Cova In The News

Leafbuyer Technologies Announces Loyalty Integration with Cova POS

August 6, 2020

The integration enables new features for dispensaries that use both Leafbuyer Loyalty, the Company's texting and loyalty platform, and Cova.

COVID Shows Cannabis Industry's Resiliency

June 30, 2020

Despite significant disruptions, a report surveying over 700 cannabis industry decision-makers before and during the pandemic shows that cannabis is "oddly well positioned" to endure thanks to customer demand, government support, and a strong supply chain.

Ontario’s ‘virtual inspections’ of cannabis stores keep industry growing

May 20, 2020

Cannabis store entrepreneurs are crediting Ontario’s regulator for its quick transition to a virtual inspection regime amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying the move has been key to increasing the number of legal stores in a province facing a serious retail shortage.

Cannabis Industry Reports Lackluster 4/20 Sales

May 8, 2020

April 2020 was supposed to bring the cannabis industry’s biggest 4/20 sales day ever but stay-at-home orders and mandatory social distancing due to a deadly global pandemic dampened the long-awaited holiday. Across the board, cannabis retailers, software firms, and data companies reported major dips this year compared to 4/20 sales from previous years.

Buddi Launches Cannabis Online Payments and Delivery Integrations with Cova and Greenline POS

May 7, 2020

Buddi, a Canadian company based in Vancouver, BC, and the Canadian leader in cannabis menu services, is pleased to announce the launch of cannabis online payments and delivery integrations with Cova and Greenline POS. The services are now available in Ontario and will be made available Canada-wide as permitted by provincial regulatory bodies.

Top 50 Cannabis Employers of 2019

December 4, 2019

mg Magazine’s second annual Top Employers report celebrates exceptional workplaces and the people behind them. Each year, during a long, exacting process, hundreds of nominations are painstakingly reviewed to single out the best and brightest the cannabis industry has to offer. To be eligible, companies must have participated in the industry for more than one year, be headquartered in the United States or have a U.S. divisional headquarters, and employ a minimum of ten full-time staff members. Finalists are chosen based on a number of factors including employee satisfaction, benefits and perks, company culture, social responsibility, and charitable giving.

Cova POS and Dutchie Partner to Enable Consumers to Order Cannabis from Home

March 20, 2020

Retail cannabis point-of-sale software company, Cova Software today announced a partnership with Dutchie to offer online ordering to cannabis customers for in-store pickup or delivery, where permitted. This integration will expand revenue streams allowing retailers to continue to provide a superior customer experience while streamlining retail operations.

TILT Holdings’ Blackbird and Cova Team Up to Give Cannabis Retailers a Complete Retail Solution for Improving Sales and Customer Loyalty

March 10, 2019

Blackbird has integrated its all-in-one retail platform for cannabis e-commerce and distribution with Cova’s industry leading cannabis retail point-of-sale (POS) system. Retailers no longer need to use multiple systems or complete double entries for online and in-store sales and will gain new ways to attract and retain customers.

The New Kid in Town: An Analysis of the Emerging Canadian Cannabis Market, Part 1

May 21, 2019

If one looks at the back of The Eagles fabled Hotel California album from 1976, one can imagine that the band smoked a lot of pot. Much like The Eagles members personal relationships with each other during the 1970’s, the Canadian cannabis industry is tumultuous to say the least and royally phunked up to say the most.

Native Roots Dispensaries Switches All Stores to Cova Retail Platform

February 20, 2020

In a move set to advance store operations and support the company's aggressive growth, Native Roots, one of the nation's largest and most successful vertically integrated cannabis operators, has partnered with Cova Software, North America's leading cannabis retail point of sale (POS) provider. Native Roots has moved all 19 of its Colorado dispensaries and 3 Garden Variety stores in Canada to the Cova retail platform, the only cannabis POS available in both countries.

Hifyre Digital Cannabis Platform Announces Strategic Agreement with Cova Point of Sale Software

January 27, 2020

Fire & Flower Holdings Corp. and its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary HifyreTM Inc., today announced that it has entered into a Strategic Licence Agreement with Cova Software Solutions Inc. The Agreement will allow Cova to provide the Hifyre digital retail platform to its customers including the Spark Perks program and the Fastlane 'click-and-collect' service. This Agreement will benefit Cova customers through providing these best-in-class cannabis retail services.

Cannabis is Legal in Most of America, And This has Changed the Entire U.S. Drug Industry Forever

December 27, 2019

The world of drugs is much different than it was even a decade ago. In 2012, Colorado legalized Recreational Marijuana. Eight years later, Cannabis is now legal in 11 states for adults over the age of 21, and legal for medical use in 33 states (which means we’re over the 50% tipping point). This makes the Cannabis industry is one of the fastest growing businesses in the history of our modern economy. The end of this decade found Marijuana to have reached $15 Billion dollars a year in the United States alone. It’s safe to say: the world of Green, has become mainstream.