Category: Charity Shops

16th September, 2021

Setting up a new shop? Here’s how to choose the right EPoS provider

So you’ve decided to set up a new charity shop. It can be a stressful time. You need to recruit new staff and volunteers, set up the shop floor, order stock in, and handle any other challenges thrown your way. And then you need to choose an EPoS provider. This...

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19th August, 2021

3 simple ways to boost your charity’s income

It’s been a long year. By now, most of the restrictions have been lifted, many of us are back at work, and the public is out and living life as normal (as possible) again. But the pandemic had a serious impact on many charities. In fact, one in five charities has considered...

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8th July, 2021

Are these 3 factors eating into your charity’s time and productivity?

We’re all familiar with the uphill battle faced by charity shops over the past few months. They have the massive task of attempting to catch up with almost a whole year of forced downtime and upping productivity again. Now’s the time where the sector has to roll up its sleeves,...

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10th June, 2021

FOUR TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR CHARITY SHOP PRODUCTIVE – AND THE TECH TO HELP YOU DO IT

After the pandemic kept us all locked away for over a year, we’re back in action. And soon, we’ll return to as close to normal as we’ll ever be. For a charity shop like yours, who suffered the brunt of the economic damage, this is a crucial time – one...

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29th March, 2021

POSREADY 7 – THREE REASONS YOU NEED TO UPGRADE YOUR CHARITY OPERATING SYSTEM

As you might have heard, PoSReady 7 OS, the operating system used in most tills, is approaching its end of life (EoL). This basically means that in October 2021, the vendor will stop delivering support services for the product.  So what does this mean for your charity? Simply put, this...

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26th November, 2020

FEEL AT HOME WITH A HEARTWARMING CHRISTMAS CARD

(Click each charity title to be taken directly to the charities online shop). What better way to spread that festive feeling than with a beautifully designed set of Christmas cards? Our charities have each produced a set of thoughtful cards that are sure to put a smile on your loved one’s...

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11th November, 2019

NISYST SELECTED AS CRA TRAINING PARTNER FOR 2020

The Charity Retail Association has announced today that, following a competitive tender for the delivery of their Retail Gift Aid training courses, corporate member Nisyst has been appointed to deliver these in 2020. Dave Chunilal, Technical Director said, “Nisyst is delighted to be selected as the Charity Retail Association’s Accredited...

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22nd April, 2019

QBUSTER APP MAKES LIFE EASIER FOR RETAILERS WHEN ACCEPTING DONATIONS

Working in charity retail, one of the biggest and, sometimes, most frustrating challenges we face is tackling the paperwork involved in registering donors and the sometimes tediously long queues they have to endure at the till to make a Gift Aid declaration. All they came into the shop to do...

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3rd April, 2019

SINGLE SCAN BARCODES ENSURE ACCURACY IN PROCESSING GIFT AID

As a charity, being able to collect Gift Aid is a significant revenue stream for retailers. An extra 25 pence for every pound donated can be claimed through Gift Aid which is estimated to be worth over £48 million to the charity retail industry according to Charity Finance in their...

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25th October, 2018

NISYST INTRODUCES TWO NEW MODULES TO AWARD-WINNING CHARIOT EPOS SYSTEM

Nisyst, the Bolton based multi-award-winning developer of charity retail ePoS software (electronic point of sale) CHARiot, has launched a series of new software modules designed to help charity retailers extend and grow their marketplace easily and while also making their internal processes easier and more resource efficient. The two new...

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