In the last installment of this blog (and the first in this series), we listed several features that are essential to viable point of sale systems and explained how they benefit retailers. However, the list represented only the tip of the iceberg.

The roster of today’s “must-have” point-of-sale system necessities—such as those available from  pcAmerica—also includes those whose benefits center on easier, faster handling of more complicated transactions that involve special pricing; complicated steps and/or multiple calculations are replaced with a single automated process. For instance, instead of having employees remember sale prices and sale price validity—not to mention compelling management to configure and re-configure point-of-sale systems to reflect temporary “deals”—feature-rich solutions allow time parameters for sales on individual items to be automatically administered. A feature for handling bulk pricing helps the employees because multiple items can be sold at a discount merely by pre-selecting quantity and special pricing to offer “2 for 1” or “3 for 1” sales on the same item; a “mix-and-match” feature is valuable in that it allows retailers to offer a special price for quantities of multiple items.

Retailers can also reap considerable gains in the form of enhanced customer service and faster throughput from the ability to temporary place one transaction in “suspend” mode while executing another, then recall and tender the previous sale. This feature prevents bottlenecks at the point of sale should a customer realize, after his or her purchases have been rung up, that he or she has left a wallet in the car or forgotten to pick up an item. It is a great alternative to being forced to cancel a sale.

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Next up: Still more essential retail point of sale solution features.