Recent TRG blog posts

If you are starting to see a handful of young, new employees here and there in your company who all have the “eager to learn new things” look on their faces and a smartphone in their hands, lucky you for spotting the first crop of Generation Z (those who were born from 1996 onwards). 

In a recent survey jointly conducted by JDA Software and KPMG¹, in which key innovation investments across retail, manufacturing, and logistics are laid out, supply chain visibility and traceability dominated with 77% and have been crowned for 2 consecutive years, followed by others. And to a marked extent, those are all driven by the latest technological breakthroughs such as inter alia, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, cognitive analytics, and blockchain.  

Selecting the right Property Management System (PMS) for your hotel business - one that can enhance guest experience, cut costs, and maximise revenue - is not at all easy. The rapid adoption of cloud PMS only makes this an even more challenging undertaking. That isn't to say that it is impossible, and TRG is here to help.

Target, Ikea, Whole Foods, Sephora, and a couple of other popular retailers in the US recently have been following the same trend - the "mini-me" trend.

Nearly half of all online hotel bookings worldwide are preceded by a click on a mobile device. 94% of travellers utilise a combination of mobile, tablet, and desktop when planning their trips. The most astounding fact of all is nearly 80% of last-minute bookings are done via mobile¹. It is therefore inevitable for hotels to adopt a mobile-first, cloud-first approach.  

Electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) is the transmission, reception, and processing of digital transactional documents between suppliers and buyers. A true e-invoicing method should be entirely electronic in such a way that data from the supplier can be integrated directly into the buyer’s system. E-invoicing benefits both suppliers and buyers. 

CHECK SCM is a comprehensive supply chain management, procurement and cost control solution trusted by many world's renowned hospitality businesses in over 60 countries, suitable for a single boutique hotel or an internationally dispersed chain alike.

Job interviews at tech giants like Google, Twitter, or Microsoft can be notoriously challenging with technical questions like "reverse a linked list" and brainteasers like “Why is a manhole round?” or "How many ping pong balls would fill a 747?" However, these interview questions are rapidly falling out of fashion in Silicon Valley because they can’t measure what they are supposed to.

As retailers are bracing themselves for a future where omnichannel is the norm, retail management software has to evolve as well. With more than 25 years specializing in providing solutions to retail chains. Let's have an overview of RetailPro Prism, a next-gen POS system. 

Hospitality businesses have increasingly realised the massive benefits a hotel-specific property management System (PMS) can offer. According to a study done by Software Advice, a combined 62 per cent¹ of the respondents seek to replace their outdated legacy systems. Unsurprisingly, cloud-based PMS is a fairly popular choice among independent and chain hotels alike.