Issue date: May/June 2008        Topic: Management

POS Solutions

Harnessing the Power of IGC Retail Technology (Angela Cooley)
A POS system that fits your garden center’s needs can help you increase your profits. So how do you select the system that answers your operation’s special interests? And who should ultimately make t...

        Issue date: March/April 2008        Topic: Management

Special Orders Simplified

POS Solutions (Angela Cooley)
A defining feature of IGCs is the capability of fulfilling special orders. How many times have you had a customer come into your garden center with a picture from a catalog and ask, “Do you have this?...

        Issue date: January/February 2008        Topic: Management

Tax Relief

POS Solutions (Angela Cooley)
Taxes are easier for Bill Keen of Briggs Nursery in North Attleboro, MA, thanks to his Radiant Systems CounterPoint system, which he says serves as a “conduit” for helping his company with the prepara...

        Issue date: November/December 2007        Topic: Management

Real-World Takes on Training

POS Solutions (Angela Cooley)
The great thing about POS systems: there are so many features that could help boost productivity and efficiency at your garden center. The challenge: there are so many features to learn. That’s where ...

        Issue date: September/October 2007        Topic: Management

Power Buying with POS

POS Solutions (Angela Cooley)
More independent garden centers looking for ways to make the purchasing process easier are turning to their point-of-sale (POS) systems. Designed to control buying and receiving, purchase order featur...

        Issue date: July/August 2007        Topic: Management

Is Your System Secure?

POS Solutions (Angela Cooley)
As identity theft continues to plague consumers, making some wary of using their credit cards, independent garden centers are taking a closer look at the POS security and guidelines established by the...

        Issue date: May/June 2007        Topic: Management

Targeted Marketing

POS Solutions (Angela Cooley)
Yesterday’s retailers came to know their customers by talking with them. Today, you have the advantage of even more options. You can get to know your customers sometimes even better by analyzing speci...

        Issue date: January/February 2007        Topic: Management

Inventory Management

POS Solutions (Angela Cooley)
“Although it appears to be a glorified cash register when you first begin using a POS system, almost immediately you’ll be able to move customers through your registers 30 to 40 percent more efficient...

        Issue date: November/December 2005        Topic: TrendSetters

Coffee Franchises

On the Scene (Angela Cooley)
You’ve decided to join the ranks of garden centers nationwide and offer coffee, but you’re not sure how to get started. One approach with big-name impact is to sign a food-service agreement with an ...

        Issue date: September/October 2005        Topic: Trends

Branding for Independents

Signs for the Times (Angela Cooley)
To attract and retain today’s sophisticated consumer, it is vital for garden retailers to have a professional-looking signage program with a purpose. Often, signs are the first thing a customer sees w...

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