by Neostra | Oct 20, 2021 | CRM System, Desktop POS, iMin, Mobile POS |
What is a franchise? Franchises today provide a dizzying array of goods and services. Well-known franchises such as McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, and 7-Eleven are deeply embedded in our daily lives. A McDonalds in South Africa, photo by Thabang on Unsplash Surprisingly,...
by Neostra | Oct 13, 2021 | Barcode Scanner, Desktop POS, iMin |
What is a POS system for pharmacy? “When I first started working with retail pharmacies back in the early ‘70s, a high-tech pharmacy consisted of a Royal typewriter, a bottle of correction fluid, and a roll of clear Scotch tape. The modern pharmacy management system,...
by Neostra | Oct 6, 2021 | Barcode Scanner, Desktop POS, iMin, Kitchen Display System, Mobile POS, Product |
What is a restaurant POS? “The COVID-19 crisis has forever altered most functions of the restaurant industry – how we forecast supply, how we schedule labor, how we configure our kitchens to meet off-premise demand, how consumers access restaurants in general.” –...
by Neostra | Sep 29, 2021 | CRM System, Desktop POS, iMin, Mobile POS |
The spa industry in 2021 Spas are an oasis away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Once seen as a luxury, spas have become an investment in self-care to the rising middle class. In a survey of approximately 7,500 consumers, McKinsey found that consumers across...
by Neostra | Sep 22, 2021 | CRM System, Desktop POS, iMin, Mobile POS, Self-service Kiosk |
A load of reality: how profitable is a dry cleaning business? Dry cleaners are the lifelines of stained clothing, wrinkled dress shirts, and gowns with complicated cleaning instructions. In its prime, a single neighbourhood dry cleaner could wash and press over a...
by Neostra | Sep 17, 2021 | CRM System, Desktop POS, iMin, Self-service Kiosk |
A new and better normal Hotels simultaneously hold promise of adventure and respite, and now feel like a post-pandemic dream. As travel lanes finally start to kick off in various countries, it is an opportune time to envision how hotels can bounce back readier than...
by Neostra | Sep 8, 2021 | Barcode Scanner, CRM System, Desktop POS, iMin |
A complex cultural history In 1975, after the Vietnam war, actress Tippi Hedren resettled 20 Vietnamese women in the United States as part of a humanitarian effort [1]. To empower these women to make an independent living, she commissioned her nail artist to impart...
by Neostra | Sep 1, 2021 | CRM System, Desktop POS, Human Capital Management Device, iMin |
Reclaiming land from Amazon When Amazon started its e-commerce book selling business in 1994, it irrevocably disrupted the book industry. Book sales of brick and mortar bookstore chains fell, while Amazon’s sales soared within a month of opening. As more and more...
by Neostra | Aug 25, 2021 | iMin, Self-service Kiosk |
On the knife’s edge In their heyday, shopping malls used to be hubs of activity, a place where everyone could find something to buy, eat, or do. The COVID-19 situation caused shopping malls to become hotbeds for COVID-19 clusters, bringing activities to a grinding...
by Neostra | Aug 20, 2021 | iMin, Mobile POS, Product |
The takeaway handbook for post-pandemic businesses Takeaways have always been a part of daily life. As early as ~70AD, takeaway restaurants called “thermopolia” were common in the Roman city of Pompeii [1]. Even as the Coronavirus pandemic presents new challenges for...
