Vme Coop's Teambuilding event for the Malta Office

On Monday 6th November The VME COOP Team based in Malta had a teambuilding day out which consisted of teams battling other teams by trying to channel their inner artist, and create a winning “Autumn”...

Vme Coop's Teambuilding event for the Scotland Office

The VME COOP Team based in Scotland had a teambuilding afternoon out which consisted of Go-karting, followed by Dinner at a local Toby Carvery.

The following members of VME COOP (Scotland) attended:...

VME COOP "SPONSORSHIP INITIATIVES" #2

The funds donated by VME through the "VME Coop Sponsorship initiative" will be used to help provide "Warmup" hoodies for the team to use during football training.

THE SPARTANS WAY

Spartans FC, are...

VME COOP "SPONSORSHIP INITIATIVES" #1

The funds donated by VME through the "VME Coop Sponsorship initiative" will be dedicated to two services of "Right 2 Smile's" (RGS) youth-focused initiatives.

R2S'S 1-2-1 PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
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What are worker cooperatives and sociocracy?

Worker cooperatives like VME are democratic firms owned by the people who work in them. The leadership is elected on a one-worker-one-vote basis, and the profits are shared to the workers in a fair wa...

VME - One of the largest worker coop conversion of a tech company ever

Perhaps the most iconic and well-known example of a global cartel was the Phoebus cartel of lightbulb manufacturers established in 1925. The corporations that formed the cartel dominated the productio...

Why some geniuses in Malta are about to revolutionise grocery retailing

Malta is a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean, not far from Sicily. It enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate with over 300 days of sunshine per year.

Malta is the smallest member of t...

Quite possibly the best advertising in the world?

...is a phrase that sometimes comes up when I meet new people. Admittedly it was part time, what's known as amateur racing in the UK, so I was no Lewis Hamilton.

The one simple excuse that gets you paid to play golf

As soon as I explained the size of the task I'd agreed to, my boss was more than willing to let me take some time off work to prepare. I needed it - I'd never woken up that early before!

Implementing this new technology will dramatically reduce time spent managing cash

Its a physical cash drawer that counts your cash for you automatically, called a SMARTtill, from Cash bases.

Emailing till receipts

Emailing till receipts is a great new feature we’re really excited about, now available in IntelliStore v2.29.

You now can email receipts to your customers, instead of printing them at the point of...

The one thing that makes customers from the Republic of Ireland spend more on each visit

Customers who live and bank in the Republic of Ireland find it much easier, and are more likely to shop in a store across the border as a result.

IntelliStore v2.31.2 released

Version 2.31.2 of Branch Charging is now available.

Intellistore v2.31.1 released

IntelliStore POS version 2.31.1 was released on 27th October 2015.

On 29th October 2015 Branch charging version 2.31.1 was released, and on October 30th 2015 Back Office extra version 2.31.1 was r...

IntelliStore v2.31.0 released

Version 2.31.0 of IntelliStore Head Office, Back Office, Branch Charging, Back Office Extra, POS and POS Gateway is now available.

IntelliStore v2.30.9 released

Version 2.30.9 of IntelliStore POS is now available.

Save your change

This is a fantastic new feature allowing customers to save their change when shopping so they can save for Christmas, birthdays and other occasions, when they can access the funds as and when they req...

PoSeidon virus that targets EPOS systems

We have become aware of a new virus that specifically targets epos systems.

PoSeidon is basically a keylogger, capturing credit card data.

However we want to reassure our customers - even if any...

VME customer Scotmid crowned convenience store of the year

VME's customer of over 16 years, Scotmid Co-op, has been crowned the UK's best convenience store at the 2015 Convenience Retail Awards ceremony.

IntelliStore v2.29.2 released

Version 2.29.2 of IntelliStore Branch Charging is now available.

This version contains:

Bugfix direct IntelliStore imports were calculating retails incorrectly under specific circumstances

Fu...

Buy 9 drinks and get your 10th drink free

A new promotion template has been introduced with IntelliStore v2.29.

Mainly designed for coffee shops that offer a loyalty stamp, where their 10th (configurable) purchase is free, but it can also...

Scan your receipts

A popular request from our customers, scannable receipts are now available in IntelliStore v2.29.

At the bottom of every receipt you will find a barcode. Scanning that barcode into IntelliStore POS...

Gift Receipts

Our latest release, IntelliStore v2.29, brings new gift receipt functionality.

In addition to the normal receipt, your customers can now choose to have a gift receipt printed as well. This allows y...

IntelliStore v2.29.1 released

Version 2.29.1 of IntelliStore POS, Back Office and Head Office is now available.

This version contains:

New unique identifiers in email alerts to enable integration with Servicedeskify
New cha...

Why adding a second customer display could increase your average basket size

Did you know that you can add a second display to the tills to replace the two-line display, enabling you to run full screen advertising?

Adding an additional compatible display allows you to run f...

Welcome to our new website

This website upgrade is the biggest change to VME’s customer website since we first introduced a customer forum back in 2007.

In this blog I will explain the main changes to the system, before the...