
5 things successful small retailers must track in the digital age, as told by ShopKeep's boss
In particular, the firm generally works with retailers and restaurants ? counting 18,000 merchants registered to its services. They use its software to transform iPads into tills that can process transactions, record sales history, manage staff and so on.
The UK has been named as the location that will signal the start of an aggressive international expansion for ShopKeep, and Christophe Delacroix, the co-founder of a similar service called Bluebird, has been hired to lead that effort. ?From the moment I founded this company in the back of my grocery store in 2008, we?ve worked towards one objective ? making independent retailers and restaurateurs more successful. We now provide a one-stop-shop for merchants looking for cutting edge technology and 24/7 personal customer service,? said Jason Richelson, ShopKeep founder. Traditionally, the UK and US payments systems were separated by Britain’s high adoption of chip and pin security. However, American electronic POS companies have now embraced chip and pin-based sales and that combined with the UK launch of Apple Pay have been highlighted as factors removing barriers for US firms like ShopKeep. With barriers removed, it’s thought more American iPad payment providers will look to target the UK in the coming months, making competition fiercer than ever before.Read more on mobile payments:
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