Technology was already important for beverage alcohol retailers before the pandemic. Now, with consumers more accustomed to buying everything online as they prefer quicker, efficient shopping, running the right tech at your business has never been more critical.
Stores can now utilize technology to grow sales onsite, increase digital commerce and marketing, boost customer service and improve every-day performance. But with so many providers and services now available, how can you determine which are right for you?
That’s why Beverage Dynamics has brought back its annual Technology Buyer’s Guide, now for the fifth year running. This list of companies and services is an expansion of our former Point of Sale (POS) guide, and now includes ecommerce, analytics, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and digital delivery apps.
The 2021 edition of the guide is broken down into four sections: POS, Finances and Analytics; Ecommerce; Loyalty, Education and Communications Programs; and Digital Delivery Apps. We hope you find this document useful enough to keep around for reference, and share with other business professionals in need of advice or contacts for tech.
Ecommerce
Atlantic Systems Inc.
The company’s Spirits Web Polling feature allows internet businesses to fully automate the ability to upload products to websites and download orders directly into Spirits, eliminating the need to manually enter online orders. Contact: 732-280-6616 URL: atlanticsystemsinc.com
BigCommerce
Showcase brands and products on their responsive templates. Choose from high-converting online store themes designed especially for major ecommerce industries. Or create your website from scratch in their website-builder program. An all-in-one marketing and ecommerce platform that includes SEO, tools to create eye-catching online stores, and more than 100 built-in marketing tools that make it easy to sell on mobile, Facebook and eBay. Contact: 888-248-9325 URL: bigcommerce.com
Bindo
One-click setup instantly puts your products online and lets shoppers buy them via the Bindo Market app and website. Comprehensive yet easy-to-understand data across all devices. Sales summary reports. Income statement analysis. Side-by-side product comparison. Historical sales data comparison. Exportable spreadsheets Contact: 800-692-4636 URL: bindopos.com
CashierLive
Integrated with BigCommerce. When you add BigCommerce to your Cashier Live account, inventory will transfer over with the push of a button. Contact: 877-312-1750 URL: cashierlive.com
City Hive
Omni-channel ecommerce solution (web/app) digitally transforming the beverage alcohol industry and trusted by 2,000+ retailers. Contact: 917-920–2768 URL: cityhive.net
Clover
Automatically connects with Clover POS. Clover Online offers a variety of professionally designed website templates. Contact: 855-853-8340 URL: clover.com
Cybertill
Cybertill offers out-of-the-box, ready-to-launch websites, custom-build ecommerce websites, or real-time integration options to link your RetailStore platform with your existing ecommerce website. Contact: enquiries@cybertill.com URL: cybertill.com
Marketing360
Get approved to accept payments, connect your bank account and begin accepting and managing payments any way you’d like in under five minutes. Contact: 970-800-2890 URL: marketing360.com
ePOS
ePOS Now integrates with websites and online stores through their app store, which allows connections to hundreds of online services. Integration allows your website to stay synchronized with the ePOS Now Back Office, ensuring your online store is connected to your physical store. Contact: 855-434-3767 URL: eposnow.com/us
ERPLY
Product management and inventory replenishment is done in one place. Receive orders from sales representatives, physical stores, phone sales, email and ecommerce channels to one centralized inventory management system. Keep inventory in sync across all channels. Contact: 855-463-7759 URL: erply.com
Franpos
This is the new name for the brand iConnect. Their eCommerce solution is synced with your Franpos POS account, so customers can make purchases online and in-store. Inventory is automatically updated and synced to your account no matter where a sale is made. Contact: 408-898-3217 URL: franpos.com
HarborTouch
Process transactions over the Internet using their secure payment gateway: Authorize.Net. This ecommerce solution integrates with your existing website. Contact: 800-201-0461 URL: harbortouch.com
Lightspeed
Create your online store with marketing, design and sales tools. Customize your checkout. Contact: 866-932-1801 URL: lightspeedhq.com
The Merchant Solutions
Process debit and credit card payments online in a secure, real-time environment. Compatible with many existing shopping carts, TMS payment gateway solution will authenticate customers in real-time, reducing the risk of fraudulent transactions. Contact: 888-707-2836 URL: themerchantsolutions.com
mPower Beverage mPower Beverage’s POS software open architecture provides the ability to integrate with new or existing ecommerce websites. Contact: 972-234-5884 URL: mpowerbeverage.com
NCR Corporation
View online activity through the point-of-sale. Automatically manage your inventory. Enable the same promotions across channels. Contact: 800-262-7782 URL: ncr.com/retail
Netsuite
Rapidly create mobile, web and in-store experiences. From Oracle, powered by SuiteCommerce. Contact: 877-638-7848 URL: netsuite.com
NCR Silver
NCR Silver App takes mobile payments and features intuitive sales reporting, loyalty rewards and other business management options. Contact: 877-630-9711 URL: ncrsilver.com
With hyper niche focus on technology for beer, wine and liquor stores, RITE offers Cloud Retailer. Designed specifically for beer, wine and liquor stores, Cloud Retailer is next-generation business intelligence for small- and medium-sized retailers. It has tools like point-of-sale, inventory control, customer loyalty, e-commerce, security safeguards and more. Contact: 888-267-RITE(7483) URL: rite.us
Sage
Sage One enables you to manage business finances on your mobile device: iPhone, iPad or tablet. With Sage Live, you can use your tablet or smartphone to review flash reports and communicate with colleagues. Contact: 866-705-7243 URL: sage.com
Sellr
A Sellr website puts your products at the forefront so customers can easily see what is available in your store. It includes features like content editor and page builder, latest modern code and design, custom branding and colors. Contact: 888-662-8347 URL: getsellr.com
ShopKeep
Know your top-selling items, and which departments to expand, with detailed reporting on your digital devices. Contact: 800-820-9814 URL: shopkeep.com
Square for Retail
With their website-building partners and APIs, you can build your online store and accept payments online through Square. URL: squareup.com
Thirstie
Aiming to be “the Shopify for alcohol,” Thirstie builds legally compliant digital storefronts. Through their proprietary technology they provide companies with first-party consumer data to help grow their business. Integrates with a retailer’s POS system, common carrier account as well as bank account for direct deposits. URL: thirstie.com
Vend
With one login, all of your reports are in one place, with seamless inventory syncing. Choose a website design from one of several themes on their growing Theme Store, designed with mobile and tablets in mind. Customize the look of your online store and add pages whenever you want. Contact: 844-814-5409 URL: vendhq.com
Weebly
Build customizable websites through drag-and-drop. Sell online. Complete platform to manage inventory, track orders and handle taxes. Built-in marketing. URL: weebly.com
WineFetch
A fully customizable, SEO-friendly, PCI-compliant, mobile-optimized and secure ecommerce website. Secure checkout via Apple Pay. URL: winefetch.com/retailers/
Windward Software
A Windward ecommerce website has customizable e-cart software solutions. Software package that integrates your online and offline businesses. Contact: 716-821-9808 URL: windwardsoftware.com