Charity Retail Technology Blog
Curated and original insights, case studies and news from Cybertill CharityStore charity insights team.
Why should I get an EPoS system?
4 mins read Making the switch from a manual retail system to EPoS doesn’t have to be as daunting as it sounds. In fact, it can be quite liberating to retailers of all sizes, freeing up time and resource to serve customers and sell more, rather than be tied down to admin work.
Flagship stores: Lush smells success
3 mins read One retailer who has taken this on board is Lush. With its new store opening right on our doorstep in Liverpool, it would have been rude not to take a peek.
Karen’s London Marathon diary: March madness
2 mins read You may have seen some posts on social media that earlier this month I smashed my target of raising £2000 for CharityStore customer’s Barnardo’s! As the big day is fast approaching I have been stepping up my training.
Loyalty programmes for charity retailers
3 mins read Create loyalty schemes you know your customers will love with Cybertill’s CharityStore fully configurable Loyalty module that can really help you make sense of your shopper and donor data, letting charities optimise loyalty programmes to deliver real value to supporters.
We need to talk about gift cards
3 mins read 4 things retailers need to do now to secure consumer gift card satisfaction were the expectations are the same as their shopping experience across all channels.
UPDATE: We won! “Cybertill shortlisted for IT Europa Awards 2019”
2 mins read Well, we are beyond excited to update this post and announce that although we were up against some strong competitors at the IT Europa Awards, we won Vertical Market Solution of the year!
Make your charity shop a destination
4 mins read 77% of consumers would buy books second hand, whilst 62% would buy previously owned vinyl and CDs. (YouGov)When we look at a breakdown of these results, 82% of 35-44-year-olds selected that they would purchase books second hand, followed closely by the 45-54 age group (79%). Interestingly, 73%
Why we’re shouting about mPOS
2 mins read Cybertill’s powerful mPOS solution is a fully integrated retail management platform that gives retailers the flexibility to serve customers, anywhere at any time, even without an internet connection.
mPOS: the next big thing in charity retail?
3 mins read Mobile POS is a game changer for charity retail and can drastically help increase revenues and Gift Aid capture, here are 7 benefits to charity retailers investing in a mobile point of sale.
Mobile POS for charity retail
2 mins read 7 reasons why charity retailers need to invest in a mobile point of sale to increase revenues, capture more Gift Aid and improve security and compliance.
Cybertill partner with Brother UK to help charities get more Gift Aid
2 mins read Combining the market-leading mobile point of sale solution (mPOS) from hardware partner, Pioneer and the Brother TD-2120N desktop label printer, Cybertill offer a complete hardware and software solution that improves the charity retail experience for staff, volunteers, customers and donors &
4 Essentials of promoting Gift Aid
4 mins read How does your charity promote Gift Aid? This blog post looks at the 4 essential promotional activities charity retailers can use to improve how they ask for Gift Aid on donated goods.
Download: Electronic Donor Sign-up guide
3 mins read At Cybertill we have been reviewing the process of Gift Aid for many years, updating our product along with discussing guidelines with HMRC and we believe we have the best solution – Electronic donor sign-up.
Stock control in a charity shop? Don’t be silly.
3 mins read Stock control in a charity shop. I know, it sounds like an oxymoron. Donated goods are the bread and butter of charity retail, but in no other industry is there a huge sense of the unknown; you have no idea what is going to be donated, when it will be donated or where it will be donated to.
Magento Brochure Download
3 mins read Download this free brochure and discover how a Magento 2 website integrated into RetailStore, a powerful point of sale software, can accelerate your sales and improve customer experience.
Charity retail, social media and Gen Z report
2 mins read Exclusive 12-page report features in-depth research into charity retailers using social media to increase traffic to their e-commerce site, including Oxfam GB, Cancer Research UK, Ashgate Hospicecare and over 15 more of the top 20 charity retailers in the UK and Ireland
Charity retailers, meet Gen Z
3 mins read 55% of Gen Z would place a charity shop on their ‘ideal high-street’ according to a YouGov survey. Surprising? Maybe not.
Case Study: PDSA
4 mins read PDSA have been saving our beloved pets and changing lives for over 100 years. For the past 10 years Cybertill’s charity retail management software has helped them improve retail operations and raise more money for their charity.
Case Study: Headway
4 mins read National charity Headway works to improve life after brain injury and with Cybertill they have vastly improved stock management of their charity shops.
Charity brochure
3 mins read Download the CharityStore platform brochure to learn how you can streamline your charity retail operation and maximise Gift Aid revenue.
GDPR for charity or retail: I need more info!
3 mins read 60% of worldwide businesses are unprepared for the GDPR deadline of 25th May 2018, according to research. Here we look at the questions asked by retailers and charity retailers about how they can comply before the deadline.
