Retail Trends & Insights Blog
Curated and original insights, case studies and news from the Cybertill Retail Insights team.
Case Study: Macadoodles Liquor Store
2 mins read Located across Missouri and Arkansas, USA, the wine, beer and spirit merchants, Macadoodles® was founded in 1997 on the vision of Roger L. Gildehaus, a former Walmart retail executive, with the top priority of providing customers with the best shopping experience.
May the (ecommerce) force be with you
3 mins read Making integration between ecommerce and EPOS easy for the many, Cybertill’s ecommerce offering is truly innovative.
Integrating event tickets with your EPoS
3 mins read 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.
Live Webinar Consumer Q&A: Gen Z Panel
4 mins read 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.
You need to get a grip of your stock
4 mins read What do British shoppers want from retailers? The answer, real-time stock. Have a look at what consumers want and the retailers doing it right, including Angling Active and F. Hinds.
Getting the most out of your EPoS
3 mins read 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 proc
The future of retail: Cybertill in The Telegraph
< 1 min read Featured in the Telegraph’s Business Reporter, read what Cybertill founder and CEO Ian Tomlinson thinks about the future of retail.
Keeping your POS simple
2 mins read Make it easy for your shops to sell best-selling items, quickly and efficiently, while letting your staff provide an improved customer service.
Barnardo’s improving ROI and processes with EPoS
2 mins read 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.
Why should I get an EPoS system?
4 mins read 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.
We’ve been shortlisted! Retail Systems Awards 2019
< 1 min read Cybertill has been shortlisted in the Multi-channel Solution of the year category at the Retail Systems Awards 2019 for the EPoS and retail management software RetailStore. Cybertill was the world’s first cloud-based EPoS, starting out in 2001, and the first to connect retail stores together and online ecommerce we
Flagship stores: Lush smells success
3 mins read 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.
Karen’s London Marathon diary: March madness
2 mins read 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.
We need to talk about gift cards
3 mins read 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.
UPDATE: We won! “Cybertill shortlisted for IT Europa Awards 2019”
2 mins read 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!
Loyalty made easy
3 mins read Cybertill’s connected out-of-the-box to the RetailStore CRM module, and fully configurable, Loyalty module can help you really make sense of your customer data and optimise your programme to deliver real value to your customers.
Franchise integration made easy – honestly!
3 mins read Franchise possibilities are endless and it’s essential that retailers get the most out of franchised stores, so having full visibility of what is happening in each store is crucial to success.
Why we’re shouting about mPOS
2 mins read 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.
Pop-up shops: short-term space for long-term gain
3 mins read Possibly the most versatile form of retail, pop-up stores are on trend. Retailers have gone from taking up space in quirky empty units or a small counter within a shopping mall, to festivals and events, in order to improve engagement with consumers.
Flagship stores: go Nike or go home
4 mins read Visiting Nike’s flagship store on 5th Avenue, New York City provides a real glimpse into retail innovation at its finest and what the experiential retail store of the future is really like – amazing.
A retailer’s plight of sustainable fashion
3 mins read 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.