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Payments & Checkout

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Payments & Checkout

How to Manage Cash Transactions in Your Store

by Michael Keenan
14 Dec 2022

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Open a Retail Store

The Retailer's Guide to Point-of-Sale (POS) Terminals

by Ana Cvetkovic
16 Nov 2022

Payments & Checkout

What is an Electronic Cash Register (ECR)? [Pros, Cons, and Why a POS System is Better]

by Alexis Damen
1 Nov 2022

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Payments & Checkout

Types of Cash Registers for Retail [Quickstart Guide]

by Alexis Damen
28 Oct 2022

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Payments & Checkout

The Retailer's Guide to Cash Register POS Systems

by Ana Cvetkovic
19 Oct 2022

Payments & Checkout

What Are POS Devices? How to Find and Get Point-of-Sale (POS) Hardware for Your Store

by Michael Keenan
4 Oct 2022

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Payments & Checkout

Machine for Card Payments: Your Small Business Guide

by Stefano Capacchione
24 Sep 2022

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Payments & Checkout

What is a Chip and PIN Machine and How Does it Work?

by Stefano Capacchione
19 Sep 2022

Payments & Checkout

Everything Store Owners Should Know About Retail Receipts

by Vivian Tejeda
9 Sep 2022

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Payments & Checkout

What is a Shop Till? (+ How to Use One in Your Retail Store)

by Stefano Capacchione
5 Sep 2022

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Payments & Checkout

What Is an EPOS System and How Does It Work? (2022)

by Stefano Capacchione
16 Aug 2022

Payments & Checkout

Card on File Transactions: How to Process Subscriptions & Recurring Payments on Autopilot

by Elise Dopson
9 Aug 2022

Payments & Checkout

What Is a Third-Party Payment Processor and How Does It Work?

by Vivian Tejeda
14 Jul 2022

Payments & Checkout

Chip Credit Cards and Payment Transactions: What Merchants Need To Know

by Vivian Tejeda
12 Jul 2022

Payments & Checkout

What is a Merchant Account and How to Open One

by Deb Mukherjee
8 Jul 2022

Payments & Checkout

EMV: The Ultimate Guide to EMV Chip Cards

by Deb Mukherjee
6 Jul 2022

Payments & Checkout

Merchant Services: Everything Retailers Need To Know

by Marijana Kay
30 Jun 2022

Payments & Checkout

How Do Mobile Wallets Work and What Are the Benefits of Accepting Them In-Store?

by Holly Stanley
22 Jun 2022

Payments & Checkout

Payment Tokenization Explained: The End-to-End Process Of Safeguarding Digital Payments

by Vivian Tejeda
1 Jun 2022

Payments & Checkout

Everything You Need To Know About Customer Facing Displays

by Vivian Tejeda
23 May 2022

Payments & Checkout

Cash on Delivery: What is It and How Does it Work?

by Ana Cvetkovic
16 May 2022

Payments & Checkout

Tap to Pay: Everything You Need to Know as a Retailer

by Deb Mukherjee
10 May 2022

Payments & Checkout

Near Field Communication: What is NFC & How to Use It

by Holly Stanley
2 May 2022

Payments & Checkout

Everything You Need to Know About Mobile Payments as a Retailer

by Vivian Tejeda
28 Apr 2022

How to Serve Multiple Customers Effectively with Saved Carts

Payments & Checkout

How to Serve Multiple Customers Effectively with Saved Carts

by Sebastien Rankin
19 Apr 2022

Merchandising & Store Layout

Cash Wrap Counter Ideas for Retailers

by Ana Cvetkovic
13 Apr 2022

Payments & Checkout

What Retailers Need to Know About Card-Not-Present (CNP) Transactions

by Marijana Kay
7 Apr 2022

Payments & Checkout

7 Top Retail Payment Options and How to Accept Them (2022)

by Michael Keenan
14 Feb 2022

Payments & Checkout

How to Create Gift Cards in Your POS and Use Them to Boost Sales

by Michael Keenan
4 Feb 2022

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Payments & Checkout

The Future of Payments: How Credit Card Processing Works in 2022

by Michael Keenan
10 Aug 2021

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Payments & Checkout

How and Why to Offer Contactless Payments in Your Retail Store

by Elise Dopson
21 Apr 2021

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Payments & Checkout

The Future of Checkout: How Retailers are Innovating the Payment Experience

by Alexis Damen
9 Apr 2021

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Payments & Checkout

How Do Credit Card Readers Work? The Ultimate Guide (2022)

by Alexis Damen
2 Feb 2021

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Inventory Management

Barcode FAQs: Top 10 Facts About Barcodes Answered (2022)

by Kameron Jenkins
18 Dec 2020

Alternative checkout methods | Shopify Retail blog

Payments & Checkout

Alternative Checkout Methods: How Stores are Experimenting With High-Tech Tills

by Lauren Ufford
14 Jun 2017

Fraud prevention for retailers | Shopify Retail blog

Payments & Checkout

Fraud Prevention: How to Kick Bogus Transactions to the Curb

by Lauren Ufford
18 Apr 2017

Checkout counter sales | Shopify Retail blog

Merchandising & Store Layout

How to Use Your Checkout Counter to Make More Sales

by Kali Hawlk
3 Nov 2016

EMV Chip Card Shopify

Payments & Checkout

EMV Chip Cards are Coming to the U.S. (Here's What Merchants Need to Know)

by Jordan Simas
5 Aug 2015