity retail experience for staff, volunteers, customers and donors – Electronic Donor Sign-up.
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4 Essentials of promoting Gift Aid
How does your charity promote Gift Aid? This blog post looks at the 4 essential promotional activities charity retailers can use to improve how they ask for Gift Aid on donated goods.
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Download: Electronic Donor Sign-up guide
At Cybertill we have been reviewing the process of Gift Aid for many years, updating our product along with discussing guidelines with HMRC and we believe we have the best solution – Electronic donor sign-up.
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Stock control in a charity shop? Don’t be silly.
Stock control in a charity shop. I know, it sounds like an oxymoron. Donated goods are the bread and butter of charity retail, but in no other industry is there a huge sense of the unknown; you have no idea what is going to be donated, when it will be donated or where it will be donated to.
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Magento Brochure Download
Download this free brochure and discover how a Magento 2 website integrated into RetailStore, a powerful point of sale software, can accelerate your sales and improve customer experience.
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Rachel is Head of Marketing at Cybertill, driving lead generation and content marketing. She has a wealth of experience within retail, ecommerce, and web and UX design and is always looking out for new trends.
