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Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in over 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and grow their business.
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Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in over 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and grow their business. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Lightspeed is trusted by favorite local businesses, where the community goes to shop and dine. Lightspeed has offices in Canada, USA, Europe and Australia.
When we do anything in life, most of us measure our performance against a predefined set of metrics. Measuring your progress against...
- by Lightspeed
In the retail business, a good point of sale system is one of your biggest assets. If it works as advertised, it’ll be a lot like...
- by Lightspeed
The specialty coffee segment of the industry is spearheading the awareness of greater coffee ethics. It’s a pretty good time to be...
- by Lightspeed
As the old saying goes, I may not know art but I know what I like. And I like coffee. Also, for the record, I know art pretty well,...
- by Lightspeed
Good inventory management keeps stock moving efficiently through your store without tying up resources. Ultimately, it increases sales,...
- by Lightspeed
The evolution of coffee culture over the last 20 years has been immense, and it wasn’t too long ago that your only options were regular...
- by Lightspeed
User feedback is important if you want to create something users will love. This holds true for any product – offline and online....
- by Lightspeed
Montreal’s famous old port has never lacked in beauty. What may have been missing, however, is a client-proximity business that could...
- by Lightspeed
Finally! The summer months are creeping up on us and it’s time to start thinking about preparing your restaurant terrace for long...
- by Lightspeed
The mobile in-store experience is the wave of the future, changing the way retailers conduct their business and interact with their...
- by Lightspeed
Who was the first person that looked at a bunch of delicious grapes and said, “I bet that would be even tastier if I stomped on them...
- by Lightspeed
There’s something like a billion people on Facebook and all of us, at one time or another, has received a Farmville (or Frontierville,...
- by Lightspeed
Own a bike shop and thinking of ways to increase your profits? Toying with the idea of expanding into new channels? There are many...
- by Lightspeed
Starting a bakery is no cakewalk. First off, the hours are long and setup costs can be pricey – between rent, equipment, build-outs,...
- by Lightspeed
Cultivating relationships with consumers who become loyal clients is imperative for independent businesses. Loyal customers are the...
- by Lightspeed
You just found the perfect neighborhood for your new store; there’s a lot of foot traffic, new cafés and boutiques are popping up...
- by Lightspeed
We spoke to Andy Gordon, founder of Tech Pantry, and his enthusiasm – for his two businesses, as well as for working with the folks...
- by Lightspeed
(Français à suivre) Today, I’m proud to announce that Lightspeed has raised US$61million (CA$80 million) in a new round of funding....
- by Lightspeed
Loyal customers are worth more. They spend more money, more frequently and cost about 7-10 times less to keep than it does to acquire...
- by Lightspeed
If you’re planning to automate your restaurant’s operations by installing a POS system, you have to be very careful with your choice....
- by Lightspeed
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