Ever get frustrated waiting for a price check? What about making a special trip to take advantage of an advertised special and finding that the item is out of stock? Or did you ever spend 10 minutes arguing with the check-out clerk about an item that is supposed to be on sale?
It can be aggravating to say the least and can make your shopping or dining experience less than a pleasant one.
There is a better way to assure your customers a have a more enjoyable shopping experience and that is through a Point of Sale (POS) System. With today’s ever tightening margins and tougher competition, successful restaurateurs and retailers are looking into and installing computerized POS systems help reduce their cost of goods sold.
They aren’t cheap but the payback is normally very quick. Once in place, the rewards are many.
· Increased profits
· Better inventory control
· Reduced transaction times
· Reduced shrinkage and theft
· Customer history files to run special promotions; mailings, etc…
And with today’s systems, your POS system can be seamlessly integrated into your back office controlling not only POS and Inventory but also your general ledger, receivables, payables and even payroll.
With (POS) automation in place, you always know exactly what is in stock, what products contribute the most to your profit margin, which contribute the least, etc…
You can also automatically generate replenishment purchase orders, easily adjust the price of slow moving merchandise and improve customer service with loyalty programs, special offerings and faster checkout.
Any business owner knows that long lines at the checkout are undesirable and that typically, long lines result from either price checks or credit card processing.
If your business has broadband internet access, you can reduce credit card processing from 20 to 30 seconds (via modem) down to around 3 to 5 seconds.
Age verification can also be easily integrated if you offer liquor, wine or tobacco products. And with standard barcode or UPC scanning, price checks are almost instant.
Faster credit card processing, faster check outs, instant inventory updates, better customer service all sounds great but isn’t it difficult to set-up?
The answer is NO. Automatic importing of existing inventory spreadsheets or from files within your existing software simplify start-up as do barcode and or UPS scanning of individual products. Setting up standard, promotional and other pricing has become much easier and straightforward as well as typical price changes.
For the restaurateur … fast and accurate order taking, table seating, split checks, tip tracking, unlimited menu items and modifiers are all impacted positively as well as customer and inventory tracking, menu performance and much much more.
For the retailer … faster transaction times, gift card processing, customer loyalty programs, promotional and multi-item discounting, improved inventory control and more.
Most business consultants agree that to succeed and grow a business, between 1% and 3% of the yearly gross revenues should be reinvested into new or improved technology.
As an example that would mean that a $500,000 operation should plan on spending between $5.000 and $15,000 annually with a resultant net savings of approximately 10% per year as a result of computerization.
Point of Sale automation will save you 3 to 5% or more of your gross on theft and shrinkage alone. Add in improved inventory controls, happier customers and the marketing opportunities and payback is generally a matter of months and at an investment level well within the above suggested guidelines.
To learn more about how Point of Sale automation can benefit your business, contact your local IT consultant or feel free to contact us at any time.
We offer and support systems from Cougar Mountain, DELL, PC America and others as well as providing full service computer and network support. There is never a charge for initial consultations and we can structure terms of service to match the individual budgetary and operational requirements of your business.
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Brick, NJ 08723
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