Wix POS / ERP Integration
Introduction to WixWix is a popular cloud-based website development tool, that doesn't require a website developer. People just getting started on the web can use Wix's easy to use too...
Counterpoint Integration & Services You've Been Craving!
On September 28, 2021, Modern Retail and Retail Control Systems teamed up to give a webinar about advanced integrations and services for Counterpoint.This webinar focused on Business to...
Modern Retail's Counterpoint Presentation
Modern Retail recently had the opportunity to give a presentation on the variety of services we offer retailers using the CounterPoint POS system. Since this presentation did a good job of l...
Approaches to Local Delivery
Every business is different, and that means we need to develop our tools with flexibility in mind. We take that challenge seriously, and while it can make development trickier, we believe it...
Modern Retail Preferred BigCommerce Partner
Greetings! As we march through the busy Fall months towards Winter, Modern Retail has been hard at work, creating the best possible ecommerce experience for our clients. All that hard work w...
Photo Editing Options Made Easy
Once upon a time, in order to have great images for your website, you needed to hire an expensive photographer or be a whiz at Photoshop. Today, there are so many great software progra...
The Challenge of Gift Card Integration
Retailers know that gift cards are a great way to boost sales, increase brand awareness and attract new customers, but they also come with their challenges. With the explosion of online shop...
Get Ready to Crush the Holidays and Migrate to Google Shopping by Knowing your Feed
Ads to Shopping Campaigns, this is a perfect time to review your current feed and create a strategy for Google Shopping. At the heart of Google Shopping is your product feed. The products...
Take Charge of Your Online Marketing
Early in my career I received some really good advice from a co-worker regarding how to succeed which was to "take charge of your career." He told me that I, and I alone, was responsible for...
Goodbye Product Listing Ads, Hello Google Shopping
At the end of August, Google will retire Product Listing Ads (PLAs) and migrate all existing campaigns to the new Google Shopping Campaigns. Before I dig into what is new in Google Shopping...
Starting a Business is Like Playing a Game of RISK!
Lately I've been thinking a lot about how we got where we are today, and I've come to the conclusion that starting a business is a lot like playing a game of RISK. If you've never played the...
Where to Draw the Line on Your POS and Website Integration?
When integrating your POS or ERP system with your website you're most likely looking to connect at least three key data points: products, orders and customers. The question becomes, “What is...
Building a Magento Website is a Lot Like Building a House
After building Magento websites for years, I've come to the conclusion that building a Magento website is a lot like building a house. I believe I have some experience here because I started...
SEO is Nearly Dead. Content Marketing Lives.
If you haven't heard this yet, I'm sorry I have some bad news for you: SEO is nearly dead. That's right, the traditional way of thinking of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) no longer exists....
When is Magento Right for my Brick and Mortar Store?
When is Magento right for my brick and mortar store?I get this question almost on a daily basis when talking to store owners, and I wanted to give you some thoughts to help you decide if you...
Websites Are Becoming More Perishable
I've noticed an interesting trend over the last couple of years. Customers want to frequently update the design of their website. Very often these are not simple design tweaks to their curre...
Google Search Update, Retailers Must Do Content Marketing Now!
On Wednesday, Google announced the release of Panda 4.0, which I'm sure to most of you means nothing at all. However, as a retailer you need to be aware of the changes Google is making, and...
What Design Agencies Aren't Telling You: Website Themes Have Gotten Very Good!
Modern Retail has been building and designing websites since 1998 and until a couple of years ago, we would have said the only way to get a quality website was for us to custom-design one fo...
WordPress, The Perfect Content Management System for your E-Commerce Website
Content Marketing: The New SEOSearch Engine Optimization has evolved over the last few years and traditional SEO, for all intents and purposes, is dead. Replacing SEO is Content Marketing, w...
Closed Point of Sale Systems Need to Change
I had an interesting conversation with a frustrated potential customer which I wanted to share. He was frustrated because his point of sale system, which I will not name here, is closed and...