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Point of sale

Several cashiers. One set of books.

Every sale rung at the counter lands in the same books your accountant reads, under the name of the cashier who rang it. No retyping at night, and the end of day is a count, not a reconstruction.

Illustrative screen · Point of sale

How the sale moves

The sale, the payment, the record.

Three steps at the counter, and none of them is repeated at night.

  1. 1

    The sale

    A customer is on every tab before items go into the cart. Several people serve at once, each with their own tabs and running totals.

    • A tab named for a table or a customer
    • Split a tab, or hand it to another cashier
    • Charge a tab to a customer's account
  2. 2

    The payment

    One sale can be split across more than one method, and the allocation is checked before the sale closes.

    • Discounts inside the ceiling you set for that cashier
    • A live rate fetched as the payment is taken
    • Service charge and suggested gratuity on the receipt
  3. 3

    The record

    The sale moves the stock, lands in the ledger, and appears on the shift report under the cashier's name.

    • Stock movement recorded as the sale closes
    • The ledger entry is the sale, not a copy of it
    • At close, the drawer is counted and the variance calculated

What the counter actually does

Named methods, named currencies, named discounts.

Every line below is a setting a cashier or a manager can find in the till, not a category standing in for one.

  • One customer, recognised at every location
  • Store credit, gift cards and the account on one record
  • A manager PIN to charge a tab to the account
Illustrative screen · Point of sale
  • Eight ways to pay

    Cash, card, cheque, gift card, store credit, a promotional partner, tap to pay on the device itself where available, or hold the sale as a quote. One sale can be split across more than one of them, and the allocation is checked before the sale closes.

  • Ten currencies at the counter

    Jamaican, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Eastern Caribbean, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Guyana, Cayman and Canadian dollars. The rate is fetched live when the payment is taken, you can set your own markup or markdown on the bank rate, and cash rounds to the nearest, always up, or always down, as you choose.

  • One customer record

    Recognised at every location, carrying purchase history, store credit balance, gift cards, and what is owed on the account. A tab can be charged to that account at the counter with a manager PIN.

  • Discounts that carry a name

    Named presets such as Staff or Management, automatic discounts by category on chosen days, a maximum percentage per cashier and a manager PIN above it. Every discount is logged against whoever applied it.

  • Service charge and gratuity

    A default service charge for the business and a rate per cashier, with three suggested gratuity percentages printed on the receipt.

  • Named tax rates

    Set GCT by name, per location, with your tax registration number printed on every receipt and invoice.

The end of the day

Every shift ends in a count.

The drawer is counted open and counted closed, and the difference is worked out for you rather than discovered later.

  • Counted by note and by currency
  • Variance against the levels you set
  • Reviewed before anyone writes it off
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  • Counted open, counted close

    The float is counted note by note at open, and the close is counted by denomination and by currency.

  • Variance calculated for you

    Against warning and critical levels you set, per cashier, so a difference is flagged at close rather than found weeks later.

  • Safe drop

    Excess cash leaves the drawer and goes to the safe without closing the shift or interrupting trading.

  • Safe and petty cash

    Each keeps its own ledger, and deposits are recorded against the slip number so a lodgement can be traced back.

  • Gross profit per shift

    And who took what, cashier by cashier, on the same report as the drawer count.

  • Trading can be blocked

    Until a shift is properly opened, so a till cannot quietly start selling without a counted float behind it.

The floor

Built for a room where several people serve at once.

Bars, restaurants and anywhere a tab stays open while the customer is still in the room.

  • Server, covers, spend and time on every table
  • Timers that warn at the minutes you choose
  • A cashier sees only their own tabs
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  • Tabs per cashier

    Named for a table or for a customer, each with its own running total, open while the room is still busy.

  • A floor plan

    Rooms and tables showing the server, the covers, the spend and the time, so a manager can read the room at a glance.

  • Table timers

    With your own warning and critical minutes, so a table that has been waiting too long shows itself.

  • Split a tab

    Item by item into new tabs, or moved straight into another tab that is already open.

  • The kitchen sees it once

    On a bump bar, or printed by category and by location, so a drink and a main do not both land at the same station.

  • Removals after the grace period

    Logged with a reason and carried onto the shift report, against the person who removed the item.

Your web presence, with the counter open

A site, a brand and a counter that launch together.

Three finished sites for places that sell in person: a restaurant, a market and a maker. Start from one, and the cards, flyers and social content follow to match.

18 finished sites 8 categories Browse the gallery

Every site is a complete page, and the same desk makes the business cards, flyers and social content to match. See brand development and management

Hardware

Printers, readers and scanners, by name.

Receipt and kitchen printers are addressed by network address and assigned to categories and locations, with your logo on the receipt.

  • The kitchen sees each order once
  • Tap to pay on the device you hold, where available
  • Nothing new to buy to start
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  • Phone or tablet

    Run the counter from a phone or tablet. Where tap to pay is available, the device itself takes the card, with no separate reader. It is not yet available in Jamaica.

  • Receipt and kitchen printers

    Addressed by network address and assigned to categories and locations, so the kitchen sees an order once. Your logo prints on the receipt.

    Set up and test a printer
  • Card readers

    Chip, tap and swipe on a connected reader, or tap to pay on the device you are already holding where it is available.

  • Label printers

    Presets for DYMO, Zebra, Brother, HP and Avery sheets, or your own dimensions. Thermal label printers over USB.

  • Barcode scanners

    Scan straight to the cart over USB or Bluetooth.

Where the counter runs

The same counter, in every kind of room.

The point of sale is part of each Business Operating System that sells in person, on the same books as everything else.

  • Shops and stores

    Fashion, electronics, groceries and specialty retail, with the counter, the shelf and the online shop on one record.

    Retail OS
  • Bars and restaurants

    Tabs per server, the floor plan, table timers and the kitchen printers.

    Restaurant OS
  • Hotels and guesthouses

    The bar, the restaurant and the shop at the property, on the same books as the rooms.

    Hotel OS
  • Markets and pop-ups

    A phone or tablet for a stall, a festival or a weekend market, with tap to pay where it is available.

Point of sale

Make every sale count.

Every sale under the name of the cashier who rang it, in the same books your accountant reads, with the shift closing against a counted drawer.

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Questions

Questions about point of sale.

Something else on your mind? Our team will talk it through with you.

How would I know if cash went missing?

Every shift closes against a counted drawer, by denomination and by currency, and the variance is calculated for you against warning and critical levels you set. Refunds, discounts and stock adjustments raise an exception you can filter by location, date and staff member.

Can one cashier see another cashier's sales?

No. A cashier sees only their own tabs. A supervisor with an override PIN sees everyone's.

Do I need new hardware?

No. The counter runs on a phone or tablet you already have. Where tap to pay is available, the device itself takes the card; it is not yet available in Jamaica. Add a receipt printer, a card reader, a label printer or a scanner when you want them.

How do sales reach the books?

Directly. The sale at the counter is the stock movement and the ledger entry, so nothing gets retyped at night and the end of day is a count, not a reconstruction.

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How does each sale affect stock?

The completed sale records the stock movement as it closes, so sales and remaining stock are read from the same record rather than reconciled against each other.

What about refunds and exceptions?

Refunds and unusual exceptions are recorded separately and routed through the approval rules your team sets, and each one appears on the shift report against the cashier who made it.

Can virtual staff help with point of sale?

Yes. Virtual staff can prepare the catalog, review end-of-day differences, prepare refund records, and draft follow-up messages to customers. Your team approves prices, discounts, refunds, and payments.