TILL SOFTWARE FEATURES
The till system is comprehensive, so we explain what functions it can do, with screen shots as well
Overview
EPOS PRODUCTS .. TILLS .... PROMOTIONS / DISCOUNTS
Our Epos system developed with and for retailers provides solutions to the stock control issues of too much stock and too low profits.
Promotions are probably the best tool for promoting and also clearing stock as the till can perform far more complex tests to determine if special prices or discounts apply and all the operator has to do is scan the products.
Their effectiveness can be measured by recording the sales acheived and reporting on them and this also acts a prompt to do the same next year at the same time.
There are different promotions for different situations, multi buys, mix and match, link sales, cheapest free, kits of items , and supplier vouchers.
Supplier Vouchers
Promotions Setup
Promotions Setup
Basically irrespective of type the promotions can be set up on future active date ranges. This gives the merchandisers time to put out promotional signage and check stocks. On completion of the valid dates the product reverts back to normal list pricing. At the end of the day its the tills that do the hard work.
- Multi-buys - they more you buy the cheaper the price
- Mix and Match - buying different products together to get the reductions
- Linked Sales - buying different products together to get a free item
- Cheapest free - on the selected products get the cheapest free
Promotion Types
Promotion Types
These vary with the different promotional offering being price or percentage reduction or new reduced total. In some cases they are calculated during the sale and in others like cheapest free at the end of the sale
- Multi-buys - they more you buy the cheaper the price
- Mix and Match - buying different products together to get the reductions
- Linked Sales - buying different products together to get a free item
- Cheapest free - on the selected products get the cheapest free
Kit Sales
Kit Sales
Where a group of items is put together to make an special offer price , then items involved in the kit allows each on to be correctly deducted from stock when sold in the ratio they are used. e.g. set of furniture with 1 x table and 4 x chairs xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Kits offer a combination of items at a new total price
- One product may be in several kits if a regular component
- Checks stock levels to ensure have enough stock to do it
- Can be varied at time of sales
- Selected by the operator from a master list of all kits
Benefits
Promotions are the mechanism for clearing these slow movers and it is better to recover the funds at low margin or even cost and buy faster movers.
The promotional offers allow all sorts of marketing possibilities that would be hard to administer on a conventional till, and again their effectiveness can be monitored, did they sell more or did they clear stock, or was I just giving away more money.
Multibuys , mix and match, and other promotions are carried out automatically
Due to the changing ranges offered by suppliers it is important to clear the old ranges before the end of the season, which we can now identify these items for price reductions or promotions, else we are left storing old stock until next year.
The promotion features and the customer information collected mean we can set up more suitable deals but also monitor their performance whilst still active
F.A.Q.S
ARE MY PROMOTIONS WORKING OR JUST SELLING FOR NO BENEFIT?
Promotions have numbered schemes and therefore all sales that relate to them can be collected and accumulated against them. This is good because they can be involving more than one product. Promotional vouchers can be taken as product price or tender reductions and counted accordingly. Products can be set to record say post code details for later analysis too. All promotions are recorded in against groups and readings.
ARE MY DISCOUNTS GIVEN WORKING OR JUST SELLING FOR NO BENEFIT?
Discounts are given at line or tender level and as such get recorded on the sale line. When a discount is given on total sale it will be apportioned across the lines sold proportional to the sales value. All discounts are recorded in total in groups reports and readings
