fbpx When searching for a new inventory management system, there are several things you will want to consider. We have created a checklist that covers the essentials your system should have to help you run an efficient retail business. A point of sale system is no longer just used to ring sales, it has much greater capabilities that you should be taking advantage of. In addition to scanning items at checkout, your system should track your inventory, generate reports, and integrate with other retail solutions. Having a retail software system that is easy to learn and operate will ease the transition of switching and make it easy to train and onboard new employees. A key feature your system should be capable of is collecting data and customer information at the point of sale. This will help you capture your client base, which will help with marketing efforts and creating targeted campaigns to get customers to come back to your store. In this day and age, having a cloud-hosted solution is also very important. You don’t have to worry about the risk of losing all of your data when you can store it in the cloud and access it from anywhere, anytime. Being able to then use that data to generate reports on sales, employees, customers, ecommerce, marketing, etc. will help you really understand you business in terms of what’s working and what’s not. See the full checklist of features you should ensure you inventory management system has. If it lacks any of the following, you may want to consider switching your system, so you can get the most out of your business.