Partner Spotlight: Aptos – Powering the Modern Store with Retail POS Innovation

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Date: Apr 15 2025

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For over 40 years, Aptos has been at the forefront of retail technology, helping brands deliver seamless customer experiences through cutting-edge retail POS solutions. While Aptos ONE provides a powerful software foundation for modern store operations, its capabilities are further enhanced by InVue’s POS hardware solutions, creating a complete ecosystem that brings security, flexibility, and efficiency to retailers worldwide. Their cloud-native, mobile-first platform, Aptos ONE, is designed to unify store operations and provide retailers with the flexibility, speed, and connectivity they need to stay ahead in an evolving market.

Empowering Retailers with Modern Retail POS Solutions

Aptos is built on the foundation of innovation and adaptability. Their solutions are designed to empower retailers with POS, inventory management, order management systems (OMS), promotions, and customer engagement tools—all integrated into a microservices platform that enhances store operations. With Aptos ONE, retailers gain access to an agile and resilient architecture that ensures transactions continue even when offline, keeping stores running smoothly in any situation.

A key component of this adaptability is InVue’s POS hardware solutions, which provide retailers with the freedom to use any operating system or device. InVue’s hardware is designed for high-speed data connectivity, ensuring reliable performance in any retail environment. Its mobility allows retailers to process transactions anywhere in the store or even outside traditional retail spaces, while seamless integration with Aptos ONE ensures a smooth and efficient checkout experience.

Overcoming Retail Challenges with Innovation

Retailers today face increasing challenges in meeting modern customer expectations. Technology is evolving rapidly, and businesses must adapt quickly to stay competitive. One of the biggest hurdles? Keeping pace with shifting consumer demands while maintaining operational efficiency.

Aptos has addressed these challenges through an agile development approach, releasing up to five product updates per year. Their feature flag technology allows retailers to adopt new capabilities as needed, ensuring they stay ahead of market trends. Whether it’s supporting mobile payments, AI-driven customer insights, or device flexibility, Aptos equips retailers with the tools they need to thrive in an omnichannel world.

Key Trends Shaping the Future of Retail POS

Aptos closely monitors industry trends to anticipate the future of retail POS technology. Right now, two key developments are shaping the POS landscape:

Device flexibility: Retailers need adaptable retail POS solutions that allow them to deploy devices based on store-specific requirements. With InVue’s POS hardware, retailers can use any device or operating system, giving them the ultimate flexibility to tailor their setup to different store environments.
Outside-the-store mobility: More businesses are extending their reach beyond physical locations, attending local events and pop-ups where they need mobile, standalone retail POS solutions that don’t require IT support. InVue’s mobile POS solutions complement Aptos ONE by providing lightweight, portable, and secure devices that enable retailers to sell anywhere. With support for high-speed data connectivity, retailers can rely on fast, uninterrupted transactions, whether at pop-ups, events, or in-store.

As mobile payments and AI-driven experiences continue to evolve, Aptos is investing in technology that enhances both customer and associate interactions, making retail operations more seamless and efficient.

A Strong Partnership with InVue

Aptos began its partnership with InVue four years ago while searching for innovative accessories to support a shift in their store footprint. What started as a search for fixtures quickly turned into a collaborative relationship built on flexibility, connectivity, and innovation.

By integrating InVue’s retail security and POS hardware solutions, Aptos has been able to offer retailers enhanced flexibility and extensibility, ensuring their technology aligns with real-world retail POS needs. InVue’s POS hardware works seamlessly with Aptos ONE, giving retailers the ability to adapt to changing technology landscapes without being locked into a single operating system or device type. Through this partnership, retailers benefit from solutions that enhance store security, POS functionality, and seamless customer interactions.

InVue NE150 Convertible POS Stand

Why the Aptos & InVue Partnership Works

One of the key benefits of working with InVue is their commitment to collaboration. According to David McDowell, Global Hardware Sales Specialist at Aptos, InVue is more than just a vendor—they’re an engaged partner, working alongside the Aptos team to test, refine, and optimize retail POS solutions for retailers. InVue’s deal protection program also ensures that Aptos’ efforts in developing client relationships are recognized and safeguarded.

“InVue provides us with the flexibility to bring the right technology to address the most important use cases for retailers,” said McDowell. “Their willingness to collaborate, test, and support our solutions makes them a valuable partner in helping us drive success for our clients.”

Looking Ahead: The Future of Retail POS

As retail POS technology continues to evolve, Aptos is focused on three key investment areas:

Enhancing customer experiences by leveraging emerging technologies like AI and mobile solutions.
Optimizing POS architecture to ensure adaptability and integration with new innovations.
Building strong industry partnerships to provide retailers with holistic, future-ready retail POS solutions.

At the heart of their strategy is the belief that retail success depends on adaptability, speed, and seamless connectivity. By working with partners like InVue, Aptos continues to help retailers bridge the gap between online and offline shopping experiences with innovative retail POS technology.

The Power of Partnering for Innovative POS Solutions

Successful partnerships are built on mutual value and collaboration, and the relationship between Aptos and InVue is a perfect example. Aptos has mastered retail POS software, while InVue delivers adaptable and secure POS hardware. Together, they provide retailers with a seamless, future-proof solution that enhances efficiency, security, and customer experience.
Gilbert Espinosa, Global Director of Hardware Solutions at Aptos, summed it up perfectly:

“The combined solution of Aptos and InVue is greater than the sum of its parts. We’re helping retailers upgrade, innovate, and succeed—and that’s what makes this partnership so impactful.”

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