Retail Point of Sale Vendor Referrals

A quick note that I am happy to provide referrals to businesses selling and supporting different point of sale systems that you may already be using. All I need to know is the following:

1. your location (city and state - US only, please)
2. your business name and contact information
3. which point of sale system you are using
4. why the place you bought your point of sale from can not help you
5. what sort of help you need (tech support/new licenses/upgrade/new hardware/etc)

The reason for # 4 is a safeguard against people who owe a company money attempting to obtain support from someone else.

While I don't know every dealer/partner for every point of sale system, I do maintain a contact list of the partners and dealers that I trust so do visit my contact page for information on how to reach me for this type of information.

Note that this also applies if you are considering a specific point of sale system and want to know who to buy the system from.

Point of Sale Buying Video Buying Tip - What to Choose Mobile or Computer?

Some information related to the key differences between point of sale solutions designed to run on mobile devices versus point of sale solutions designed to run on computers. Included in the video are some key reasons why you should just focus on mobile point of sale solutions and reasons to focus only on computer based point of sale solutions.

I also share how to not only obtain some free help choosing the best point of sale solution for your business but also how to contact me related to various discounts and promotions that are being offered by trusted point of sale companies that I am familiar with.

You can also reach me via the contact form to the right, via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com, or on my cell at 208.340.5632.

Please note that the information in the video is best suited for non-food service related businesses located in the United States.

Milestones and Expansion

As this blog site surpasses 20,000 in unique visitors, I am thinking about expanding to include a real web site as well as the various social media site. I have been getting several calls and emails each week from folks searching for help related to point of sale systems so it appears that online resources related to point of sale solutions are few and far between.

I’m thinking of calling the site Pondering Point of Sale with a tagline of “Strange Name – Free Advice”.

The idea would be that the site would continue to offer basic news, information, reviews and buying tips related to point of sale systems for retail stores and museums. Unlike some other resource sites, this site would not just exist to sell your information to other point of sale companies. As now, everything would be free – even my general advice (more in depth advice/consulting would involve an hourly fee). I will keep everyone updated if I decide to take the next step and expand.

I'm also testing the water to see if I can help retailers of all sizes select the best point of sale solution for their business. This is something that I would need to charge an hourly fee for if more than one hour of my time is required.

Confused? Perplexed? Have Comments/Feedback?

You can always email me at kevinantosh@gmail.com or call me at 208-340-5632 (I am on Mountain Time)

What Retailers Are Searching For

I know that I have shared various statics from organizations like the National Retail Federation in past posts but also wanted to pass along some interesting statics from this blog site.

The most popular posts on this blog site are the product reviews. If the statics are accurate then...

• 76% of you are searching for Windows based point of sale system (and more of you are searching for Microsoft RMS than all other point of sale software programs combined!).
• 13% of you are searching for an electronic cash register
• 11% of you are searching for a tablet based point of sale system

The only reason I share this, is that the industry is telling us that the split between tablet based point of sale systems and computer based point of sale systems should be nearly 50/50.

Note that this information applies just to specialty retail stores as I am not tracking the restaurant related information.

Another thought is that I know of several new point of sale systems that will be coming on the market over the next few months and they are all tablet based (I'll be reviewing one of them in detail as it offers features that rival computer based point of sale systems while maintaining the affordable pricing that a tablet based point of sale system can offer).

Update 3.April.2014:

51.1% Traditional
43.3% Tablet
5.6% ECR (Electronic Cash Register)

Are you in the US and in need of no cost retail point of sale advice? I'm happy to help and can be reached on my cell at 208-340-5632 (mountain time) or via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com.