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Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in over 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and grow their business.
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Lightspeed is a cloud-based commerce platform powering small and medium-sized businesses in over 100 countries around the world. With smart, scalable and dependable point of sale systems, it's an all-in-one solution that helps restaurants and retailers sell across channels, manage operations, engage with consumers, accept payments and grow their business. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, Lightspeed is trusted by favorite local businesses, where the community goes to shop and dine. Lightspeed has offices in Canada, USA, Europe and Australia.
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2018 and 2019 were great years for restaurants in the Australia. Restaurant sales grew from $32.3 billion in 2018 to $33.1 billion...
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Young Henrys founder Richard Adamson shares lessons gleaned from the exponential growth of Sydney’s very own local Newtown Brewery....
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Not satisfied with one successful Wellington nightclub, Leon Magowan-Wilson, owner of Epic Hospitality, launched a new bar every year...
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With a hazelnut orchard and dairy farm now part of the business, Gelato Messina’s ownership of its supply chain gives them a firm...
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In September 2019, a fire at NOMADS’s Foster Street location caused major structural damage to the building. The business was unable...
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