A point of sale system is the software and hardware that records each sale, issues a receipt, takes payment and deducts the item from stock instantly. Any business that sells directly to the public, such as a shop, restaurant or pharmacy, needs one, especially with many items or several cashiers and branches.
Step by step
- 1
Define how you sell
Items in sizes and colors, tables and a kitchen, or services by appointment. Each kind of business has systems designed around it.
- 2
Choose the hardware
A screen or tablet, a barcode scanner, a receipt printer, a cash drawer and a card payment terminal.
- 3
Connect it to stock and accounts
Every sale deducts from stock and posts to the accounts automatically, so no data is entered twice.
- 4
Check the tax requirements
In Egypt, ask about connecting to the Egyptian Tax Authority's e-receipt system. In Saudi Arabia, ask about compliance with the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority's e-invoicing requirements if your business is registered for VAT.
- 5
Ask about outages and reports
Can you keep selling if the internet goes down? Does it give you daily reports on sales, best-selling items and each cashier's performance?
- 6
Set permissions
Decide who can give discounts, void sales and accept returns, and give each cashier their own login and a daily cash closing.
Leaving discount and void permissions open to every cashier makes errors and manipulation impossible to trace. Give every user their own login and permissions.
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