Retail - Distribution and Point of Sale
Do you have a retail store environment? Perhaps it's like a traditional 7-11? Or like many businesses, have you opened a retail store to directly sell the products that you buy or produce? Some of these types of stores are built right into the main distribution warehouse.
Regardless, a retail environment presents many challenges, such as:
- Bar coding with UPC codes
- Reconciling cash drawers (and sometimes multiple cash drawers)
- Daily deposits
- Credit Card Processing
- Inventory Control
- Customer deposits and layaways
- Customer Returns
As a retailer, you need easy-to-use, fast-to-implement software that integrates with your accounting and inventory system. It must allow you to gain insight into your customers' purchasing habits. The bottom line – it must provide a significant return on investment and allow you to manage your business more profitably.
There are many, many Point of Sale (POS) programs available; however, many of the off-the-shelf products do not integrate to accounting - the front office does not speak to the back office.
In addition, the smaller packages do not provide the flexibility and configurability of a more robust system. Some of the more common pains of retail business owners are:
- How do I accept multiple methods of payments on one sale?
- How can I have touch screen technology?
- How can I process credit cards with my POS software?
- Will I be able to produce accurate financial statements?
- My inventory is always off – how can I get accurate inventory quantities?
- Can purchasing be automated and integrated?
ACI Consulting has worked with many retailers and each business presents unique challenges. Here are the solutions we recommend - please feel free to browse them and when you are ready…so are we!
- P2 Pro for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200
- Fusion Retail Solutions for Sage MAS 500
- CamCommerce Solutions for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200
Please fill out our quick request form, email us at solutions@ACIconsulting.com, or call us at 1-866.ACI.INFO (224.4636).








