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See Your Business in 2D – 3 Powerful Benefits of 2D Scanners

You have probably heard talk of 2D scanning and barcodes. You might find yourself wondering what 2D scanning is and how it can benefit your business. In this brief article, we will answer both of those questions to explain how 2D scanning can improve speed, efficiency and your marketing efforts.

So what is 2D scanning exactly? In a nutshell, 2D scanning is actually imaging, meaning the imager (aka the scanner)…

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Added by Blake Gillum on November 30, 2012 at 10:41am — No Comments

3 Reasons Grocers Profit from a Loyalty Reward Program

You probably have a wallet or key chain filled with loyalty cards. Everywhere you go there seems to be someone offering some sort of rewards program for shopping with them. This is not a coincidence. A properly implemented and executed…

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Added by Blake Gillum on August 22, 2012 at 3:34pm — No Comments

How to Catch a Thief – POS Integrated Webcams Helping to Catch Man Writing Bad Checks

A man accused of cashing fake checks all over Middle Tennessee is caught on camera by DCR’s check cashing webcams!

According to WSMV News Channel 4, the suspect has gotten away with hundreds of dollars with his check forgery…

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Added by Blake Gillum on May 4, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Bruce’s Foodland Stores Making Its Way in the World Today, with LOC Software’s Store Management Suite

For those of us old enough to remember the opening theme song from 1982’s classic American sitcom, maybe the place that knows your name isn’t a New England bar after all. Perhaps the famous lyric more aptly applies to a grocery chain in northeastern Alabama. For over three decades, Bruce’s Foodland has been the hometown, family-owned store built upon one simple philosophy: deliver outstanding…