Point of Sale via Shopify
Point of Sale via Shopify
Very few of us can juggle
Running a retail shop alongside an online store can quickly feel like juggling. From inventory to sales, customer information, and marketing - there are many balls to keep in the air.
But what if we told you that we have the key to easily keeping all those balls in the air?
At the top of the solution list is Integrated Point of Sale (POS). Specifically, it mentions Shopify POS.
With Shopify POS, seamlessly connecting your physical and online store has never been easier. It's a real game changer.
Let us explain why.
Centralized Sales - All Data in One Place
No more expensive integrations
If you use Shopify as your provider for both your webshop and your POS, you eliminate the need for expensive complex integrations.
Let Shopify be the hub for all your data.
Inventory Management
By switching to Shopify's POS, you'll get real-time inventory updates—ensuring your physical stores are always in sync with each other and your online store. When the last product is taken off the shelf, it’s automatically marked as sold out on your online store.
This creates a smooth user experience.
It will no longer be possible to accidentally sell something in your store that has already been promised to an online customer.
Sales - that's what it's all about.
When it comes to the very practical sales process, you most likely have in-store transactions, online orders, returns, and refunds.
If you're coming from a system where your POS and your webshop aren't synchronized, it can quickly become overwhelming.
With Shopify's POS system, you get an overview of all your sales, both physical and online, in one place. And even in a well-organized place. Say goodbye to endless spreadsheets and late-night calculations of numbers that don't quite add up.
A Better Customer Experience
Synchronized Inventory Management Creates Flexibility for Your Customers
Does a customer in your physical store not have the opportunity to take the product home immediately? No problem! With Shopify's POS, you can easily sell the product in-store and have it shipped directly to them. The order will automatically be included in your online orders, so your warehouse staff knows what needs to be done. The same goes if a customer is interested in a product not available at the store they visit. With Shopify POS, you can effortlessly sell the product from your online inventory and send it to the customer.
No more missing out on sales because the customer doesn't feel like coming back for the product.
Moreover, with a synchronized POS system, you can offer your customers the option to return products bought in the store through the online shop and vice versa.
It truly is a customer convenience worth talking about.
Local Pickup
Shopify's POS makes it easier than ever to offer your customers the option to pick up their orders at the nearest store. Save money on shipping and create more opportunities to connect with your customer.
Pop-up stores and conferences
Since Shopify's POS system operates through an iPad - and can even be set up on your iPhone - with a wireless card reader, you can take your store out into the world at any time. From pop-up stores to markets and conferences.
Much more marketing
Build stronger relationships with your customers using Shopify's POS system.
It's not just the practical sales aspect that improves with an integrated POS system. With all your customer data gathered in one place, your marketing efforts can hit the mark every time.
Whether your customers shop online, in-store, or both, their preferences, purchasing habits, and contact information are consolidated in your Shopify dashboard, offering numerous analytics and reporting options to give you deeper insights into your customers' buying patterns.
With all your customer data in one place, segmenting your customers and personalizing your marketing becomes effortlessly easy.
“Save time with consolidated data for orders, customers, and inventory, always synchronized with all sales across all locations.” - Shopify
Shopify's integrated webshop and POS: manage your inventory, track your sales, and understand your customers.
Shopify's integrated webshop and POS: manage your inventory, track your sales, and understand your customers.
Let's be honest - running a business can sometimes feel like climbing Everest in flip-flops. With an integrated POS system, Shopify takes you out of your flip-flops and puts you in sturdy boots instead.
FAQ: Shopify Point of Sale
Quite simply, a POS (Point of Sale) is the system you use to conduct sales in your physical stores. In other words, it's the hardware/software you use to manage transactions and accept payments.
And if you're sitting there thinking, "So, is a POS just the thing I swipe my card through when I buy coffee?" then you are absolutely correct. But there's much more to POS systems than just the hardware.
A good POS system in today's world is far more sophisticated and high-tech than the old cash register. It can—and should—be used for much more than just processing payments.
A top-notch POS system should be a reliable assistant that manages your inventory, tracks your sales, connects with your customers, and simplifies your daily operations. With Shopify POS, your day-to-day processes are streamlined, allowing you to focus on the bigger picture.
Absolutely not! Shopify's POS system is incredibly flexible, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes. Whether you're just dipping your toes into the retail sector with a pop-up here and there, or you already have multiple locations across various cities—or even several countries.
Shopify's POS costs $89 per month per location, but allows for unlimited POS stations at each location. If you're a PLUS user, the POS system is included for free.
The POS hardware is ‘simply’ an iPad connected to a small card reader, which currently costs $76.
You can find all of Shopify's hardware and pricing here.
Yes, they do. The percentage depends on which Shopify plan you are on.
On the "Advanced" plan, Shopify takes 1.6% of online sales plus a fixed amount of 1.80 kr, and 1.4% of POS sales.
Shopify offers a selection of wireless hardware at affordable prices, which is easy to set up, manage, and take to events like pop-up shops and conferences.
You can find all of Shopify's hardware and prices here.
Shopify has its own payment gateway, Shopify Payments, which promises fast and hassle-free transactions. With Shopify Payments, you can accept the most common forms of payment, such as a variety of credit and debit cards, Google Payments, ApplePay, and more.
Yes! So it's just about getting started.
Shopify's POS system is extremely flexible, supporting businesses of all sizes. The businesses that benefit most from Shopify's POS are those that sell both online and in a physical store, allowing them to take advantage of the benefits of a synchronized solution.
Yes - you certainly can. In your Shopify dashboard, you can easily manage which employees have permissions to, for example, handle refunds, update inventory status, etc.
Yes, you can. When you create a product, you can easily choose whether it should be sold in your webshop and/or via your POS.
If you use Shopify Payments, it works just like your Shopify webshop: The money is transferred to your account in the Danish bank you have specified to Shopify.
Yes, you can always try Shopify POS Pro features free with a 14-day trial. Contact D.TAILS, we are happy to help set up a test environment for you.
Shopify POS requires you to be online to synchronize with your Shopify backend, accept card payments, and send emails with receipts. To minimize the risk of being offline, you can connect using mobile data in addition to regular Wi-Fi.
If your connection is interrupted after you have logged in and the app has downloaded your products, you can continue using the app as long as you do not log out. (This does not apply to Android users - Android devices must have an internet connection to use POS).