Till Software

If you run a busy retail business then it's a fair bet that you will be using till software. You may not know it, but this software is probably making your life that little bit easier!

Till software is, as the name suggests, software which runs a retail till. Till software comes in many forms, from simple, standalone systems to fully integrated EPoS software till systems which integrate things like stock control systems and online selling channels, produrement systems and accounting software packages. This vast array of functionality means that no two till software packages are the same, some being generic and some bespoke and focussed on a particular business type.

Modern till software is known as multichannel EPoS software, that is it not only runs the retail shop till, this software also interfaces and feeds things like an ecommerce website, Ebay, Google Products and many other selling channels. This level of integration means that huge amounts of time can be saved for the retailer, as this kind of till software does all of the time consuming tasks, leaving the retailer time to concentrate on other things.

Using till software for modern retailing

Modern Electronic Point of Sale till software is geared up to integrate as much functionality as possible. Because trading across multiple online channels can be very time consuming if multiple admin systems are used, the more integration for these channels are done the better - it's much better to integrate for instance the website admin system into the till system than it is to use a separate system, as this then gives the opportunity to 'do things once'. The Intelligent Retail Connect website software works this way - the product admin is integrated into the Connect EPOS till system so that products need to be entered onto just one system (through the back office system interface) - from here it's a simple task to 'drag and drop' to any online channel which is integrated in, and of course the best thing is that all orders from these external channels come back to the shop till and are taken out of the active stock tree, so you can't sell the same item twice!

Take a look at the Intelligent Retail till software system at www.intelligentretail.co.uk or ask for a free demonstration, you can contact either by email at enquiries@intelligentretail.co.uk or phone 0845 6800 126.

if you would like to find out more about till software then visit www.tillsoftware.com, this website offers a full overview of the functionality of a till software system.