One of the much-needed things in today’s fast-paced world of retail is a powerful supermarket POS system, and the level of help such would give […]

Speed and ease of service are the prime mantras that restaurants use to provide impeccable deliveries. A good restaurant POS system can form the foundation […]

These days, people expect instant and comfortable service when buying something because of the speed of life surrounding them. Quickness is what matters, especially when […]

You know that when operating a retail store, whether it be small or large, having a Point of Sale system that works dependably is of […]

Running a successful retail business is no easy feat. You need the right products at the right price, the right location, the right presentation, the […]

Technology continues to change the retail shopping experience, with an emphasis on digital transformation to improve customer experience and streamline operations. It’s not just about […]

In today’s business environment, sustainability is more than a buzzword, it’s a critical business requirement. Consumers and retailers alike are increasingly choosing to work with […]

Cyber attacks are a constant threat for every type of business. Retailers with POS systems are particularly sensitive, with added equipment, software systems and users […]

A surprising number of retailers are still grappling with the hangover from the COVID-19 pandemic. While retailers were quick to adapt to the requirements of […]

We tell you that a proper implementation of a Point of Sale (POS) in businesses is due to all the benefits that its implementation brings. […]

Today, retailers, restaurants, and other customer-centric businesses can leverage state-of-the-art scan-and-wear solutions to provide customers with a better shopping experience at lower costs. Businesses use […]

In the past few years, the more rapid development of Big Data applications has revolutionized the ways businesses operate. The fast technological advancement has especially […]

Although customers go to brick-and-mortar stores for purchasing, bringing home their purchased goods may be a challenge for them. They have to physically approach a […]

In the rapidly evolving retail industry, sustainability has emerged as a critical priority for businesses and consumers alike. As environmental awareness grows, retailers and restaurant […]

In today’s fast-paced retail environment, having a reliable and efficient point-of-sale (POS) system is essential for businesses to thrive. Mainstreet understands the importance of a […]

When setting up your POS (Point of Sale) system in your retail or restaurant chain, the software and hardware are just a portion of the […]

Retail sustainability has been a focus for many chains as consumers and stakeholders drive the need for increased accountability. As retailers are in varying stages […]

When sustainability comes up in a retail conversation, you can quickly be overwhelmed by the enormity of the responsibility and depth of the issue for […]

Retail innovation rates continue to accelerate as retailers continue to adapt their businesses to changing consumer demands and market conditions. When it comes to choosing POS […]

Over the past two years, restaurants have been forced to innovate creatively and strategically in ways that will permanently change how Americans eat out. To […]

Despite today’s business challenges, restaurants are figuring out new ways to use technology and smart strategies to boost drive thru performance, streamline their operations, increase […]

It’s not every day that you’re invited to participate in one of your favorite podcasts so when Frontline Innovators co-host Gene Signorini invited me to […]

Not only are retailers and restaurant operators dealing with supply chain issues, labor shortages and rising labor costs, they’re also experiencing technology shortages resulting from […]

What a year 2021 was for retail! We saw store openings outpace store closures for the first time in several years. Total US retail growth […]

This is the final installment of our three-part article series on tackling today’s biggest restaurant business challenges with innovative technologies, we look at how operators […]

In part two of our three-article series on restaurants using technology to tackle current business challenges, we take a look at ghost kitchens. A ghost […]

Guest blog from our friends and partners at 42Gears. Thank you from the Mainstreet team! How do you pull together a dozen short-term plans into […]

Retail labor shortages and increased labor costs. How do you grow your business and remain profitable if you have to operate with fewer workers and […]

We’ve all experienced and benefitted from hybrid grocery as many grocery shoppers are embracing the ease of online ordering with a mix of click and […]

If your business uses Android mobile computers or tablets, now is the time to update your mobile device management (MDM) strategy with Android Enterprise. A […]

As grocers, retailers, and other companies have become more mobile and have increased the number and types of mobile devices they use inside and outside […]

As we’re still looking to turn the corner on a public health crisis, grocers are assuming a more proactive and less reactive posture. They’re looking […]

In 2020, retailers were forced to re-think business, beginning the era of contactless shopping and technologically advanced stores. While stores around the nation put new […]

2020 was a transformative year for every industry to say the least. Overnight, the retail landscape was turned on its head, accelerating the closure of […]

In this challenging year, while many restaurants have closed their doors others have been able to stay in business and stay ahead of the competition [...]

  Retail Stores have shifted their focus thanks to COVID-19. Retailers now need to keep your stores open while maintaining a safe, engaging environment for […]

Thanks to the Internet, wireless networking, and mobile devices, it’s now far easier for everyone to communicate in real-time via voice and text. But many […]

Now that the U.S. is nearly two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurant owners and managers are taking a step back to say “now what?” […]

The global COVID-19 pandemic will no doubt be one of the defining moments of 2020, if not the whole decade, with implications of the pandemic […]

Nearly everyone around the world has been affected by the novel COVID-19 strain of the coronavirus. As many are forced to work and learn from […]

To say that we are living in uncertain times is more than an understatement. The global spread of COVID-19 has disrupted daily life for many […]

The retail landscape is constantly changing, especially as technology continues to develop. Retailers persistently look for new and exciting ways to engage their customers while […]

Despite the concern across the industry that retail is dying, it is in fact a still growing sector. There are over one million retail establishments […]

Digital transformation and technology investments are changing the way many industries do business, and convenience stores are no different. As the industry experiences shifts and […]

Last year, restaurants across the US generated a record $863 billion in sales from more than a million locations. That is outpacing grocery retail sales […]

No matter how you look at it, technology has seemingly taken over all aspects of our lives, from how we get our news and weather […]

Profit margin: the ever-present metric looming over retailers everywhere.  It’s a constant battle to shave off costs and increase revenue to keep that number ever-growing […]

Historically low unemployment, new minimum wage laws, and increasing labor competition are all contributing to rising restaurant labor costs. However, there are some steps restaurants […]

Automation and mobility are infiltrating every facet of restaurant operations, from food prep to inventory and customer service. Because of this, restaurant technology is now […]

It’s ironic, if you think about it. Retail technology has advanced leaps and bounds over the years, and has brought us so far into the […]

Have you made the switch to EMV technology at your fuel pumps and inside your convenience stores yet? Or, are you among the many that […]

You can have a fantastic looking store, the latest retail technology and the best merchandise but it means nothing without good retail customer service and […]

Rising food costs, increased competition, sluggish industry growth, a diminished talent pool, minimum wage hikes – it feels like the deck is stacked against the […]

Convenience stores operate in an environment where elements of both retail and restaurant blend together in one space, creating a convenience store customer experience that […]

Time is running out on the Windows Embedded mobile operating system, and many companies are in the process of migrating from Windows to Android on […]

Change is inevitable, and to survive in the restaurant world, your business must be willing to make adjustments based on the current industry trends and […]

You’ve been operating a manufacturing plant or a distribution center long enough to know that plenty of things can and will go wrong when it […]

Are you ready for January 13, 2020? That’s the day Microsoft will end support for Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 Operating System. End of support for […]

Our longtime friend and Mainstreet colleague Gerald (Jerry) Lewis passed away in the final hours of 2018 after a prolonged illness. This post is our […]

If you could invest in one new piece of technology that could magically have a significant impact on your retail store in 2019, what would […]

Customer Experience  Most of us in the industry know about the new Sam’s GoNow store in urban Dallas as a technology incubator for the company […]

Every once in a while, you have the privilege of knowing someone who makes everyone around them better. Francis Clark is just one of those […]

Customer experiences are quickly becoming the key brand differentiator for retail businesses. A study by Digimarc and Planet Retail found that 44% of retail executives […]

Do you want to motivate your customers into visiting your restaurant and keep them coming back again and again and improve your restaurant’s marketing strategy? […]

Many industries are adopting touch mobile computers and tablets for mobile workflows, but a critical decision is whether to choose rugged enterprise-grade hardware or consumer-grade […]

There’s plenty of speculation and analysis of what the brick and mortar retail store of the future will look like. Most agree physical stores won’t […]

RFID, or radio frequency identification, is one of the fastest-growing technologies in retail and apparel manufacturing. RFID in retail often involves item-level tagging, in which […]

Thanks to Mainstreet’s own Dustin Hamann for this guest blog There are many things in life that are good enough. Yet, I still remember the […]

In today’s retail environment, with increasing percentages of sales online, brick-and-mortar stores need to improve their in-store customer experiences in order to stay competitive. It […]

The mobile computing industry is undergoing a massive change due to Microsoft’s abandonment of the enterprise market, and this will inevitably impact your business. In […]

Whenever we get around retail industry pros, innovators or trendsetters we try to pick their brain to glean a little insight into what’s happening in […]

How Leveraging the Right Technology can Improve Your Retail Strategy.   Not too many years ago, analysts were predicting doom for many brick-and-mortar retail stores, […]

How the historic brand is getting creative with experiential retail and the in-store shopping experience. You’d have a better chance of winning the Powerball Jackpot […]

It’s been like a slow-moving locomotive just pulling out of a station but pay at the table technology adoption at fine dining and quick service […]

With a goal of differentiating their brands and winning loyalty in the current climate of industry disruption, businesses are turning to technology solutions such as […]

As owners keep an eye on shifting market trends, they see an opportunity to improve their convenience store profit margins by offering a wider, healthier […]

Over the past few years, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has done something innovative with its annual Big Show technology conference. They curate the top […]

Buffeted by strong holiday sales and a projected 3.7 to 4.2% retail sales growth in 2018, The National Retail Federation (NRF) kicked off the year […]

Disruption, interrupters, apocalypse – those buzzwords from 2017 are probably on the list of things you’re sick of hearing about. Now that Business Insider has […]

Restaurant company culture has come to the forefront of the labor shortage conversation as restaurant owners and managers wrestle with the fallout from a diminishing […]

Forrester reports that 45% of senior decision makers are looking at external expertise to help them with their MDM (Mobile Device Management) solution. When mobility […]

Restaurant labor costs are big problem for restaurants of all types and sizes and with competition for good employees, labor regulations, minimum wage bumps and […]

79% of diners agree that restaurant technologies make their dining experience better (Source: Toast 2016 Restaurant Technology Report) With labor, operations, supply chains, and food […]

Our blog series on restaurant trends. Much like retail stores, traditional restaurants are experiencing disruptive factors more than even before. We interviewed some industry veterans […]

Part of Mainstreet’s series on exceptional brick-and-mortar retail stores Beautiful, sustainable & healthy home improvement TreeHouse is built on the foundation that all homes can […]

A Half Year Check Up on the State of US Brick and Mortar Retail It’s been a tumultuous and eventful first half of 2017 as […]

More validation that brick & mortar stores are an essential part of the retail shopping experience As others are closing their doors, here are some […]

4 Ways to Leverage Retail Technology Take a moment to think about how your store looks from the customer’s perspective. What are they experiencing when […]

Department stores have been declining for decades Can they return to relevance? The plight of department stores is representative of far-reaching changes in our society: […]

Gain better control of your technology deployments Part 2 of 2: Why technology deployments fail. Importance of Life Cycle & OnSite services. What to look […]

Best Practices from Solution Experts First of two parts 2017 is shaping up to be a year of retail technology deployments as retailers invest in […]

And it’s not just about in-store technology There has been considerable press in the DFW area over the past month about Neiman Marcus’ new Clearfork […]

A store where you can’t buy anything? A DJ booth where you get your Samsung tablet fixed? That’s what you’ll find at Samsung 837. And […]

The NRF 2017 Big Show is the essential retail technology showcase. The challenge for most everyone is that the show is so big, you can’t […]

Transforming Retail Our team spends a lot of time with retailers. It’s a great opportunity for us as we learn firsthand about their strategies and […]

Extend beyond just printing Longevity has always been the foundation of our 20+ year partnership with Epson.  Not only have we worked closely creating in-store […]

National Volunteer Week April 10 to 16, 2016 Transform communities & strengthen nonprofits through volunteerism. National Volunteer Week inspires, recognizes and encourages people to pursue […]

Lead Systems Engineer We are pleased to announce that Doug Lawrance has joined Mainstreet as our Lead Systems Engineer.  Doug will work with our leadership […]

Retail mobility enables side-by-side interactions that transform the in-store shopping experience Guest blog from our mobility partner, Janam Technologies LLC. Our thanks to Harry Lerner, […]

Thanks to our digital signage partner SignStix for their guest blog post.  Great insights about how digital signage continues to transform retail and hospitality by […]

Partnership Delivers Superior Digital Signage Solutions to Retailers New solutions from Mainstreet & SignStix drive in-store personalization and an immersive shopping experience. January 12, 2016, Grand Prairie, […]

WWII veterans from Texas honored in DC as part of Pearl Harbor remembrance Mainstreet in the community In remembrance of the 74th anniversary of Pearl […]

Mainstreet announces its mobile solutions partnership with Janam Technologies, LLC. New mobile solutions from Mainstreet improve in-store productivity and create a better shopping experience. December […]

New concepts, new markets Smart retailers are evolving their brick-and-mortar store concepts to more effectively compete against ecommerce, respond to changing US demographics including urbanization […]

Our Retail Technology Executive Roundtable Results Retailer Perspectives   Retail technology executives from leading retailers recently participated in a Store Systems networking event hosted by Mainstreet, […]

Mainstreet supports K9s for Warriors Mainstreet recently was honored to co-sponsor Yappy Hour DFW, an event devoted to increasing awareness and fundraising for K9s for […]

Our guest blog from Mike Kearby, President, AML When it comes to brick-and-mortar retail, the utilization of mobile technology is hands-down the leading vehicle for […]

Guest blog from Tony D’Onofrio, Vice-President for Global Accounts / Source Tagging at Tyco Retail Solutions, Visionary and recognized as one of “Vend’s Top 50 […]

Partnership offers interactive customer engagement technology to retailers New partnership combines customer engagement technology with value-added services to provide retailers with tools to facilitate true omni-channel […]

Mobility ranks in the top 3 retailer priorities for 2015 Mobile systems are proving to be an important in-store component of effective omnichannel retailing. They […]

Apple Pay, PayPal, Google Wallet/Android Pay, Samsung Pay, CurrentC The mobile payment industry is rapidly changing as both new players and established providers step up […]

How the IoT Retail is revolutionizing retail models The Internet of Things (IoT), or to use the term coined by major contributor Cisco, the Internet […]

technology invigorates ‘brick and mortar’ retail stores Amazon@Purdue, Warby Parker, Rebecca Minkoff, Birchbox   Brick-and-mortar retail got a big boost this week when Amazon announced […]

Satisfying the need for speed at the POS checkout   From Cisco’s Retail Insights series:  Retailers still need to take care of the basics even […]

Macy’s, jcp, Abercrombie, Office Depot, Aeropostale are some of the retailers reducing store counts   One thing that’s for certain in retail….change is a reality. […]

Pymnts.com article gives retailers a step-by-step guide to EMV implementation Fraud related to counterfeit cards has been essentially eliminated fraud in countries where EMV is […]

Female executives make their mark on the world of retail technology Chain Store Age selects 10 female retail technology executives who have truly demonstrated leadership, […]

Insights and observations about Apple Pay’s ease of use, consumer feedback and impact on mobile payments. Dallas Morning News article by Maria Halkias, Oct 22 […]

Apple Pay will significantly transform mobile payments and retail POS.  This post reviews how Apple Pay works, its security features, the partnerships Apple has forged with […]

Insights & observations for retail POS Part 1, EMV There’s a strong case for US retailers to implement secure payment systems at the retail POS.  […]

        Retail Technology is key both in-store & across all channels http://bit.ly/1peRACD RIS News:  Macy’s applies $1billion CapEx budget to projects that […]

Dallas is enjoying the revitalization of menswear with the opening of three high profile retail stores – Trunk Club, Bonobos and custom clothier Knot Standard […]

Retail technology leader Terry Kasen joins our leadership team   Mainstreet Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Terry L. Kasen to its leadership […]

July is Independent Retailer Month when we celebrate and support local, independent retail stores across the US. The reasons to shop local are compelling: When […]

Amazon breaks into the top 10 Recap https://nrf.com/news/top-100-retailers Chart https://nrf.com/2014/top100-table ‘The current retail revolution isn’t about overthrowing the old elite, it’s about the speed with […]

Insights & observations Mobile POS, M&A activity within the major OEM’s, retailers closing stores, others planning major POS investments within the next 12 to 24 […]

Guest blog by Verlin Youd, Global Technology Solutions executive and Managing Director of VPY llc, an industry strategic advisory firm focused on retail.     […]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-23/oracle-buys-micros-for-4-6-billion-to-add-hotel-software.html As reported Jun 23 by Bloomberg Micros sells POS systems for hotels, restaurants and retailers with over 330,000 installations in 180 countries. This is […]

Stage is in good company ranking number 5 in RIS’ top 10 department stores after TJX, Stein Mart, Nordstrom and Macy’s.  Stage operates 850+ stores […]

Macy’s, Nordstrom, TJX, HBC, Sears, Kohl’s   You sure can.  Just checkout Macy’s and Nordstrom, a few of the traditional merchants committed to continuously evolving […]

The traffic cop who gave me a speeding ticket last week provided better customer service than a few of the retail stores I’ve frequented over […]

Probably not. At first glance, it appears that both countries have similar cultures.  In the years following the 2008 recession, several US retailers looked to […]

‘We only use all of our POS lanes about 10% of the time.’ ‘We’re interested in self-checkout but would like it to convert to a […]

Stages Stores has invested in new technology, store improvements and personnel to set themselves up for growth in 2014 and beyond. Read the full story  […]

‘Big-box retailers are finding money in their old parking lots’ began the recent newspaper article.  Was I intrigued to read more?  You bet.  These days […]

‘The 80’s called.  They want their store back’ so says Radio Shack’s Super Bowl 2014 commercial – one of the top ad spots for the […]

We are an independent POS solution provider and keen observer of retail. Our blog will report selected industry news from the retailers, technology providers, economic […]

DALLAS, TEXAS – April 2, 2014 — Mainstreet Inc. is pleased to announce its award of the POS refresh for STAGE Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) […]

These days we hear a lot about the demise of brick-and-mortar retail due in part to consumers’ move to online shopping; a slow economy and […]