Multistore POS: How Do You Measure Up?

By The Business Solutions Network

This ISV’s $60,000 six-store install includes all-in-one POS terminals, servers, a tablet, and Software-as-a-Service.

In today’s competitive retail environment, multi-store operations can no longer afford to be running single instances of POS (point of sale) software, cut off from one another with no insight into inventory or sales data across the chain. Having multistore capability was the biggest reason BJ’s Tobacco, a 24-hour tobacco/c-store chain in Washington state, was seeking to overhaul its POS system across its six locations.

In the fall of 2015, Bepoz and BJ’s connected online through one of the ISV’s online lead generation sources. The Bepoz team discovered that the retailer had a number of needs. One, of course, was the need for a multilocation POS system that provided centralized reporting and management. The POS it was using didn’t have that capability. Another was the need for complex inventory management as the retailer uses a centralized warehouse from which all of its locations order. Additionally, the retailer wanted the ability to offer a loyalty program and manage promotions such as rebates and other price changes. The retailer also wanted to address the EMV liability shift by being able to read EMV cards. Finally, the retailer needed a POS system that integrated with QuickBooks.