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The Local Cannabist

Does your cannabis POS system empower your budtenders?

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 […] ...

Greenline exhibits at the Lift Expo in style

The best time to attend an event as an exhibitor is when you have something good to share, whether it’s news, features, or products. Greenline has both great news and great new features. The great news comes in the form of Greenline’s acquisition by BLAZE. Joining forces with BLAZE brings both companies a more powerful […] ...

BLAZE acquires Greenline

BLAZE® Acquires Greenline

BLAZE Expands to Canada in Strategic Move to Enter a Federally Regulated Market NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Cannabis technology company BLAZE Solutions, Inc. (“BLAZE” or “the Company”) has acquired Vancouver-based dispensary POS software company Greenline, becoming one of the few cannabis operations software systems in both Canada and the U.S. The acquisition allows BLAZE to better serve its international clients, while […] ...

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Greenline announces loyalty integration with springbig

Greenline announces a new integration with springbig, a leading provider in cannabis CRM and loyalty marketing technology. This integration will allow retailers using Greenline software to seamlessly access springbig’s customer loyalty features and provide real-time consumer and retail insights at checkout. Customers using Greenline will be auto-populated to springbig’s platform and conversely, customers using springbig […] ...

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Canada’s first cross-platform POS supporting iOS, Android, and web

Greenline POS, Canada’s most-trusted cannabis retail point-of-sale (POS) software used by over 700 retailers, announces official support for Android tablets. The Android software will include all the same features of the iPad software and can be downloaded straight from the Google Play store. “It is important for cannabis retailers to have maximum flexibility in their […] ...

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Greenline POS announces e-Commerce and live menu integration with Jane

Greenline POS, Canada’s fully compliant cannabis retail point-of-sale (POS) software, today announced its e-commerce and live menu integration with Jane Technologies, Inc. (“Jane”), a leading cannabis e-commerce provider. The partnership will allow digital efficiency to cannabis retailers while enhancing the online ordering experience for Greenline’s Canadian customers, rolling out first in Ontario, followed by the rest of the […] ...

Case studies

See how Greenline helps stores succeed.

High Society Cannabis Co.

High Society Cannabis Co. scales up for success in Northwestern Ontario

“We started with Greenline in our Marathon location, and we saw the difference right away. When we brought it over, we saw an increase in sales and we definitely saw more foot traffic. We have been increasing our sales ever since, plus, the industry itself is growing too.”

GoodVibes

Technology, community, and good vibes drive cannabis retail success in rural Alberta

“The decision to go ahead with Greenline was a very positive transition. The sales and onboarding teams have so much personalism and help me with everything. Support is very quick and compliance reporting is easy. All in all, it’s pretty effortless.”

LUCID

Culture is key to retail success for Lucid Cannabis

“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.”

Engineering blog

Why Greenline is the best cannabis POS for integrators

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 […]

In hindsight: Early engineering decisions at Greenline

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.