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Walmart recently announced that it's investing 8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) in logistics for its business in China. Walmart which has been in China since 1996, is facing growing competition from local rivals and online retailers. Walmart plans to spend the money to boost grocery deliveries. They have also created a plan to build or upgrade distribution centers in the country over...

On June 27th, The New York City Council hosted an oversight hearing to understand the impact of food delivery apps on the restaurant industry. The central question for discussion was: Do delivery apps make financial sense for restaurants? Lately, many New York restaurateurs have complained about the high fees from food delivery services and how they're being squeezed. Third party platforms have countered...

Amazon announced yesterday that it was ending Amazon Restaurants on June 24. As a result, shares of rival online food delivery services GrubHub and Waitr Holdings jumped. Grubhub shares gained more than 7% on Tuesday, while shares of smaller competitor Waitr gained 3%. Uber, the parent company of Uber Eats, saw its stock rise less than 1%. Amazon Restaurants first...

On April 17, Uber, the ride sharing company announced that it was adding an Apple Pay option to Uber Eats, its popular online food ordering and delivery platform. Customers who want to use the payment option can now do so either using the Face ID or Touch ID option inside the Uber Eats app. Apple Pay is already a payment...

Sintel Systems, the global industry leader in omni channel point of sale (POS) solutions has done it again! Sintel is soon to release the next generation of its innovative hand held drive thru POS devices specifically created for fast food restaurants. These advanced terminals are designed to further increase the productivity and accuracy of busy quick service restaurants (QSR) with...

Target will face a class-action suit after a United States judge approved several banks attempt to prosecute the retailer for its massive point of sale data breach in 2013. The breach, which took place at the peak of the holiday season, jeopardized over 40 million credit cards. It went unnoticed for weeks including one of the busiest shopping day of...

Nigeria is a country on the coast of West Africa, bordered by the Niger River on the north. The population is about 177,155,754 inhabitants (est. 2014). Its capital is Abuja and the spoken languages there are English (official), Hausa, Ibo, Yoruba, and other languages. Nigeria has been experiencing one of the largest economic growth rates in Africa. Sintel Systems has...

Which one is healthier: frozen yogurt or ice cream? Very often you hear the discussion if frozen yogurt is healthier than ice cream or if ice cream is healthier than frozen yogurt. Frozen yogurt sales have raised an average of 21% every year since 2008. While in the last seven years the numbers of frozen yogurt stores have increased. The...

Important Announcement: Sintel Systems is happy to present our new Facebook Store! The internet is blowing up with commerce connections. There are so many more ways to advertise and sell your product and livelihood now more than any other time before us! Facebook is the home of your friends and the foundation all those connected to your life, family and...

Image courtesy of NYTimes.com Scuffin Treat: Hybrid Muffin and Scone The Cronut was one of the latest popular pastry hybrid dessert of last year. It's basically a cross between croissant and doughnut created by New York pastry chef Dominique Ansel. Just this week NYTimes.com reported about the new treat around the block called the scuffin; hybrid muffin and scone...

Huffington Post reports on the breakfast war between McDonald's and Taco Bell. Image courtesy of McDonald's facebook page. In recent news, Taco Bell released a new commercial mocking McDonald's by featuring real life Ronald McDonalds claiming their love for Taco Bell's new breakfast menu. On Friday, McDonald's replied back in a kindly thanks by posting a picture of their clown...

Customer Loyalty Program Step #1 — Set a Clear Goal HelpScout.net advises: To take advantage of “artificial advancement,” there must be a clear-cut goal that customers can look forward to and it has to align with a desire of theirs. Without a finish line (or multiple finish lines) for customers to cross, they will lose interest. For instance, the car...

Missed the show? Not to worry. Schedule a live demo with us here at Sintel Systems today. Sintel Systems had a great go at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the 2014 Pizza Show. Stay tuned for more news on expos that we will be attending throughout the year. But not to worry we can always schedule live online demos...

Do you need some advice on how to give your business a spring cleaning? Check out a few questions and answers suggested by Octavia’s session: Q: When should a small business website be updated? A: “Great question. An outdated website sends the wrong message to potential clients. Recently, we had an expert in to talk on web development. He recommended...

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Find Sintel Systems at the 2014 International Pizza Expo Las Vegas, NV - March 24th, 2014 - Sintel Systems is attending the International Pizza Expo located at the Las Vegas Convention Center this year. Ready and equipped with all the Pizza POS knowledge that any pizza shop owner will need; come find all of the point of sale software, hardware...

https://sintelsystems.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/customers.jpg" width="381" height="254" />If business is running slow or you aren't seeing a row of many smiling faces of happy customers, then it might be time  to address another training in customer service skills with your employees. Sometimes when the days toil on and on we all just need a little refresher to get our spirits up and back on ...

Shopping for Frozen Yogurt POS Sintel Systems is the #1 leading provider of Frozen Yogurt POS across the nation. With over hundreds of frozen yogurt shops serviced with our Sintel POS - from franchises, like FroyoWorld, to small family owned, like Bessy's Frosen Yogurt; Sintel Systems knows froyo like a long time best friend knows all your secret spots and...

Are you planning to open a bakery shop? In recent bakery news by Daily Candy, The Baker's Jar of Philadelphia, PA just opened their doors this year of 2014. We just wanted share the interesting display of delicious treats in this unique bakery. These adorable and perfectly-sized treats are eco-friendly and you never have to worry about crust! Have you...

Are you passionate about eating donuts? Do you lick your lips every time you think about the perfect balance of glaze to filling and medley toppings? Are you unsatisfied with the range of trite and zombie-like donut shops that surround your local area? Let us let you in a little secret. There's plenty of room for your perfectly most popular...

Have you ever thought about which loyalty system is better to use? The new points system or the good old punch card? We understand that it can be difficult to adjust to new changes; for you and your customers. Everyone is already so used to how the system works. But believe us when we say that there are reasons why...

It's no secret that beverages have the highest margins for profitability. Are you maximizing your opportunity to make the most beverage sales? To start you need to have a good menu. What are the beverage trends at the moment? According to sourcing by PizzaMarketPlace.com: Overall, consumers want more coffee, tea and alcohol options from restaurants. For the youngest demographic —...

What is your business to you? Your second home, your livelihood; the foundation of your family. What are customers to you? The people you interact with on the floor everyday; whether it be on the phone, through email, in person. These are the people you provide a service to. They are the fuel that brings cash flow livelihood for your...

Is it 11:30pm and are you in need of emergency POS support? Our technical support staff will be right on it. Just contact Sintel Systems at: www.SintelSystems.com/contacts Select the Technical Support Department and leave a message for your request. A Sintel representative will be able to attend to your support request with in less than 24 hours. Just remember to...

Always be on the look out for different marketing tips! Let us share 7 top marketing tips from Round House: The Creative Agency. 1. Define your objective. A marketing objective is the specific goal of the marketing campaign. It should be precisely defined, able to be measured, achievable and timely. This allows you to determine the relative success of a...

Need to expand your horizons in the field of POS? Here is some advice from Entreprenuer.com on what kind of POS System you should be looking for. Shopping for the Right POS System In looking for a POS system, the choices are many, the price can range from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars, and the final decision can...

Let us begin with a highlighted business tip from an EKS&H article that sparked this No 2: Hug Your Customers Ask your customers how they are doing. After all, the health of your customer’s business drives the health of your business. Approach your customers with a sense of humility. Spend some time listening and asking questions. Be proactive, and let...

A highlighted business tip from an EKS&H article: No 1: Stay Engaged With Your Employees As a leader in your business, you must provide employees with a sense of stability and confidence during times of economic unrest. Let them know that you are in control of the situation, and be a force for optimism. When job markets are good, employees...

Here at Sintel Systems we work with big and small businesses of all types. When it comes to differentiating the two, the 80/20 Rule that Perry Marshall speaks of on Entreprenuer.com comes into mind when noticing the differences between the small and big operations. Marshall begins by discussing how small-business owners tend to waste their time on $10 an hour...

Self-Cleaning Plates by Tomorrow Machine The future is upon as some thinkers, inventors and such futurists of the world are advancing us for a future of planned green goodness. With iphones, robots, google glasses, and 3D printing upon us, it's only a matter of time until all this technology shifts and changes the way we operate and facilitate exchanges...

If you're opening up a new business this summer then you know that right now it's crunch time before the season hits. Everyone is waiting for their vacation filled with frozen yogurt, barbeques, swimming pools and shopping sprees. Here at Sintel Systems we know that prospective opening dates don't always go accordingly to plan, especially with first time business owners...

If you own a business, you have felt the weight of menial tasks breathing down your back each day. As much as you want everything to be thoroughly thought out and looked at, in reality to move forward you have to leave what's left behind and keep moving forward. Tomorrow is another day and new opportunities are arising as we...

  Are you thinking about opening up a candy store? Like we mentioned in our last article on pizza shops, the best way to discover your own unique idea is to explore what's already out there. Fuzziwig's Candy Factory is a successful candy shop franchise that grew from just one store in 1995 to 20 stores by the end of...

Cheese Board Pizza located in Berkely, CA is a small locally owned jem of a pizza shop. An exciting part of the community, this shop really knows the meaning a specialty pizza. Cheese Board only concentrates on perfecting one type of unique pizza per day. This style gives their shop originality (an essential from standing out from the rest) and...

Gift Card Reports Today Sintel Systems is addressing what happens to your money and your reports when you sell gift cards. If you've made any gift card sales today you won't be receiving any of that money when you make your settlement for the night. Gift cards are a liability and should be looked to as a different entity from...

With already over 15,000 likes and 2,244 facebook users talking about this recent frozen yogurt success, Yogurtmania has cleverly taken over the Costa Rican fro yo market just in the last year. When it comes to Frozen Yogurt POS, Sintel Systems knows best. With our highly efficient Spanish-speaking team connecting us to our Latin-American neighbors, we help bring the ease...

Sintel Systems provides quality POS hardware, software, training & support and even custom colored gift cards for countries across the globe. With the ease of our user-friendly program, POS set up is just a phone call away, Sintel Systems can provide a full one-stop POS package anywhere around the world without ever having to physically be there. Sintel Systems: Your...

In a recently published article on Entrepreneur.com, the following headline was presented: "Which Point of Sale System Should I Use? I am on a tight budget and opening a retail Christmas and candy shop. What would you recommend for a point of sale system for a small startup like this? What are the pros and cons of using traditional or...

We certainly don't plan on selling POS systems in space anytime in the near future, as NASA probably has no current plans to launch a pod of people into space to facilitate any point of sale transactions. But nevertheless here at Sintel Systems we still find the latest idea for launching pizza into space pretty cool and we wanted to...

Logmein Free No Longer Free As of 2014, LogMeIn, a Boston-based company specializing in secure remote connectivity, will no longer be providing free remote access. With over 125 million devices that have used the LogMeIn services, this company is moving on to be paid for their services after 10 years since their start up in 2003. According to the LogMeIn...

It takes a lot to shut down a frozen yogurt shop considering our self-serve frozen yogurt store in North and South Dakota are always open, but a Nor'easter massive storm has 100 million Americas contained in its area covering from all of New England to West Virginia and parts of Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Disruptions in merchant account services...

Ever gone to or walked by a Yogen Fruz frozen yogurt shop and wondered if you could start the next frozen yogurt franchise to be like Fruz?  Sintel Systems, the major frozen yogurt POS (point of sale) partner in the the industry, has incubated POS systems for more frozen yogurt franchises than any other. It was 1986 when two young...

Here at Sintel Systems we are dedicated to providing support on hardware, software, and other services such as helping you keep your business operating at a high efficiency. One way to maintain a superior level of up time in frozen yogurt shops is to have your own Scale Calibration Tool available.  Scales need calibration every 12-18 months depending on their...