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Why the Retail Inventory Method Isn’t Obsolete

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There have been several posts claiming that modern technology has made the Retail Inventory Method (Retail Method) obsolete for valuing inventory. While all these articles have valid claims regarding the retail method’s limitations, it doesn’t mean the valuation method is obsolete. The difference is to know when the Retail Method should be used, and when […]

Stepping into 2015!

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  We wish all of our clients a wonderful and prosperous New Year.  We are excited about our development schedule for the coming year.  This year we are directing our attention to providing you with better tools for customer management. Scheduled for release this year:   Loyalty Program – A new Loyalty module will be […]

Why Mercury Payment Systems?

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A core philosophy at Smyth Retail is to provide as many open system solutions so our clients aren’t locked into proprietary hardware, software, supplies or services and can retain a competitive buying position.   In this case, we are well supported by Datacap Systems, who has been our credit card processing partner since the 1980s.  While […]

Beware of Ransom-ware!

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One of the newer and more infuriating viruses on the Internet now are called “ransom-ware”.   We recently had a client who was infected with a virus called “CryptoWall” which is a Trojan Horse virus that can enter your network via an email or a pop-up on an infected website. However, ransom-ware is particularly frustrating because […]