Welcome to Some New Customers!

It has been a very busy summer for all of us and fall is looking busy as well as I am headed to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Oregon, Washington State, Utah, Idaho and Texas over the coming weeks.

For now, a quick shout out to some retailers who recently joined the family:

• Harvest Moon Health Foods - Utah - Card Defender
• May Janes House of Glass - Washington State - POS Consulting
• Global Wine and Spirits - Kansas - Card Defender
• Mac Spirits - Arkansas - New Hardware and Card Defender

Welcom! 

Advice on POS Systems for Health Food and Vitamin Stores

Wow - so I have been contacted by quite a few health food or vitamin retail stores over the last couple of weeks. I appreciate all of you letting me stop by your stores to learn more about your business and what you want in a retail point of sale system!

It is clear that you have some very loyal customers and provide product knowledge that goes beyond what a typical retail store can offer. As for POS systems, your wish list included the following (aside from the normal core POS functions):

• Loyalty or preferred customer program 
• Bundling items together and selling as a package
• Gift cards
• E-commerce integration
• Detailed product information at POS screen
• Ability to search for product based on need (eg: natural sleep aids)
• Re-order points for commonly sold items
• Signed waivers from customers who purchase raw products
• Expiration dates

So far, we've narrowed down some solutions based on your business size as well as your existing POS system. Retail Management Hero and Cloud Retailer are both contenders in addition to LightSpeed and NCR CounterPoint so we will continue the process of looking at demos and costs for each of these programs.

Do you have a health food or vitamin retail store? Have something to add to the above list? Want some advice on possible solutions? Please contact me at 208-340-5632 or kevinantosh@gmail.com for more information.

Seasonal Pricing for Cloud Retailer/Ability to Change Number of Active Licenses

Note that I use the term "seasonal pricing" in reference to the ability to add or reduce the number of licenses that you are paying for based on business demand. For example, a nursery/garden center may have one POS license all year (at $50/month) but may add 2 more licenses from March - September (at an additional $100/month just for that time period).

Another example might be a retail business that sells at trade shows, expos, or similar off site events and just needs an extra license or two for 1-2 months out of each year.

Do you have a business that is somewhat seasonal? If so, Cloud Retailer now offers seasonal pricing for adding additional lanes during your business season!

As long as you keep one license active year round, you can add additional Cloud Retailer POS licenses as needed for the busy season with just a one month commitment. Fees will vary (but will be provided in writing ahead of time so you know what to expect).

This is great for any retailer who has a busy season or maybe an annual/semi annual event that requires additional POS systems.

Now you can have those extra POS stations without the on-going expense during slower periods (or add additional POS stations just for special events)! This could save a typical retailer $500 to $1000 annually.

For more information, please visit http://cloudretailer.com/ , email sales@rite.us or call 888-267-7483.