| Are you struggling to maintain a viable business | | | | sales process, including EFTPOS or cash, so only one |
| operation with an outdated cash register or POS | | | | transaction is required. The point of sale processing |
| software system? Point of sale (POS) software is | | | | system will handle cash, cheque and credit card |
| possibly one of the best investments you can make in | | | | purchases quickly and easily as well as process lay-by |
| your business success. Full featured POS software will | | | | transactions, special offers, discounted items and gift |
| virtually run your entire business operation from your | | | | certificates. |
| desktop. | | | | POS software operates with either keyboard or |
| Point of sale software systems benefit your sales | | | | touch screen access and a bar code scanner, which |
| process by providing you with a range of reporting | | | | reduces staff errors or incorrect pricing as product |
| features, plus a number of other specialised services | | | | prices are already stored in the system. |
| which streamline your inventory, ordering, staff, | | | | Not only does a POS system reduce human error, |
| customer information, transaction and accounting | | | | it dramatically improves transaction processing times |
| processes. | | | | and the overall customer experience. And faster |
| The analysed data can be tailored to suit your | | | | transaction processing means you can service your |
| business needs, so let's look at some of the reporting | | | | customers more effectively. |
| features which will help improve your sales and overall | | | | You can maintain data on your customers - |
| performance figures, and therefore the bottom line of | | | | including their email address - and their regular |
| your business: | | | | purchases. This information enables you to take a |
| A detailed report breaks down the number of | | | | proactive, targeted approach in your sales and |
| products you have sold; statistics can include sales for | | | | marketing campaigns. |
| today, last week or over the past month. By analysing | | | | Point of sale software can manage and support |
| which products are generating most sales, it's easier to | | | | one retail site or a number of sites from a centralised |
| focus your attention on margins, sales trends, | | | | location. |
| forecasting, revenue and inventory. | | | | This functionality enables management to oversee all |
| The detailed reporting summaries can tell you at | | | | their operations from a remote location. By integrating |
| any time how much of a particular product you have | | | | the features of a POS software system, business |
| on hand (and in what colours, sizes or varieties), how | | | | owners or managers can apply a common set of |
| much you have in the cash drawer in sales plus float, | | | | rules and procedure across a range of outlets. |
| and how much of that cash is profit. | | | | The benefits of maintaining a centralised POS system |
| A POS software system effectively reduces | | | | for a number of outlets include increased overall |
| shrinkage (items that are lost from the shelves due to | | | | productivity and ease of management as well as |
| theft, waste or being out of date) because the | | | | providing customers with the security and satisfaction |
| software enables you to keep track of every item. | | | | of knowing they can expect the same high level of |
| POS software helps you to see when a particular | | | | service and range of products they've come to |
| stock item is running low so you can promptly re-order. | | | | expect from your business no matter which outlet or |
| The POS sales interface integrates the entire | | | | store they visit. |