Your Guide to Head Office Functionality   Your guide to Head Office Functionality. What is RS Head Office, and what kind of business would find this technology useful?   Here at Retail Solutions, we are pleased to be able to offer tailored EPOS solutions to meet the needs of any sized business, from a small single till […]

What is an EPOS system?   What is an EPOS system? You might not be familiar with the term, but you’ve more than likely seen an EPOS system while you’ve been out and about. In fact, most retailers now use them for managing and controlling their business activities.   An EPOS (electronic point of sale) […]

How to choose the best EPOS equipment for your store   How to choose the best EPOS equipment for your store. When it comes to choosing the right hardware for your business it can be a minefield. There are a lot of options out there, how can you be sure what hardware your business needs? […]

Take control of your cash cycle with Premium Cash Solutions   Take control of your cash cycle with Premium Cash Solutions (PCS) integration with Retail Solutions bringing unique market-leading USP’s to the forefront of the cash cycle   Premium Cash Solutions (PCS) in partnership with Gunnebo, the number one security hardware and software solutions supplier […]

iQoo Digital HACCP Management Case Study – Spar Sirio Newhall   iQoo Digital HACCP Management – A case study on Spar Sirio Newhall.   Store Details:   Operating under the Spar Brand this exceptionally busy Top Oil Sirio site in Newhall, Co. Kildare places a huge focus on fresh food and deli, is trading 24 […]

The secret to success for your coffee shop   Coffee is a passion, but passion is not enough for a business to succeed, so here is the secret to success for your coffee shop.   It takes research, understanding the market, financial control and several other steps for passion to become a successful business.   […]

8 top Key Performance Indicators for forecourt performance     8 top Key Performance Indicators for forecourt performance. Forecourts are busy places with an ongoing customer footfall and a fast flow of transactions.   Often, the forecourt business owner will have several other facilities to maintain alongside fuel services, such as a convenience store, deli, […]

How retailers are coping with the ease of restrictions   How retailers are coping with the ease of restrictions – now that society is beginning its gradual return to normality, more businesses are now able to open, and with fewer restrictions – but what impact is this having on retail businesses?   At the time […]

Gander & RSL Integration   Gander & RSL Integration Gander is a world-first mobile app, developed to help food stores clear significantly more of its reduced to clear, often yellow labelled food items.   The APP   The mobile app first launched in Northern Ireland in 2019 and within 4 months, 40,000 people had downloaded […]

5 Key Elements to Providing Great Customer Service   5 key elements to providing great customer service. Every business knows by now the importance of great customer care. It is much cheaper and easier for any business to retain their existing customer base than to advertise and spend valuable time seeking to create new business. […]

Head Office Functionality – How Can It Help My Growing Business?   Head Office functionality – how can it help my growing business? Here at Retail Solutions, we are pleased to be able to offer tailored EPOS solutions to meet the needs of any sized business, from a small single till site with limited space, […]

Process Automation: 5 Top Benefits for your Pharmacy   Process Automation: 5 Top Benefits for your Pharmacy. The current market scenario is one of intense economic competition, leading companies from the most diverse segments to face considerable challenges to maintain their position.   In the pharmacy sector, it is possible to achieve success only through […]

Strategic planning for small businesses in 8 steps   Strategic planning for small businesses in 8 steps   Managing an SME is a big challenge, especially when you think about making processes more efficient.   In Ireland, SMEs are a vital pillar of the Irish economy. According to the Enterprise Office – SME and Entrepreneurship […]

Cash Recycling Automated by EPOS   The concept of automated cash payments is something we are all familiar with having seen the technology for years at self-serve checkouts. However, the concept of automating cash payments at a manned till is still relatively new to the UK market. The technology has been widely adopted across the […]

Post COVID19 Recovery for the Forecourt Industry – The Future is Bright   Current Challenges Within the Forecourt Industry Post COVID19 recovery for the forecourt industry – the future is bright. In the ever-evolving environment of the forecourt sector, the past 18 months have seen some even more challenging times for fuel service providers.   […]

Supermarkets on Father’s Day: 4 Tips to Increase your Sales   Father’s Day is coming! As this is a date of the marked increase in consumption, retailers are preparing to attract customers to their stores. How supermarkets plan for occasions like this, however, is very different from the rest of retail.   Knowing this, we […]

iQOO HACCP – A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO A COMPLEX PROBLEM   HACCP compliance can be tough!   HACCP record-keeping   Let’s face it, HACCP is a nightmare! What was once a few sheets of paper records that you filled out at the end of every day (or in some cases every few weeks!) has now […]

  Retail Technology – The Future of Convenience Stores     Retail Technology – The future of convenience stores is based on proximity, agility, and convenience. We are facing an era of conflicting desires, with customers demanding new models of service from retailers. Consumers have become accustomed to the vast amount of choice available online […]

Electronic Shelf Edge Label & Epos Head Office     The Ultimate EPOS Synergy between Electronic Shelf Edge Label & Epos Head Office Both Electronic Point of Sale (EPOS) & Electronic Shelf Edge Label (ESEL) technologies have been available to retailers for quite some time. It is true to say that EPOS has been adopted by […]

Investing in your Service Station’s Epos System – What are the Benefits?   Investing in your Service Station’s Epos System – What are the Benefits?   Managing a service station is very different from any other retail business, as a modern service station has additional processes that require considerable time and attention. Service stations have […]

Retail 4.0: Why embrace multi-channel retailing for your pharmacy? Retail 4.0: Why embrace multi-channel retailing for your pharmacy? With the emergence of new technology in the marketplace, retail has experienced tremendous evolution, driven and accelerated by increasing consumer demands and rapidly shifting economic and trading conditions.  Systemic integration, efficient inventory, fast and integrated Epos System are […]

7 Steps to Create a Great First Impression in your Business     7 Steps to Create a Great First Impression in your Business. When people walk through the doors of your store, the customer journey begins, and you have just one chance to make an unforgettable first impression. This first moment is your chance […]

BENEFITS OF SELF CHECKOUT FOR RETAILERS   What are the benefits of self-checkout for retailers?   Many stores already have migrated to self-service checkouts, however, many more are still dependent on static ‘Points of Sale’ attended by cashiers. This blog post will list some of the many reasons why self-service checkouts are efficient as well […]

TECHNOLOGY IN PHARMACY   Technology in Pharmacy: For the longest time technology has been transforming all businesses in all sector. Continuous Innovation is the game’s name these days, and retail technology for Pharmacy is no exception. It’s a fact that Technology is becoming more and more integrated into our daily lives and our businesses. Heavily […]

SUPERMARKET QUEUES: How To Solve This Problem?   SUPERMARKET QUEUES: How To Solve This Problem? Nobody likes to waste time in line at the supermarket. The time spent in checkout lines at supermarkets is amongst the biggest complaints from customers. In today’s world, customers want to get in and out of the store as quickly […]

FREE CHECKLIST – Keep Your Workplace Safe During COVID 19   What can retailers keep doing to help prevent the spread of COVID 19?   As the numbers of cases have increased exponentially in the last few weeks, where we can only leave our houses for essential activities such as grocery shopping. This situation brings […]

Retail Solutions   After several successful years in the Electronic Point of Sale and Information Technology sectors, Chris O’Neill & Seamus Quinn established Retail Solutions in 1995. Focusing on the then-emerging trend of computer-based EPoS systems, their strategy was to provide innovative, reliable, value for money, Retail IT systems to a wide range of Retailers. […]

5 things to consider to prepare your Business for the Christmas season   Christmas is coming: How to prepare your business for the festive season in a very different year. December has arrived, the busiest time of the year for most retailers. It’s time to make this year a successful festive season after such a […]

5 Reasons to Implement Self-Checkout   5 reasons why Self-checkout can deliver a better experience for your customers whilst increasing your profits   5 Reasons to Implement Self-Checkout: Shopping is a necessary task for all of us. With a wide variety of options available and especially with the massive increase in online retail, consumers have […]

Your Customers are Grocery Shopping online!     How to Setup an online grocery convenience store?   Your Customers are Grocery Shopping online! Retail Solutions have made the task of setting up an online grocery store much easier than it has been to date. Of course, choosing the right EPOS system and supporting contractors for […]