Retail Inventory Accuracy: What It Is and How to Measure & Improve It
Inventory accuracy is one of those metrics that sounds simple until you try to manage it in a real retail environment.
7 Best Pet Store POS Systems for Indie Retailers in 2026
If you run an indie pet store, you already know how much your software impacts daily operations. Inventory management, customer loyalty, ordering, reporting, grooming appointments, receiving, and eCommerce all depend on systems that actually work together.
Adding Grooming to a Pet Store: What to Know Before You Start
Pet retail is evolving. While pet products remain an important part of the business, pet parents are increasingly allocating more of their spending toward ongoing care, routine services, and richer ...
Retail Management Systems in Multi-Location Retail: What Actually Matters
Retail management systems tend to get grouped together like they all do the same thing. On paper, they kind of do — process sales, track inventory, run reports. But once you’re operating more than ...
The Best Pet Store POS System with Built-In Grooming Software
Pet stores that offer grooming need more than a standard point-of-sale. Managing retail, appointments, customer data, inventory, and loyalty across separate systems creates friction, slows down ...
Choosing a Retail Management Software? Why FieldStack Can Be the Right Fit
Choosing retail management software usually doesn’t come down to a lack of options. If anything, it’s the opposite problem — there are plenty of systems that can handle POS, eCommerce, loyalty, ...
Record Store Day: The History Behind the Biggest Day in Music Retail
If you've ever worked Record Store Day, you already know how the day goes. The line forms before you open. The same titles come up at the register again and again. The pace doesn't let up, and at ...
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Why Pet Store Inventory Keeps Breaking — and How Unified Commerce Fixes It
Brett Wickard, founder and CEO of FieldStack, has decades of retail experience. He’s seen firsthand how disconnected systems create what he calls the “integration tax” for pet stores. At Global Pet ...
Recommerce for Retailers: How to Manage Second-Hand Inventory in Your Stores
Back in early 2023 we covered the growing recommerce market in this blog post: 8 Reasons Why the Recommerce Trend is Here to Stay in Retail. Since then, recommerce has expanded significantly and ...
The 5 Biggest Trends and Takeaways We Saw at Global Pet Expo 2026
Global Pet Expo 2026 gave us a clear view into where pet retail is heading. After spending time walking the floor, talking with retailers, and seeing which booths stayed consistently packed, a few ...