NicheSuite POS Terminal Features

May 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Whether you are a large, multi-location retail chain or a small, independent retailer, NicheSuite POS Solutions serve your every need. Our POS solutions give you the option of choosing the right technology and with it, the benefits relating to the operational, capital/operational expense, support needs and security & maintenance. NicheSuite can also be deployed on different kinds of IT infrastructure and hardware.
POS – Administration features

A searchable full audit trail of the store’s sale history is enabled by the electronic journal

Can enrol new customers into loyalty programs for campaigns/CRM purposes
An employee database that supports attendance, labour scheduling and time can be maintained
Ensures smooth functioning of day to day tasks between headquarters and stores
Generates pertinent and effective reports relating to profitability, sales and stock
Interfaces with multi-order points like cell phone, kiosks and web
Is capable of printing vast variety of reports with which cash management processes can be smoothed
Items such as edge shelf labels, applicable tax rates, prices and tender types are updated

Registries for items such as for bridal and baby gifts and events by dates, names, items, prices, etc are supported
Set up authorization levels and usage security with which to manage different stakeholders and groups and control the roles they play in the system
Shipment packages with online integration with shipment companies like DHL, FedEx, Royal Mail, UPS and USPS etc can be tracked
Special offers, such as promotions and percentage discounts, can be launched
The GUI, which is browser-based, enables back-office users to manage every aspect of the store. This makes its use easy and reduces training costs.

The price check system, which is fully integrated, allows reporting on management of promotional message displayed to customers and system usage, helping to improve customer service
You can set up and manage e-commerce and retail stores and warehouses and set up associations between them.
You can synchronize intervals between warehouses, e-commerce stores and retail stores. With this, you can see a real-time synchronization between these different business channels and set up preset stock replenishment levels
Your business can set up payment gateways like Barclays, CyberSource, Google Checkout, HSBC, PayPal, Sage Pay and any other custom payment gateway that has inbuilt 3D Secure support

POS –terminal features

Can handle different kinds of payment methods, such as credit card, cheque, cash, voucher, or gift cheque
Can integrate with third-party processors, such as stored value cards, smart cards etc
Can manage advance sale, cash and credit
Goods can be shipped to consumers
Indicative sale, like consumer specific promotion or up-sell prompting, can be done
Its Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) interface aids third-party integration
NicheSuite POS supports internationalization. A number of languages and currency options that can be comfortably swapped are available for the user/cashier

Offers a host of flexible sales functions, such as sale by item, and accepts all popular modes of online payment
Offers support for US taxation
PLU, the number assigned to that product which is not bar-coded, is supported. When server action is restored, offline transactions are automatically recorded and updated
Returns/Exchange, Refunds and Deliver Slip can be tracked
Sales can be reviewed through a web browser interface
Store is completely automated, because of which super fast checkouts are ensured and human errors reduced
Supports currency and drawer management

Targeted sales goals can be set. Every step towards achieving these goals can be tracked online, adding to the motivation levels among sales personnel.
The Hold and Retrieve Options under Suspend/Retrieve functions, by which an employee can return to a transaction later, is enabled
The print management system gives out clean receipts and can void transactions when required
Use of gift certificates is supported