Boot Barn is streamlining its checkout counters across over 500 locations with the help of a top retail technology firm. The Western apparel and footwear retailer is tapping Aptos for the latter’s point of sale platform, which will also be used to power large-scale pop-up activations in major events, including rodeos and music festivals. In a statement, Aptos said the service will allow the retailer to streamline its IT operations as it eyes a long-term goal of opening 1,200 stores nationwide. Doing so allows Boot Barn the technology infrastructure it needs to expand its reach. You May Also Like Boot Barn selected Aptos after evaluating the POS technology landscape, ultimately choosing Aptos ONE for its cloud-native architecture and proven ability to handle complex, omnichannel retail environments. “As a high-growth retailer, scalability was nonnegotiable in our search for a next-generation POS platform,” said Julie Ting, senior vice president of IT at Boot Barn.…