The Tillr Blog
Tips, guides, and insights for running a modern retail store.
How to Set Up a Modern Retail POS System in 2026
A practical guide to launching a modern POS system for independent retailers. Covers hardware, catalog import, checkout readiness, loyalty, and day-one operations.
Inventory Management for Modern Retail: What Your POS Should Handle
How independent retailers can evaluate POS inventory tools for variants, barcode scanning, low-stock alerts, purchase orders, and online catalog sync.
How Loyalty Programs Boost Repeat Retail Sales
A practical guide to POS-connected loyalty programs for independent retailers: points, coupons, customer profiles, and repeat purchase workflows.
POS System Buyer's Guide for Specialty Retail
Everything independent specialty retailers should evaluate before choosing a POS system: checkout, inventory, payments, loyalty, online channels, and reporting.
How to Review a Lightspeed Product Export Before Changing POS
A conservative guide to exporting, mapping, validating, and reviewing Lightspeed product data before a committed POS migration.
Square vs iPad POS: A Verification Guide for Specialty Retail
A current-plan verification guide for comparing Square with an iPad POS across economics, catalog, checkout, loyalty, migration, and outage readiness.
Offline POS: Why It Matters for Retail Stores
Why every retail store needs a POS system that works without internet. Covers what happens during outages, how offline mode works, and what to look for in an offline-capable POS.
Compliance-Ready Retail POS: What Operators Should Review
A practical guide to POS controls for policy-sensitive retail workflows, including checkout prompts, audit trails, product settings, permissions, and reporting.
How to Choose the Right POS for a Boutique Store
A guide to choosing the best POS system for boutiques and clothing stores. Covers variant management, customer profiles, checkout experience, and what features actually matter.
5 Signs You've Outgrown Your Current POS System
How to tell when your POS system is holding your store back. Covers slow checkout, inventory blind spots, missing features, and when it's time to switch.