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The challenges of the modern high street retail environment are numerous and formidable. Increased use of ecommerce channels by consumers means that it’s not only harder to get customers in the door but that they also demand the utmost convenience when they get to you. Also, as opposed to online retailers, high street retailers find it much harder to track the success of marketing campaigns, the levels of stock and the number and type of transactions.
A decent retail system for point of sale therefore not only has to make things as simple, quick and convenient for the consumer (and as a corollary your staff) but also has to gather as much information from each transaction as possible to provide detailed reporting which can be used in business planning.
Retail System Features
Modern point of sale retail systems are electronic and computerised. This allows for:
- Barcode scanning for speed of transaction processing
- Electronic scales for automatic weighing
- Integration with chip and PIN terminals
- Touch screen operation
- Unique staff IDs
- Customer facing displays with staff member name, running total and even special offer advertising
- Stock lookups from the point of sale terminal
- Detailed transaction history
- Offer and voucher management for automatic discounting
- Integration with back office accounts, CRM or ecommerce software
- Wireless integration with handheld devices for on the go reporting or stock recording
Being able to pull up the number of sales, sales by product type, discount offers taken advantage of, number of cash sales vs card sales and a whole host of other statistics can help you make important business decisions based on verifiable data. Staff time and attendance can also be tracked via ID cards or fobs.
Choosing a Retail Computer System
Whether it’s a single self-contained EPOS system you need or a multi-site, multi-function retail system you’ll have numerous options from which to choose. Not only can you select the functionality, connectivity and usability features that suit your business but you can also select machines with an appearance that suits your outlets.
Draw up a list of necessary and desirable features and work out exactly how many terminals you require before gathering quotes. This way you can compare different suppliers more accurately and know exactly what you’ll need to spend.
Most suppliers offer ongoing support and maintenance, so be sure to price this up too and ascertain the level of support e.g. is there a helpline for minor problems? How soon will an engineer be guaranteed to appear after fault reporting? Support contracts run for a year or more so work out a yearly cost for comparison.
Retail System Quotes
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