Sometimes this happens with the newfangled habit of “showrooming.” We’ve written about it here before, and as a merchant with customers, you should keep the phrase on your radar. “Showrooming” refers to the practice of customers entering a store, looking at items “live,” as it were (which is to say, displayed on your shelves — if you’re one of those with an offline location that has shelves), then checking their phones quickly to see if they can get it for a better price — once your own showroom display has actually helped make the sale.
Tag: Business merchants
Navigating New Sales Tax Trends with AVP Solutions
As part of our ongoing efforts to keep you updated on how saying the phrase “just charge it!” is changing for your very customers, we wanted to alert you to the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013. It specifies that states need to simplify their own tax systems, so they can collect sales tax from out-of-state merchants, who are selling to their citizens online.
Business Merchants Must Perform a Few Tasks to Begin Credit Processing
Business Merchants Must Perform a Few Tasks to Begin Credit Processing Any business desiring to handle credit, debit, or other…
The Benefits of an ACH Account: Two Perspectives
ACH (Automated Clearing House) accounts allow businesses to make and receive debit payments over an electronic system. According to research…
What is an ACH Payment?
What should businesses do when customers wish to pay by check online? Should they say no checks allowed, or is…
Check Payment Services: Are they Necessary in the Credit Age?
Most Americans have a love-hate relationship with credit cards, and it’s easy to see why. If you’re wealthy, you essentially…
