Liz Azzarello

Over the last couple of weeks we’ve seen two more cities reconsider the ethics of the cashless philosophy. This month, San Francisco and Philadelphia introduced legislation to ban the cashless philosophy because of its discriminatory nature. In fact, last week, Philadelphia City Council passed the ban on cashless stores in a 12-4 vote moving it to the mayor’s desk. These cities join New Jersey, […]

Across industries, consolidation is key in today’s business market. As such, shared services application has become a trend within several spaces and amongst various verticals. Shared services reduce repetitive tasks in HR departments, sales divisions, financial back offices, and other areas of corporate. Industry application includes the following segments:      • Grocery      • Hospitality      • Retail […]

Cash can be complicated – especially given its connection to significant internal theft opportunity. In fact, just a few years ago, Forbes reported that internal theft was a bigger issue than external theft in the retail space. So when background checks and personal accountability fail, how do we prevent internal theft? Back office automation offers a no-fail option. Through […]

As we head into a new year, it’s full speed ahead for automation. In fact, many predict that automation will play a big role in further shaping several industries this year – including hospitality and retail. One of the ideas rolled into this prediction is the advantage automation will bring to the back office. In November, a report from Forrester stated the following: “In […]

To remedy concerns connected to the cost of and capacity to manage cash, companies are turning to the cashless philosophy. Going cashless means less time manually counting cash. It also reduces the risk of robbery. But that’s not all that’s decreased. For the unbanked, more and more companies going cashless, means less and less access to […]

We’ve seen lots of clients and friends lately, completing 3 conferences in 30 days! Just like the industries we serve, these conferences varied in focus. On October 7th, we headed to Las Vegas for the National Association of Convenience Stores Show (NACS). As an automated back office solution provider for convenience stores, we participated in the […]