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Power your business with e-commerce As retailers face increasing competition they need to stand out, in-person and online. BLAZE ECOM is a comprehensive POS and e-commerce suite for cannabis retailers of all sizes. The new seamlessly integrated e-commerce platform gives retailers the opportunity to target more customers, drive growth, and manage data – all from […] ...
Today, BLAZE announced its acquisition of Tymber, a pure-play e-commerce provider for cannabis retailers. The acquisition will unlock powerful and seamless functionality in managing cannabis e-commerce for thousands of retailers. You may be wondering, what does this mean? In short, acquiring Tymber brings their unparalleled online shopping experience into the BLAZE ecosystem. It allows our customers […] ...
Greenline is excited to introduce a new way for retailers to retain and attract customers with SMS marketing. The new SMS Outreach tool can be accessed from a single dashboard, so retailers can communicate new product launches, in-store events, and promotions, and ensure customers return for their next purchase. The SMS Outreach feature gives cannabis […] ...
Greenline’s software system provides cannabis retailers with the flexibility needed to manage dashboards in multiple ways. The moment a cannabis retailer goes from 1 to 2 stores, several key decisions must be made about how to scale the business. Are all stores going to be centrally managed? Franchised? How much control will individual managers have? […] ...
In a highly competitive cannabis retail environment, managers need to ensure they are maximizing the value of every dollar spent. This is especially true when it comes to inventory management, where overstocking a poorly-selling SKU can mean tens of thousands of dollars locked up for months, and not generating profits for your business. Greenline clients […] ...
Budtenders are a retailer’s first line of contact with customers. The experience your floor staff provides to shoppers can make or break your customer loyalty. Making sure your budtenders are empowered to do the best job possible is crucial for scaling a cannabis retail store. Your POS should enable budtenders to recommend products immediately. Greenline […] ...
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“I like using Greenline’s ‘Sales by category’ report, you’re able to see each category and the volume of sales for it, you can see where your quantity growth is, which categories are moving, and which ones have better margins than others.”
“The POS searchability has been a great functionality for our budtenders. Previously, they used the kiosk, or the online menu, now they’re able to feel like they know their stock. When an order comes in, or when someone comes in and asks us what ounces are available, it’s beautiful to be able to sort by gram.”
“I like to tell businesses to keep it simple, especially when you want to grow into multi-store, you’ve got to keep your system the simplest possible. Greenline is simple and easy to use, and that’s what I think software should be.”
The retail software stack has completely transformed over the past decade. What used to be a messy mix of various disconnected on-premise solutions are now tightly-integrated SaaS platforms that work together to deliver value to retailers. Canadian cannabis retail emerged in a unique environment where complex compliance regulations forced retailers to use the latest dedicated […]
Our goal is to share our stories and learnings on building a system that now supports 500+ stores across Canada and processes over $45 million in cannabis retail sales every month. I hope that whether you work at a startup or not, you’ll find stories that you can relate to!
Engineering is messy. Startup engineering is especially so, and I’d argue that if it’s not messy you’re doing it wrong. Speed matters a lot, and it’s impossible to make perfect architectural decisions early on. As a young 20s kid with only 2 years of professional software development under my belt, I did what I knew how to do at the time.
