Cova In The News

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.

Leafly Pickup Orders Are Now Integrated Into the Cova Point-of-Sale Solution

January 7, 2020

Leafly expands its ongoing partnership with Cova, the first POS to offer Pickup order integration, making it easier for retailers to connect with consumers online and in-store

Cova Software’s Prohibition Themed Party Takes Center Stage During MJBizCon

December 17, 2019

Dressed to the nines in 1920s glamour, the Cova Software team, along with event partners UNOapp, Headset, Point7, SevenPoint Interiors, springbig, merrco, and media partner mg Magazine, came together during MJBizCon in Las Vegas, Nevada, last week for The Prohibition Party, a celebration of the cannabis industry, its people, and the revolutionary advances made during 2019.

March Networks Expands Cannabis Solution with Cova POS Integration

December 11, 2019

March Networks®, a global video security and video-based business intelligence leader, is pleased to announce the integration of its Searchlight for Retail software with Cova, the point-of-sale (POS) software system designed specifically for cannabis dispensaries.

Hiring Budtenders: How to Weed Out the Good From the Bad

October 2019

There’s an old saying that says, a company is only as good as its people, and that seems to ring true whether you’re serving fast food or selling cars. Established industries know that they can’t afford to have staff members that can’t perform well, so how important must it be in a budding industry like marijuana?

Is Employee Theft a Problem in the Cannabis Industry

September 2019

While common types of employee theft may be on the decline, experts advise cannabis retailers to minimize chances of more clandestine forms of theivery.