Selecting The Right EPoS Till System For Your Sector
EPoS Till systems can be used across a wide variety of independent specialist retail sectors. The key to successful selection is to determine whether the system will fit the way your run your business, i.e. how does it fit in with your processes and does it present the information you need to make better decisions.
Now, because a system works in other similar sectors to you, it may or may not mean that its a good fit for you. The only way to tell is to request a demonstrations, decent companies will do them for free. Here is a guide to the main questions to ask:
- Will my staff be able to quickly learn how to use the EPoS Till?
- Does it have the reports I need?
- Can it handle special customer orders?
- Will it help me reorder?
- Is there an easy way to do goods-in?
- Will it help me keep track of VAT?
- Is cashing up process logical?
- WIll it support customer loyalty schemes?
- Will I be able to email my customers for marketing purposes?
- Does it support various levels of staff access (till user, supervisor and manager?
- The the till epos help reduce shrinkage?
- Can I work from home and still have a link to my shop(s)?
- What about backup of my precious data?
- Does it rely on broadband? What happens when the broadband runs slowly or stops working?
- If I will be selling online, does it have a high quality integrated website that makes it easyto upload product and accept orders?
If you are a specialist retailer you can achieve huge benefits in cost savings and increased revenues from a good EPos Till and it is worth finding a good one.