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Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in over 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and grow their business.
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Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in over 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and grow their business. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Lightspeed is trusted by favorite local businesses, where the community goes to shop and dine. Lightspeed has offices in Canada, USA, Europe and Australia.
Wine sales can add a lot to your profits, but only if your servers are selling the wine. Yes, some use server tricks and tips to sell...
- by Lightspeed
Let’s be honest, selling dessert shouldn’t be hard. Simply glancing at a display of sweet treats is enough to get your mouth watering....
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Many national coffee shops are lucky enough to benefit from regular, loyal customers. They enabled Dunkin’ Donuts to become one of...
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So you want to start your own restaurant consulting business. It might seem like a far-off dream; however, you can make that dream...
- by Lightspeed
Whether you’re opening a new restaurant, updating your website, or giving your promotional materials a facelift, it’s important...
- by Lightspeed
If you’re a restaurateur, chances are you’ve suffered from what we call wage woes—distinct feelings of hopelessness that creep...
- by Lightspeed
Whether you’ve been in business or years or you’ve only been stocking up your store for the last few months, inventory planning...
- by Lightspeed
As a server in the US, you likely rely on tips from guests as the bulk of your income. The question is, should you be claiming all...
- by Lightspeed
When they’re not learning from staff, customers and fellow owners, restaurateurs often take cues from food blogs and online resources...
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While you don’t need a marketing background to run a successful retail business, knowing how to write a marketing plan can help you...
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You may be so busy running your restaurant business that it’s been a while since you stopped to consider: what is my restaurant actually...
- by Lightspeed
We’re coming up on the biggest retail event of the year: the holidays. While shoppers look for gifts (and deals), retailers vy for...
- by Lightspeed
Food waste is a huge issue in the world today, with theUnited Nations estimating that one-third of the world’s annual food production...
- by Lightspeed
Whether you’re starting a new business or switching to a new point of sale (POS) system, you’re in the market for POS hardware—and...
- by Lightspeed
Note: We’ve provided Amazon links for each of the books below. However, please note, these are not affiliate links. We highly...
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If the pandemic has taught business owners anything, it’s that having diverse revenue streams makes your business more resilient....
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Writing an eCommerce business plan is one of the first steps you should take if you’re thinking about starting an online business....
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It’s almost here: back to school season, one of the biggest retail sales events of the year.We’ve got just a few more weeks before...
- by Lightspeed
Staff turnover is growing a problem that plagues the restaurant industry. In 2020, due to restaurant closures and restrictions, the...
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Location, location, location. Choosing the right restaurant location is one of the most important decisions you can make when opening...
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