Upcoming City Visits

Looks like I should break the 100K barrier in frequent flyer miles for 2017! Details are still being arranged but it looks like I am headed to the following places for the 2nd half of 2017 (mostly August - early November):

• Salt Lake City, UT
• Seattle, WA
• Portland, OR
• Denver, CO
• Phoenix, AZ
• Tuscon, AZ
• Jackson, WY
• Minneapolis, MN

And, of course, helping out folks here in Idaho - over 160 retailers in the PacNW and Utah that have signed on for sales and service - including single location stores as well as 50 location chains (good thing that we have 10 support techs!).

I'll update this post with dates as the travel plans are finalized. Contact me if we need to schedule some time together at kevinantosh@gmail.com or 208-340-5632. 

RITE Trade Show and Travel Schedule

Putting on my travel planning hat today - some details on the trade shows and cities that RITE team members will be at over the coming months. I'll post more details about the trade shows once we know our booth number information.

Trade Shows:
Malt Beverage Distributors Association: April 21st - 24th, 2017.
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, Pocono Mountain, PA

Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association: April 29th - May 2nd.
Alexandria, MN

Beverage Alcohol Retails Conference: June 12th - 14th, 2017.
Minneapolis, MN

City Visits:
Seattle WA: March 12th - 16th, 2017 (schedule is full)

Baker City, OR: March 28th, 2017 (schedule is full))

San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX and Houston, TX: April 9th - 13th, 2017 (schedule is full)

Central Idaho (Twin Falls, Ketchum, Hailey, Burley and Sun Valley): April 25 -28th, 2017

Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming (Jackson, West Yellowstone, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Idaho Falls, Rigby and Rexburg): May 9th - 12th, 2017

Seattle, WA: May 17th - 19th

LaGrande OR and Ontario OR: May 22nd - 24th

Greater Salt Lake City area (Ogden, West Valley, Lehi, Provo, etc) and Park City, UT: June 4th - 8th, 2017 

Twin Falls, ID: June 25th and 26th

Denver, CO: TBD

Tuscon and Phoenix, AZ: TBD

Minneapolis MN: July 30th - August 3rd

MN, Northern Iowa, and Eastern Wisconsin: July 30th - August 3rd

RSPA RetailNOW® 2017 (Las Vegas): August 6th - August 9th, 2017

Obviously you will want to connect ahead of time to arrange a time to meet with a RITE team member so please contact me so I can provide you with more details. Fastest way for us to connect is via email (kevina@rite.us) or cell (208-994-9404). Thanks!

Take Aways from the 2015 Envision Retail Conference/CounterPoint Users Conference

I was honored to be a guest speaker at the 2015 Envision Retail Conference/NCR CounterPoint Users Conference in Denver Colorado and wanted to share some observations from the conference:

• CounterPoint users are champions for both NCR CounterPoint as a point of sale systems and Retail Control Systems as their CounterPoint Partner
• NCR is very dedicated to supporting and growing the CounterPoint software
• Retail Control Systems has a "rock star" staff that is very dedicated to providing the best point of sale solution and growing your business or organization
• EMV adoption is slow in all aspects (banks, processors, software companies, hardware companies and in stores)
• There are a lot of companies that offer enhancements for NCR CounterPoint that I was not aware of. These include:
• Avalara for tax calculations and tax compliance
• Vend Lease for funding and financing
• 2B Solutions for warehouse inventory management, hand held mobile inventory, and mobile order picking
• Outbound Software for ticketing, performance seating, and tour groups
• Red Rock for CounterPoint and Magento integration
• Clutch for customer profile and markting
• NCR Merchant Solutions for merchant services (debit and credit card processing)
• There is a need to have more of these conferences across the country so more NCR CounterPoint users can take full advantage of their point of sale systems. I'm pushing for similar events to be held in other areas like Salt Lake City and Boise
• There is a need to allow attendance for business and organizations searching for point of sale systems to attend these conferences. What a great way to interact with other business owners and learn more about NCR CounterPoint in a non-sales environment!

I'm sure that I have more thoughts to share.

Are you  in the US and in need of no cost retail point of sale advice?  I'm happy to help and can be reached on my cell at 208-340-5632 (I am on Mountain Time) or via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com. There is also a contact form to the right that can be used to reach me.

Speaking at Envision in Denver, CO and SBDC in Boise, ID

A quick reminder that there a couple of speaking engagements coming up rather quickly that you are welcomed to attend and even coordinate a time for us to meet in person if you so wish.

First up is the Envision Conference taking place in Denver, CO on September 17th - 18th, 2015. Here is a link to more details and registration information: https://www.retailcontrolsystems.com/envision-conference/

Note that Envision has multiple sessions to cover the following:

1. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced CounterPoint SQL point of sale software users
2. Retail Marketing
3. EMV Information
4. Unbiased workshops for businesses and organizations searching for a new (or first) point of sale system

After Envision, I will be conducting a free and unbiased workshop designed for businesses and organizations searching for a POS system. This will also be the last workshop that I will be speaking about EMV at.

The workshop location is at Boise State University in conjunction with the Idaho Small Business Development Center in Boise, ID and will take place on September 22nd, 2015 from 2pm to 4pm. More details and registration information can be found here: https://business.idahosbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=40350090

Visit my contact page for information on how to reach me.

Envision Retail Conference/NCR CounterPoint Users Group Conference in Denver, CO

A quick note that I will be speaking at the Envision Retail Conference in Denver, CO on September 17th-18th, 2015 at the Marriott City Center.   A schedule and more details will follow but this is an excellent opportunity for unbiased advice related to choosing and selecting a point of sale system for your business or organization.

Envision will focus on offering the following:

1. In depth sessions for users of the NCR CounterPoint point of sale software
2. Sessions for retail marketing, social media, and EMV
3. NCR CounterPoint Lab staffed with CounterPoint technical specialists
4. Sessions offering free and unbiased advice and information for businesses and organizations searching for a new (or first) point of sale system

Are you  in the US and in need of no cost retail point of sale advice?  I'm happy to help and can be reached on my cell at 208-340-5632 (I am on Mountain Time) or via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com. There is also a contact form to the right that can be used to reach me.