Auckland, New Zealand based Vend has received $8,000,000 in funding to expand operations in the United States and Australia. Note that the amount is in New Zealand dollars.
I haven't heard much about Vend other than it is a monthly fee based retail point of sale system designed to run on tablet computers (appears to be iPad based for sales functions and PS/Mac browser based for management functions).
Vend appears to offer the core point of sale functions along with some additional add-ons for more specific needs.
Since I have no personal experience with Vend, I can't pass along any detailed comments related to the functionality, satisfaction, reliability , or user satisfaction with Vend. I would make a general comment that there are already 100+ point of sale systems to choose from in the US so hopefully Vend will find the niche to differentiate what they can offer specialty retailers in a point of sale solution.
Note: I have asked Vend to schedule a demo of Vend and offer more details of what makes Vend different from the other POS solutions designed for mobile devices. I will let you know if I hear anything from them (24.April.2014).
Offering point of sale general advice, consulting, and sales/service to independent retailers and food service businesses with between 1 and 50 store locations in the United States. Special focus on Pet Stores, Hobby Stores, Goodwill and Similar Thrift Stores, Book Stores, Gift Shops, Cannabis Retailers, Nursery and Garden Centers, Museums, Gift Shops, restaurants, and bars as well as Beer, Wine and Liquor Stores.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
VEND Receives Investment Funding to Expand
Labels:
cloud based,
ipad,
new,
point of sale,
POS,
retail,
tablet,
vend
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
any more info on vend?
ReplyDeleteNope - I've yet to even find someone who has seen a demo of Vend, much less is using Vend and I have talked to well over 4000 businesses.
Delete