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How to Improve Your Checkout Counter and Customer Experience

Did you know your checkout counter can increase business sales? Here are a few ideas to inspire your checkout experience.

How to Design a Successful Coffee Shop Loyalty Program [6 Steps]

You can set yourself apart with great beans and superior service, but a loyalty program can help you convert occasional customers to your loyal regulars.

The Top Beauty Industry Trends in 2024

Whether you sell products in the cosmetics or skincare industry or you’re a salon owner considering making the move to omnichannel, the following beauty industry trends can help your business surpass others in 2022 and beyond.

Ontario Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Ontario’s minimum wage rates are subject to increase each year on October 1. Here is everything you need to know

How faster access to funds helps Tita Flips delight customers – and keeps cash flow flowing

With cash flow management tools built into Square, Diona Joyce, owner and head chef of Tita Flips, has a home for her business finances and tools she needs to keep things running smoothly.

The Key Benefits of Facebook for Your Business

Building a Facebook page for your business is a great way to engage with current and potential customers.

What is Drop Shipping and How Does it Work?

Drop shipping is a popular inventory method for online businesses. Learn everything about what drop shipping is and how it can work for your business.

Is Your Device Enabled for Tap to Pay on iPhone?

With Tap to Pay on iPhone and Square, you can accept all types of in-person, contactless payments, right on your iPhone – from physical debit and credit cards, to Apple Pay and other digital wallets.

Dynamic and Smart Pricing Strategies for Your Retail Business

Dynamic pricing is a flexible pricing strategy that can help your business adapt to changes in the market. It requires being smart and adjusting prices based on important external factors.

How to Start Accepting Apple Pay Today

As the payments industry continues to evolve, your business need to stay up to speed. Here’s why you should start accepting Apple Pay with Square.

How Toronto cocktail lounge Aura stays committed to quality with help from Square

Here, we speak to Andy Akin about creating the right ambience for Aura, the importance of quality in his business, meaningful engagement with clientele and how Square has helped him to start, run, and grow his business.

Alberta Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Alberta’s minimum wage.

Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Increases: Everything You Need to Know

Here’s everything you need to know about Nova Scotia’s minimum wage.

How to Start a Business: A Simple Guide for New Business Owners

Learn how to start your business with this guide—covering everything from business plan creation to permits and legal obligations.

Retail Demand Forecasting: How to Maximize Sales and Minimize Risks

If done well, demand forecasting can help you accurately manage your order quantities and avoid unnecessary discounts.

Multichannel inventory management: What it is and how to do it

Multichannel inventory management is the process of tracking inventory that is sold and stored across multiple channels. Here’s what to know and how to start.

Is Your Device Enabled for Tap to Pay on Android?

As businesses and consumers drive to a more contactless shopping experience, Tap to Pay on AndroidTM might play a role for your business and allow you to accept contactless payments with no additional hardware other than your phone.

The Top Restaurant Trends in 2024

For a more in-depth look at these 2024 industry trends, download the full 2024 Future of Restaurants report.

How to Use Preorders to Boost Retail Revenue

It’s no surprise that preordering is a top sales strategy for some of the most popular brands in the world. If you are considering preorders for your business, here’s everything you need to know.

4 Marketing Predictions for 2024

Wondering where to focus your marketing efforts in 2024? Here are our predictions for the top marketing trends in 2024.

How Vancouver’s Forecast Coffee cuts costs and optimizes staff time with Square

Here, we speak to Salusbury about catching the entrepreneurial bug, growing his business during the COVID-19 pandemic, the customer experience at Forecast and how Square’s products help him and his staff run a successful coffee shop.

How a B.C. founder shifted from tech to tahini and launched the successful QSR chain Superbaba with Square

Here, we speak to El Chami about his personal and professional background, considering customer needs when making business decisions, the staff experience at his restaurants and the Square products that help him run and grow Superbaba.

CULTURAL CHEF EXCHANGE X SQUARE: MENTORSHIP SERIES | HOW TO BUILD REST INTO YOUR HUSTLE

The second year of Chef Darren MacLean’s Cultural Chef Exchange is underway in Calgary, AB, where MacLean recently met with visiting chef Andrew Wong to fish, forage, and discuss how to build rest into the daly grind of a restaurateurs’ life.

How Grow & Gather’s operations are flourishing thanks to Square for Retail

Here, we speak to Triveri about the garden centre’s serene atmosphere, her windy path to entrepreneurship, the advantage that specialty stores have over big box stores and how Square is helping to streamline her business.

CULTURAL CHEF EXCHANGE X SQUARE: MENTORSHIP SERIES | YOUR BRAND AS A REFLECTION OF YOU

Chef Darren MacLean recently met with visiting chef Andrew Clarke to fish, forage, and discuss how to create a restaurant brand that reflects your personality and values.

The Future of Commerce Report: 2024 Edition

Square’s 2024 Future of Commerce report will give you inspiration, tactics and tools to future-proof your business.

The Future of Retail Report: 2024 Edition

To uncover the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for retailers, Square partnered with Wakefield Research for our annual Future of Retail report to gather actionable insights for forward-looking retail leaders across the globe.

The Future of Restaurants Report: 2024 Edition

Square surveyed restaurant owners across the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia to uncover what’s propelling restaurants across the globe and what restaurant owners still need to help them accomplish their goals in 2024.

The Future of Customers Report: 2024 Edition

The Square Future of Customers report gives insights into how shoppers today are making retail purchases in person or online, the way they like to dine, and their preferences when it comes to beauty providers.

Multihyphenate Businesses: What They Are and How to Start One

Being a multihyphenate business is a great way to keep up with changing industries and markets. But, what does that mean and how do you succeed?

How Amici Food + Beverage Co. solved their inventory management issues with Square for Retail

Here we speak to Ryan Nesci about running his stores, how Square solved Amici’s inventory management issues, and the customer experience at Amici.

Streamlining the Make Phase of Your Supply Chain

In order to efficiently manage company resources while meeting customer demand, it’s critical to strategically approach the planning, sourcing, and procurement phases of your supply chain and inventory management processes first.

Building an Agile Supply Chain With Strategic Sourcing

These are the steps businesses should take to identify requirements, vet suppliers, and manage those relationships for long-term success.

CULTURAL CHEF EXCHANGE X SQUARE: MENTORSHIP SERIES | SCALE SUSTAINABLY

Chef Darren MacClean met with visiting chefs Rodrigo Pacheco and Nuit Regular to fly fish, forage, and discuss why restaurants should practice sustainability as they scale their business.

How The Grove Hotel became a multihyphenate business with help from Square

Here we speak to the co-owner of The Grove Hotel about becoming a multihyphenate operation, providing unique experiences for guests, the “cool kids” who work at The Grove, and what’s next for her expanding business.

Using the Procurement Process as a Competitive Advantage

Let’s review the key steps to the procurement lifecycle and how technology can help along the way. Grouped into five broad stages, each step plays a role in producing higher margins and happier customers.