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PR Stock Pro at Fishers of Newtownmountkennedy
Discover how Fishers streamlined their inventory and boosted efficiency with PR Stock Pro, our comprehensive inventory management app for retailers.
Leveraging AI & POS Data For Smarter Retail Buying Decisions
In today’s fast-paced retail environment, data driven decisions are key to staying ahead of the competition. By combining AI-powered tools like Chat GPT with your point-of-sale data, you can gain valuable insights to optimise inventory, improve merchandising, and boost sales. However – it is important to remember that an ePOS…
Mastering Spring/Summer 2025 Visual Merchandising
We hosted an exclusive webinar with VM expert Katie Hore, founder of Through The Window. In this session we discussed all things Spring/Summer Visual Merchandising- exploring the 2025 trends, resetting your shop floor, money mapping, leveraging your POS data for smarter buying, & much more. Watch the Full Webinar here!
Dual Nominations at the Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2025!
Positive Retail Celebrates Dual Nominations at the Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2025! We are thrilled to announce that Positive Retail has been nominated for not just one, but TWO awards at this year’s Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 2025, proudly sponsored by PTSB!
Free POS Health Check
When is the last time you evaluated your point-of-sale system? Take our 3 Minute Free POS Health Check Up, and receive a complimentary copy of our Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Right POS system for Your Business!
Grow Digital Voucher for Retailers- What Is It?
The Grow Digital Voucher offers SMEs with up to 50 employees financial support of up to €5,000, to embrace digital technology. This funding can help boost your businesses efficiency with new digital tools, expand your reach, and bridge the digital gap so your business can compete effectively in today's market.
Retail Excellence Awards 2024 – Supplier of The Year Finalist!
Positive Retail are delighted to share that we've been named finalist for Supplier of the Year for the 2024 Retail Excellence Awards.
The Retail Support Summit
The Retail Support Summit is carefully designed to address the challenges retailers face today. This summit is a fantastic opportunity for retailers to engage directly with organisations that offer grants and supports tailored for the retail industry in Ireland. Join us on September 25th.
40 Years of Excellence: Hennessy Hair & Beauty with Positive Retail
Positive Retail is delighted to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of our long-standing client, Hennessy Hair & Beauty. Positive Retail have been proud partners of Hennessy Hair & Beauty for nearly 15 years, and it’s been a pleasure to support their growth by onboarding them with Retail Management Hero (RMH).
The Power of Customer Loyalty for your Retail Business
At Positive Retail, we understand the importance of customer loyalty for the success of your business. By providing personalised experiences, positive customer service, high quality products and services, as well as rewards for loyalty, businesses can foster an emotional connection with their consumers.
Effortless Inventory: Transforming Bookselling at Midland Books
Positive Retail partnered with Nielsen BookData to create an integration that provides retailers with seamless access to bibliographic metadata, for effortless inventory management.
PR Stock Pro: Universal Inventory Management for Retailers
Positive Retail has partnered with Green Till to offer an innovative solution for digital receipts. Green Till is a retail-tech company, providing merchants with a digital receipt and customer engagement solutions. They help retailers deliver digital receipts, loyalty, and customer engagement, all in one seamless platform.
Green Till Integration powered by Positive Retail
Positive Retail has partnered with Green Till to offer an innovative solution for digital receipts. Green Till is a retail-tech company, providing merchants with a digital receipt and customer engagement solutions. They help retailers deliver digital receipts, loyalty, and customer engagement, all in one seamless platform.
Irish Collaboration- Positive Retail x GROUND Wellbeing
Before they collaborated with Positive Retail, the team at GROUND Wellbeing struggled with challenges in reporting and analytics, hindering their ability to harness the full potential of customer data. Positive Retail stepped in, leveraging their expertise to identify a tailored solution for GROUND. Positive Retail presented to GROUND, Retail Management…
Register now! Free Visual Merchandising Webinar.
Register now for a free visual merchandising webinar, 'Elevate your Earnings', with Katie Hore, Visual Merchandising Consultant.
Success for Positive Retail at Guaranteed Irish Business Awards
Exciting success story from Positive Retail! We are thrilled to announce that we have been honoured with the esteemed Brand Activation award from Guaranteed Irish, marking their successful 50th anniversary! Our heartfelt thanks to the team at Guaranteed Irish for hosting an unforgettable awards night. Our team had an incredible…
Growing Your Garden Centre: The Power of Integrated Retail Point of Sale Technology and Inventory Management
Garden centres face challanges. Positive Retail will help solve those with powerful garden centre point of sale solutions.
Turning the Page: Modernising Bookshops with Integrated Bookstore POS Technology and Inventory Management
Bookshops face unique challenges in today's digital age, from managing diverse inventories to competing with online retailers.
Excellence Unveiled: A Four-Part Series with Positive Retail!
Central Sports, a prominent player in the sports retail industry, was facing a common yet significant challenge in their day-to-day operations. They had a thriving online presence, but the process of creating shipping labels for eCommerce orders was causing headaches. Manually switching between platforms, copy-pasting details, and dealing with typos…
The Power of Shopping Local: A Vital Boost for Communities
The essence of nurturing vibrant communities has always been rooted in the practice of shopping local. Positive Retail is passionate about all things local, Irish business. As an independent SME, we pride ourselves on helping Irish retailers succeed through THE BEST retail technology and solutions. Local businesses are the lifeblood…
Brand Activation Champion Award
Positive Retail is thrilled to announce that we have been awarded the Guaranteed Irish Brand Activation Champion for the month of May 2023!
Positive Retail, your Premier Partner for Lightspeed in Ireland!
We are thrilled to announce an exciting partnership that is set to revolutionize the retail industry in Ireland. Positive Retail has become the premier Lightspeed partner in the country, bringing you the most advanced and comprehensive retail technology solutions available. In this blog post, we will dive into the details…
Cloud vs On-premise POS software
There are two main types of POS software in the market: Cloud POS and on-premise POS. Each type has its benefits and drawbacks. Before retailers acquire a POS system it’s important to research whether on-premises or cloud-based POS is suitable. This post aims to highlight the pros and cons of…
Real Talk Retail Series with Louise Lally Training
“Real Talk Retail” is a six part podcast series with Louise Lally Training. Check out ep.1 with Margaret Bourke from Positive! Louise has worked with so many EPOS systems in Retail over her 15yrs of being in the industry. Margaret shares her experience working with retailers over the last 16…
Online Retail Scheme
DETE has launched a further call for Online Retail Scheme to encourage Ireland's retail sector to develop a more competitive online offer. Call Open date: 4th April 2023 Call Close date: 3rd May 2023 at 12.00pm (noon) for online application
5 mistakes to avoid when selecting a Point of sale system
Purchasing a Point of Sale system can be a daunting task, the market is flooded with options making it difficult to know which one is right for your business. A POS is the beating heart of any retail business, managing everything from inventory, customers, staff, purchasing, profit & loss and…
Top Retail Trends
The retail industry is constantly evolving, and it is difficult to predict the next top retail trends and changes. Technology is still reshaping the shopping experience in 2023, redefining how we shop and sell, where we shop and what we buy. Check out the key trends we see commencing and…
EU Pricing Indication Directive
On the 28th of November 2022 a new amendment was signed off giving retailers new obligations when making price reduction announcements. The CCPC is enforcing these regulations in Ireland. Check out the post for more information and guidelines on compliance.
Positive Retail Nominated in the Guaranteed Irish Business Awards 23!
We are honoured to share that Positive Retail have been shortlisted for the Guaranteed Irish Business Awards in not one but TWO categories!
Shopping local – A Q&A with Fishers of Newtownmountkennedy
We recently sat down with Rebecca Harrison, Managing Director of Fishers of Newtownmountkenndy to discuss all things local business. Fishers are determined to maintain all that’s good about local family businesses in Ireland, taking a real interest in their customers and building relationships with suppliers, local businesses, and the community.
Positively Irish Christmas Gift Guide
We have curated a Positively Irish Christmas Gift Guide featuring many of our fantastic retailers nationwide. Whether you’re a last-minute gifter or an organised gift giver it is important to support local and shop Irish this Christmas.
Increase revenue with omnichannel loyalty
There is an age-old marketing adage that still holds true to this day, “retaining customers is easier and more profitable than acquiring new ones.” However, many businesses have separate customer databases that do not talk to each other or #integrate. Time to introduce omnichannel loyalty!
Positive awarded Guaranteed Irish membership!
Positive Retail are delighted to announce we have been awarded the stamp of approval from Guaranteed Irish. We are now members of this fantastic network which supports Irish businesses.
5 Strategies To Increase Retail Sales
Below are five strategies to increase retail sales in your brick-and-mortar store. As retailers, we are all about the bottom-line figures read our top tips on increasing retail sales in-store. Implement one or all five to see a boost in sales.
bLoyal RMH Integration
Want to offer your customers loyalty points in-store and online? It’s time to connect with your customers and engage them instantly. Extend your loyalty and membership programs into WooCommerce, Shopify, and Magento so that your customers can earn and redeem rewards everywhere they shop!
Mini Marathon Fundraiser
The ladies of PSs are taking part in the year's mini-marathon. They are running a mini-marathon fundraiser for the Red Cross Ukraine Crisis Appeal. The humanitarian needs over the coming months will be massive. The Red Cross urgently need more funding to continue its courageous work. Donate Now
Retail EPOS System Buyers Guide
An EPOS system is the beating heart of your business and operations. Finding the best retail epos system can be challenging. The right POS system can manage everything from purchasing, inventory management, customer accounts, staff tracking and much more. Check out our top tips when researching epos systems.
How to deal with difficult customers in retail
How to deal with difficult customers in retail How to deal with difficult customers in retail 5 top tips for retailers. As an SME it can be challenging to know how to deal with difficult customers. Dealing with angry or disgruntled customers is probably the least favourite part of any…
4 Key Benefits Of An EPOS System For Your Business
4 Key Benefits Of An EPOS System For Your Business 4 Key Benefits of an EPOS system for your business If you’ve bought something from a shop in the last 20 years, then chances are you’ve come into contact with an ePos System. They’re now commonplace in businesses all over…
Restarting Retail
Restarting Retail Positive System Solutions & NitroSell Announce ‘RESTARTING RETAIL’ Offer for Irish Retailers NitroSell and PSS have announced a 50% discount on setup fees for Irish retail businesses that sign-up for the combined solution before September 30th. NitroSell and Positive System Solutions have joined together to help retailers restart…
Flexi Commercial
Flexi Commercial Flexi Commerical FlexiCommercial is a division of FlexiGroup, working with small, medium and large businesses, government bodies and educational institutions to provide tailored, flexible, tax effective* and cash-flow efficient ways to access the latest business technology and equipment. Through Flexi Commercial, you can either: Lease any equipment your…
Transform Your Online Business
Enterprise Ireland's Online Retail Scheme is now open for applications from Thursday, May 5th until Wednesday, June 1st 2022. Opportunities like this do not come often, transform your online business today! Read this post for more information!
Elevate Your Customer Journey With Retail Management Hero™
Elevate Your Customer Journey With Retail Management Hero™ Elevate Your Customer Journey Elevate Your Customer Journey with Secure, Business-Friendly POS Hardware from Positive Systems Solutions. Here at Positive Systems Solutions you can customise your POS package to fit around your business and pay only for what you need. We only use terminals for Retail…
What Is Unified Commerce & How Can It Help Your Sales?
What Is Unified Commerce & How Can It Help Your Sales? Unified Sales A primary daily concern for all retailers is trying to improve customer experience, because a better store experience means more sales. Retailers should try to create a seamless shopping experience for their customers to achieve this. The…
RMH eCommerce Integration
RMH eCommerce Integration RMH eCommerce Integration RMH eCommerce integration automates retail business processes and eliminates the need for manual data entry. It automatically synchronizes the inventory between RMH POS and existing web platform. The bi-directional synchronization prevents out of stocks, back-orders, and refunds while improving operational efficiency, enhancing customer satisfaction,…