Apparently a startup company, Pointy, is targeting independent wine shops and liquor stores as one of their desired markets. I hadn’t heard of them before they approached me.
As near as I can tell, they hook a device into your POS system and then, having learned your inventory items, get you into Google search results when people search for those items. It seems that the searcher needs to include a geographical location in their search string for best results.
Forbes did a short piece on them several months back, found here: This Gadget Puts A Shopkeeper's Most Obscure Products On Google
They normally sell the device, but they are giving some out for free now, I suppose to boost the participation level a bit? The idea is mildly interesting to me. If I was bigger, or in a highly competitive market, I might wonder what they do with my sales and inventory information. (I wonder the same about sevenf1fty, which I generally like, and use.)
Anyone sign on yet?