Retail or poker it’s all about risk management!
I love watching the World Series of Poker on TV. Beyond the competitive aspect it’s a great study in how people deal with risk management. These players have all honed their skills to reach that level, however there are other...
Read MoreYou can’t always get what you want………..
But if you try sometime you find you get what you need. I never thought the words of the Rolling Stones would apply to my approach to some client’s requests. I have begun a new project of evaluating POS systems...
Read MoreGray is the new black and white!
The first of every month the government and the private business sector release key economic numbers and indicators. When the numbers for May were released I read a number of articles to get a broad perspective of opinions and viewpoints...
Read MoreThe Facebook Fiasco
Unless you have had your head in the sand for the last week you're aware of the Facebook IPO fiasco. The questions of who knew what and when did they know it have been a prime subject on all the...
Read MoreThe next question!!!
A perspective client called last Thursday to give me an update on his project. He is opening a new store later this year with plans of opening two or three more stores within the next year. At this point he's evaluating...
Read MoreNational Small Business Week
The government has declared this week Small Business as a recognition of the impact small businesses have on our economy. There is no better example of small business than the independent retailer. As a collective group they are a driver of economic activity...
Read MoreLet’s learn more about Apple’s retail success
I've been intrigued by Apple's success in retail. Success is an understatement when you look at the numbers, but what can the independent retailer learn from Apple. . I read an article earlier this week written by Steve Chazin, VP of Sales Force.com. which provided...
Read MoreMore on stored data
The more I looked into the regulations and jurisdiction of hosted data the more confusing it is. There are a host of security regulations, PCI-DDS for credit card information and HIPAA for health care to name a few, but only a few that govern...
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