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Software Features

Point of Sale - The most powerful and flexible point of sale module for the money.
POS Features

  • Dynamic update of item sales and inventory data
  • Dynamic unit to carton to case inventory management
  • Parts Explosion control for kit items
  • Track sales of serialized items
  • Discounts by percentage and/or multiple prices
  • Barcode and OCR scanning
  • Item Inquiry before and/or during sale
  • Access items by item number or vendor's order number
  • Add new items at POS
  • Automatic "On Sale" price management
  • Track sales of apparel items by size
  • Sales tracking by customer
  • Dynamic accounts receivable updating
  • Credit Limit checking on charge accounts
  • Payments on charge accounts with printed receipts
  • Customer lookup by name or number
  • Mailing list management and lockup
  • On-line credit card authorization with draft captures - Requires Third Party Software
  • Split Tender Price quotes
  • Prints invoices and paper tape receipts
  • Cash drawer management and reporting
  • Salesperson tracking
  • Complete tax calculation and recording
  • Complete layaway
  • Automatic sale of deposits on items such as soda using item Tag Along
  • X and Z Reporting
  • Paid Outs
  • See Demo

Inventory Managment -Get control of your inventory! Know what you have... and what you dont.
Inventory Features

  • Complete movement control and reporting for all retail, including apparel
  • Up to 10 price levels
  • Multi-unit pricing 3/$1 .00, etc.
  • Mills pricing support-fractional cents such as $1 .299
  • Automatic calculation of selling prices by cost markup and/or profit margins at all times
  • Integrated purchasing with suggested order - directly interfaced to receiving
  • Parts explosion supporting multiple items sold as a consolidated unit or kit
  • Maintains data on serialized items for floor planning and warranty requirements
  • Price label generation with optional barcode printing capabilities included
  • Up to 5 vendors per item
  • Unlimited number of items
  • Detailed stock status reporting by vendor, department and category with quick "hot list" of reorder status items
  • Item sales reporting by vendor, department, and category - daily, monthly, and year to date including contribution to profitability at each level
  •  See Demo

Customer Operations -All the tools you need to manage your customer accounts…plus…the tools to you need to keep them coming back !
Customer Operation Features


  • Completely self-contained gift card capability
  • Completely self-contained loyalty program
  • Full accounts receivable support with statements and aged receivables*
  • Recurring Charge capability*
  • Concurrent balance forward and open item receivable methods*
  • Full mailing list support for cash and charge customers
  • Sales tracking for cash and charge customers
  • Customer list and labels supporting multiple selection criteria
  •  See Demo

Accounts Payable * - Manage your money to maximize your investment.
Accounts Payable Features


  • Complete check writing facility
  • Terms and discounting support
  • Total invoice control with double pay protection
  • Integration to general ledger
  • Vendor history reporting
  •  See Demo

General Ledger * - -Total integration with the entire system so you’ll know where you stand every month.
General Ledger Features

  • Total integration with all systems
  • Advance journal entry maintenance and editing
  • Detail ledger balance sheet
  • Comparative last year - this year profit and loss statement with expense to revenue ratios
  • Fiscal year beginning any month
 
Employee Management -Help your employees become more productive and maximize their potential.
Employee Management Features

  • Built-in employee time clock
  • Number of sales for each period
  • Dollar amount of sales for each period
  • Profit contribution for each period
  • Automatically updated at point of sale
  •  See Demo

User Interfaces Easy to use and easy to manage.
Interface Features

  • Complete menu shell for defining and accessing other functions such as special utilities
  • External device support - printers, cash drawers, scanners, handheld data collectors, etc.
  • ODBC Data Design Using Pervasive.SQL
  • Supports most networked systems
  • Open to Buy Interface
  • Bank Reconciliation Interface
  • Credit Card Interfaces for PC Charge, ICVerify, and X-Charge
  •  Extensive reporting to help you manage your business See Demo

* Requires The General Store Plus Edition
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