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Electronic point-of-sale technology can increase efficiency and help save you money, finds Sally Drury
Q What can an EPOS system do for a small retail outlet?
A Lots, especially if you are looking to develop and grow your business. Your customers are busy people. The last thing they want to do is queue to pay. And the last thing you want is queue rage - the dumping of the basket and the stomping off and accompanied mutterings.
Using a system that reads barcodes should speed transactions compared with searching for, and trying to interpret, faded price tags. It also ehminates the ringing in of wrong prices. But the real benefit is in the collection of sales data for stock control and promotional activity, instant discounting on multi-buys, link-sales reminders, maintenance of trade accounts and sales pattern identification. It also, of course, allows various tendering methods including chip-and-pin-compliant debit and credit cards.
The right system for your business can not only increase accuracy and efficiency, it can also boost profits. EPOS systems such as Open Retail's OpenXpos provide all the tools to...