Recent installments of this blog have focused on the addition of different software modules to retail and restaurant point of sale systems to bolster their capabilities. But forward-thinking vendors like pcAmerica aren’t stopping there. Instead, they’re adding state-of-the art features to the software itself—features that add value and bring with them a host of benefits.

On the retail side, one such feature is “tip functionality”, wherein tips can be incorporated into transactions completed at businesses whose employees usually receive gratuities. Think salons, car washes, and other retail service businesses—you get the idea. Similarly, with some software, managers can split commissions by item, assigning a different salesperson from the store to each item on each customer’s list of purchases. There’s also a price batch feature, a simple and effective means of changing the prices on multiple items at the same time. Mass updating of prices can be completed in accordance with a set schedule—no muss, no fuss. Rounding out the retail list is a feature that streamlines the receiving process and bolsters operating efficiencies by enabling inventory receipt and purchase order information to be entered into a single screen.

To the restaurant front comes “combo meal” order-taking functionality. Such a feature lets fast food and counter service restaurants accept combination meal orders more easily. This feature can walk the cashier through the process of taking a combo meal order. If items are rung up separately, the “Auto-Combo” feature will recognize this and automatically combine them together to give the customer the combo meal discount.

Moreover, enhanced LCD and pin pad features help restaurant operators and retailers alike generate more revenue by displaying advertisements on a variety of point of sale peripherals, such as pole displays, digital signage displays, and pin pads. Flash messages or pictures can be uploaded on a timed basis to publicize and draw attention to merchandise and sales promotions.

These capabilities are among the more than 50 features found in the newly released Version 12.5 of pcAmerica’s Cash Register Express and Restaurant Pro Express point of sale software. Contact your pcAmerica sales representative to find out more about how these enhanced solutions can benefit your business.

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