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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.
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- by Lightspeed
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- by Lightspeed
What exactly is a food consultant? What do they specialize in and how can they help your restaurant business? Whether you are a food-related...
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- by Lightspeed
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Imagine a job that allows you bounce from bar to bar advising on everything from cocktails to budgets to operational processes that...
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- by Lightspeed
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- by Lightspeed
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- by Lightspeed
Although it’s easy to overlook, restaurant bar design can greatly contribute to your business’s success. A well-designed bar encourages...
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When you visit Granbury, Texas, for the first time, you’re struck by the friendliness of passersby, beautiful historic buildings...
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Rum may not always be the most trendy option on a cocktail list, but with the third highest sales in the U.S. in 2020 behind vodka...
- by Lightspeed
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A server’s primary role is to take food and drink orders from customers, relay them to the kitchen (and bar), and then serve the...
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With craft brewery numbers on the rise, it might be time to consider opening a brewery of your very own. But there are a lot of things...
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