Wednesday 22 May 2013

Reasons to Switch to Coffee Shop POS ipad

In a data driven world, most coffee shop retailers are welcoming robust restaurantmanagement systems for sales, inven­tory control and customer management. The coffee shop owner now has some great technology at their fingertips.

Let’s discuss why the switch can be imperative for your coffee business:

A penny saved is a penny earned:

The iPad POS sys­tems are considerably low on cost than cash reg­is­ters and other POS systems. Installed POS systems are not only expensive to procure but they also require a recurring annual maintenance and upgrading cost of both software and bulky hardware. In comparison, ipad POS are energy efficient and also a green option for the environment.

Real time sales reporting:

The coffee shop POS ipad pro­vides distinctive attributes like real time sales statement­ that works beyond any tra­di­tional POS system. Real time sales information can be used in various ways to increase the day sales by putting on spot offers and schemes to reach the targeted day sale. You can plan your inventory according to the spikes in sales. If you are managing a chain of coffee shops, the real time data can be put to the best of use in managing sales, customers, and inventory across stores.

Flexibility in managing the business:

With an iPad POS, you can mon­i­tor your busi­ness processes from any­where in the world as long as you have a smart phone. Check your day’s sales at any point of the day to see how your sales are moving and re-order inven­tory accordingly.

The Security of business data: 

With an iPad POS structure, all data is stored up in the cloud, which relieves you from the constant worry of stor­ing precious data on physical com­put­ers. The data stored in physical computers can be lost on account of different natural occurrences like system crashing, flood­ing, theft, etc. You need not fret about shortage of space, as you can store ample sales, cus­tomer data and inven­tory reports onto your sys­tem through encrypted cloud computing data, which is safe and secure.

Ease in handling the systems: 

The iPad POS can be effortlessly used like any smart phone or a tablet. Training processes   are quick and your staff can be on the job from the first day of joining. You can have unlim­ited options for cus­tomiza­tion, as you can devise your own POS such that each transaction is at the ease of few taps on the screen.

Customer Information: 

You can capture all  customer  centric  data  in the ipad POS system and develop your customer loy­alty pro­grams by connecting  it  to  your e-mailers to put regular cus­tomers in the loop for  promotions  in your  coffee shop .

A coffee shop POS iPad is a dynamic platform, which will continuously be enhanced and further inte­grat­e with new attributes to facilitate coffee shop owners to make smarter deci­sions to grow their business.

1 comment:

  1. I think it's a given certainty that Legacy POS has had it's day. While numerous POS solution providers are still sending blog posts to their client base raising questions about tablet POS and Cloud based infrastructure the simple fact is, that their is revolution and it is not going away.

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