The Retail Blog

EPOS System Expert, TRC, Introduces Do I Need a New EPOS System? Scorecard

By Maureen - May 16, 2012 - Published under: Retail News & Events
Total Retail Control (TRC), an expert in retail EPOS systems and EPOS software in the Ireland and UK retail markets, is pleased to introduce the Do I Need a New EPOS System? Scorecard. The free EPOS system scorecard will help retailers evaluate their retail business needs to help determine what they should consider in a new EPOS system. Whether retailers are considering purchasing an EPOS system for the first time or upgrading and existing system, the Do I Need a New EPOS System? Scorecard is the perfect tool to allow retailers to get visibility into the key retail business areas so they can determine what they need in an EPOS system to grow their business.

Retail Solutions Experts, Total Retail Control Ltd., Selected as LightSpeed EPOS Software Distributor for UK & Ireland Markets

By Maureen - May 2, 2012 - Published under: Retail News & Events ,Retail Product Announcements
Total Retail Control Ltd. (TRC), an innovative retail solutions expert in the Ireland and UK retail markets, is thrilled to announce the selection of TRC as an authorized LightSpeed EPOS software reseller. A leader in retail EPOS solutions, TRC will be offering LightSpeed's highly evolved EPOS software which is a robust, fully integrated, inventory-centric retail system that leverages the power of Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad to provide retail tools for the iGeneration. LightSpeed will perfectly complement the retail solutions product suite TRC currently offers.

Retail EPOS Leader, TRC, Announces Availability of 7 Essential Steps to Buying an EPOS System Guide

By Maureen - April 18, 2012 - Published under: Retail News & Events
Total Retail Control (TRC), an innovative retail EPOS leader in the Ireland and UK retail markets, is excited to announce the availability of the 7 Essential Steps to Buying an EPOS System Guide. The free step-by-step guide will walk retailers through the process of evaluating and purchasing an EPOS system for their retail business.

Retail Pro & IBM – Retailing into 2012 Webinar Series

By Maureen - March 15, 2012 - Published under: Retail Insights ,Retail News & Events
Retail Pro and IBM join forces to bring you the Retailing into 2012 Webinar Series covering 1) Economic downturn weighing you down? Learn how to increase margins, better manage your inventory and be successful in this economy. 2) How to cater to your customers smarter and build loyalty. and 3) Leveraging technology to fuel growth and differentiation.

How much does an Electronic Point of Sale System (EPOS) cost?

By Maureen - February 28, 2012 - Published under: Retail Insights ,Retail Solutions
Trying to find our how much an EPOS system can cost can be an ordeal. The choice of electronic point of sale products and companies is wide and varied. We'll walk you through a breakdown of EPOS software and system pricing and considerations when purchasing an EPOS system.

Retail Intelligence Expert, Rob Gentles, Joins TRC Team as Managing Director for UK

By Maureen - February 15, 2012 - Published under: Retail News & Events
Total Retail Control, a leading innovator and provider of retail intelligence and retail solutions in Ireland and the UK, announced today that former Sales Director at G7 Computer Services Ltd, Rob Gentles, has joined the TRC team as the new Managing Director in the UK. In this role, Rob will oversee the company’s continued expansion and growth in the UK retail market.

Employee Theft and How to Prevent It

By Maureen - February 6, 2012 - Published under: Retail Insights ,Retail Solutions
Is the best member of your retail staff also a completely honest individual? Does that seem like a funny question? How could the best member of your staff not be honest? We constantly come across incidences of dishonesty from our clients’ staff. Staff dishonesty can range from cash theft to stock theft to sweet deals for friends like only ringing through one item when two were taken, etc. Recently, in an ever more competitive and margin-reducing world, our customers/retailers posed this question to us: Is there a retail system out there that will help me in only recruiting honest staff members?

Integrity Testing Provider HRVision Selects EPOS Software Leader TRC as Distributor for UK & Ireland

By Maureen - February 2, 2012 - Published under: Retail News & Events ,Retail Product Announcements
Integrity Testing Software will Help Ireland and UK Retailers Stop Employee Theft - HRVision Ltd., an innovative next generation employee assessment solutions provider is pleased to announce the appointment of Total Retail Control Ltd. as their distributor for the Ireland and UK retail market. A leader in retail epos solutions, TRC will be offering HRVision's highly accurate and cost effective integrity testing software, SavvyIntegrity to complement the TRC ltd. current retail solutions product suite.

National Retail Federation (NRF) Expo 2012 – Retail Intelligence & Retail Leadership Insights

By Maureen - January 24, 2012 - Published under: Retail News & Events
How Bill Clinton, E-Labels & Intelligent Analytics Can All Drive Your Retail Success The TRC team just returned from the recent National Retail Federation show in New York City. Needless to say, it was jam-packed with retail industry thought leadership and best practices, emerging technology and exciting networking opportunities.

VAT Rate Rise – What is the Impact on Retailers, EPOS Retail Systems and EPOS Software?

By Maureen - December 21, 2011 - Published under: Retail News & Events
On December 6, it was confirmed that the Irish government will be rising the VAT rate from 21% to 23% from the 1st of January 2012. It is important that retailers make modifications to their EPOS retail systems and EPOS software in order to ensure that retailers are charging appropriate VAT rates. To assist you in this process, Total Retail Control has created detailed instructions on how to change the VAT rate for several EPOS retail and hospitality systems which are supplied and/or supported by Total Retail Control.