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Let’s face it, costs are going up all around us. Whether it be the price of our corn based ingredients or goods that require shipping which are in turn dependent on rising fuel costs, overall COGS are going up. As a small business owner, the question is not whether you need to do [...]

In a previous post I took a few jabs at the cost cutting measures of electronic checkouts. To be fair, I also talked up a few positive points as well. Most retail stores, however, still have people taking money and “ringing” customers up. What fascinates me is the “shove the change, receipt, [...]

It is possible to walk into a store these days, due to electronic check outs, and never talk to a store employee. This is generally an operations or accounting driven decision aimed at cutting cost. By not having contact with their customers, they miss touch points for satisfaction, up selling, and more. [...]