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Staff shortages are having a serious impact on the customer experience but there is something your business can be doing to relieve the strain.

Managed hosting refers to a service where you pay a third party to take care of the day-to-day management of servers and associated hardware on your behalf.

It is also common for that company to provide the dedicated servers or the cloud-hosting environment and to take responsibility for all related administration, problem-solving and maintenance.

Here are the five posts from the Cash Management Blog which were most popular with you, our readers, during 2021.

The list covers topics such as how to avoid the pitfalls of manual cash handling, the benefits of self-checkouts and how closed cash management helps you reduce the cost of cash.

Convenience stores – or c-stores – as an integrated part of a gas station are a popular choice for motorists who need fuel for their cars and their stomachs.

According to McKinsey’s article on Fuel Retail in the Age of New Mobility, "convenience stores are becoming a destination of choice not only for traditional categories such as tobacco, drinks, and snacks but also for newly introduced and expanded grocery assortments".

What should cash management software be doing for you and what are the business benefits you should be getting from it?

Here are 7 simple things which you should be looking for in a cash handling software suite if you want it to help your business optimise its cash processes.

Self-checkouts have become commonplace and most supermarket shoppers are now used to scanning and checking out their own goods without assistance. 

A simple, efficient and space-saving solution, self-checkouts deliver many positives to retailers and customers alike.

Here are just 5 reasons why self-checkouts are so popular.

Providing choice, convenience and speed, self-checkouts have become an increasingly common sight in shops and supermarkets.

From an install base of 200,000 in 2013, an impressive 120,000 units were shipped during 2019 alone.

If retailers want to reduce the cost of cash handling and improve operational efficiency, then cash automation is the answer.

Up to 95% of the time staff spend on manual cash handling can be saved with cash automation solutions.

To better understand consumer demand and evolving market trends, the European Central Bank (ECB) regularly publishes data on the preferred payment methods of euro area citizens.

Cash is a part of our critical infrastructure and for many simply taking this away is not an option. Let's take a closer look at how the UK is addressing the issue.

In recent years, the push to provide a more seamless customer experience online and offline – as well as the search for better operational efficiency – have led to a clear trend for branch transformation.