APG Articles

  1. A Long Recovery: Restaurants Coping With The Impact COVID-19 7/20/2020

    Restaurants are reopening in states that were hit hard with COVID-19 restrictions. Social-distancing policies are not allowing restaurants to return to pre-pandemic operation levels, in most cases they are being forced to function at no more than 50% capacity.

  2. New Products For New Times: APG’s Guardiant Shields 6/25/2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has forced both consumers and businesses to rethink their activities and priorities. As restrictions that temporarily halted eat-in restaurant and in-store sales start to ease, many consumers are weighing the benefits against the risks of resuming their patronage of these businesses.

  3. Retailers’ Post-Pandemic Investments To Focus On Omnichannel 4/28/2020

    In the blink of an eye, the COVID-19 outbreak caused massive upheaval in the retail industry. As retailers look beyond the lockdowns and stay-at-home directives necessitated by the pandemic, some of the technology changes and investments implemented in a hurry will likely be permanent.

  4. 10 Ways To Help Ourselves And Those Around Us In A Crisis 3/20/2020

    As we try to cope with an unprecedented health crisis, a lot of us are finding ourselves in work-at-home situations they haven’t experienced before. This can create uncertainty and a sense of isolation, especially as sit-down restaurants and retailers shut down temporarily to help arrest the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

  5. POS Software Comparison Tool For Resellers 3/11/2020

    Resellers and POS ISVs can download this ISV selection matrix to learn what resellers evaluate before choosing new point of sale software partners. When evaluating different POS software vendors, It is paramount that ISV's be ready to answer these questions and more.

  6. 8 Things To Know About Firewall Configuration 11/22/2019

    Cyber attacks often target retailers because retailers process a lot of personal data from payment cards that can be used for identity theft, fraud and other nefarious purposes. This puts a lot of pressure on retailers to maintain a strong security posture, and a big part of that is to properly configure your firewalls.

  7. Seven Password Best Practices For Retailers 10/21/2019

    No one likes to use passwords, but they are critical to securing access to systems with valuable business data. Retailers, like any other business, should require passwords as part of their security policies to protect POS systems, backroom applications, customer databases, and any other business system.

  8. Cash Wars: Legal Tender Is Still Standing 6/24/2019

    A solid majority of small business owners (83%) say they will never stop accepting cash payments, according to a recent study. Furthermore, almost three quarters (73%) believe America will never go cashless.

  9. Increasing Your Business Valuation Through SaaS 2/25/2019

    In addition to POS applications sold as SaaS products there are many add-ons which can create recurring revenue: Loyalty/Rewards, Above-store Reporting, Data Security, Online Ordering and more.

  10. Loss Prevention And Other Benefits Of Intelligent Cash Drawers 10/18/2018

    The retail cash drawer evolved from a basic wooden box with a bell to a metal box to a secure, intelligent device that keeps track of currency amounts by cashier and transaction and helps retailers improve their operations. One of the biggest benefits of intelligent drawers is loss prevention.