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Understanding Payment Processing with Point of Sale Software

Understanding Payment Processing with Point of Sale Software

Point of sale software for payment processing, commonly referred to POS software, is often referenced yet rarely understood.  The purpose of point of sale software is to facilitate the processing of payments for optimal efficiency.  Music Shop 360’s retail software...

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Inventory Management Best Practices for Music Stores

Inventory Management Best Practices for Music Stores

Understanding inventory management best practices helps you keep stock moving efficiently through your retail store so you can improve customer satisfaction and increase sales. But while products are your primary source of sales and revenue, they can also tie up a lot...

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4 Marketing Tools To Elevate Your Music Store

4 Marketing Tools To Elevate Your Music Store

Music Shop 360 is a point-of-sale software designed specifically for music retail businesses. One of the key features of Music Shop 360 is its robust marketing tools, which help businesses promote their products and services, build customer loyalty, and increase...

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5 Product Strategies for Your Music Stores

5 Product Strategies for Your Music Stores

At its core the most essential part of any retail business, especially a music store, is having a product in stock that a customer can and wants to buy. Often new music store owners struggle to decide which products they will carry in their store and how the products...

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5 Ways to Build Multichannel Marketing Into Your Strategy

5 Ways to Build Multichannel Marketing Into Your Strategy

Multichannel marketing may sound like another buzzword, but it’s an important one for retailers to pay attention to. The marketing experts at ThriveHive define multichannel marketing as “a game plan for guiding your efforts across multiple channels of outreach, used...

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3 Retail Customer Journey Moments That Matter

3 Retail Customer Journey Moments That Matter

Today’s retail consumer journey resembles an unplanned adventure rather than a direct path. As Bazaarvoice points out, every consumer takes an individualized path to purchase, typically shopping for multiple items at once. Sources of information and influence are more...

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7 Easy Customer Service Tips That Music Retailers Neglect

7 Easy Customer Service Tips That Music Retailers Neglect

According to an article found on Forbes, "Customer service excellence has always been and will always be one of the critical competitive advantages for any business." In a modern retail economy where customer service can make it or break a business, exceptional...

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How to Increase Retail Sales in Your Music Store

How to Increase Retail Sales in Your Music Store

Operating a music store can be a challenge if you don't have the right tools to help you manage your inventory. "Inventory control is vital to the survival of your business," says Handshake. "If you don’t have a good handle on your inventory you’ll never have a true...

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How to Choose a Music Retail POS System

How to Choose a Music Retail POS System

What is a point-of-sale system? The primary goal of running a business is to make sales. For ages making that sale has revolved around the cash register. However, today’s business owner needs more than a simple register to complete transactions. Your business needs a...

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How To Build a Winning Music eCommerce Website

How To Build a Winning Music eCommerce Website

What is an eCommerce Website? Websites serve many purposes. However, eCommerce websites exist to generate revenue for its owner. An eCommerce website allows customers to buy and sell physical goods, services, and digital products over the internet rather than in or in...

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Creating a Sense of Community In Your Music Store

Creating a Sense of Community In Your Music Store

What do pancakes and Disney movies have to do with growing your music store business? Plum Grove Music, will tell you that their pancake socials (cleverly referred to as IPLUMM, a nod to IHOP) are all about creating a sense of community for their music students....

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