Performance and Image — the Best of Both Worlds
Of course, you want your store to be successful, but you could do without the 18-hour days. With the iMac G5 running Mac OS X and key third-party point-of-sale applications and with plug-and-play peripherals, you have a robust, easy-to-use and worry-free system to help you streamline your work and help you manage all the information involved with selling products and services. Not to mention the iMac’s physical elegance — the perfect fit for any boutique, specialty store or salon.
Manage Your Business with Ease
Managing your retail shop involves everything from dealing with accounting issues to managing transactions, inventory and customers. Apple computers include productivity applications for email, web browsing and calendaring right out of the box. And the most popular office and productivity applications — such as Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, MYOB and FileMaker Pro — are all available for the Mac. In short, you have everything you need to manage your business and even seamlessly communicate and integrate with PCs. And with an iMac G5 running Mac OS X you get an easy-to-use, superstrength platform that minimizes downtime and IT issues, which in turn means a low total cost of ownership — all-important to a retail shop.
Your New Marketing Department
As a retailer, much of your business comes from your local area, so getting customers into your store and building customer loyalty are critical. With an iMac G5 and the included iLife software suite, you can create high-quality marketing materials to creatively connect with your customers. For example, you can create a movie composed of photos of your products and stream it to your website or showcase it on an iMac displayed in your store. And with third-party software like POS•IM™ from Ensign Systems, you can track and manage detailed customer information — allowing you to market to your best customers, issue gift cards or offer special quotes.
The Best Looking Cash Register Ever
There are thousands of small businesses currently using Macs to run their retail activities. Mac-based solutions are designed to deliver a powerful, elegant point-of-sale solution with plug-and-play cash drawer, barcode scanner, magnetic card swipe, receipt printer and pole reader. For retailers, knowing when and what to buy is critical. The Mac system can help you manage your transactions and inventory so you can maximize your cash flow, reduce your markdowns and increase your inventory turns. With all the information coming from one integrated database, you can now prepare accounting records, including journal entries, with confidence and accuracy.
Run Your Store — from Anywhere.
For those times you need to be mobile, you can use a PowerBook or iBook and take your management and point-of-sale capabilities on the road with applications like POS•IM™ and STX, which let you process sales or receive purchase orders at trade shows. Or use your PowerBook to finish your day in the comfort of your home, where you can review sales figures, create and email staff assignments, check your schedule or develop your next marketing campaign.
Third-Party Products for Retail Businesses
POS•IM Diamond
POS•IM™ from Ensign Systems, Inc., is a leading point-of-sale inventory management software program designed specially for owner-operated retail stores. It provides the power to manage retail stores like the large chain stores without being overwhelmed and is adaptable from a small mom-and-pop store to large retail stores with 30-40 computers.
Salon Transcripts
Everything you need to manage your salon or spa. From optimized scheduling to detailed customer and inventory management to gift cards and time cards, this system was designed by a salon owner 20 years ago and has only gotten better.
NetSuite
Run your entire retail business securely and efficiently with this completely integrated, web-based application. NetSuite helps you manage all aspects of your business, including accounting, payroll, sales and customer support, your web presence and much more. You’ll always have access to the most recent version, anytime and anywhere you need it.
Platipus Pro POS and Inventory Control System
Streamline your retail, wholesale, mail order or manufacturing business with PlatipusPro’s advanced touch screen point-of-sale system. This all-in-one application includes everything you need to run your business, including real-time inventory control, POS, contact management, invoicing, purchase orders, multi-site operation, credit card processing, barcoding and more.
ShopKeeper FMP
Quickly process customer sales, monitor inventory levels, expedite purchase orders, control accounts payable, track receivables, prepare accurate financial reports and more. Shopkeeper has improved thousands of retail, mail order, wholesale, consignment and service-oriented businesses around the world.
POS/OE 4 Mac
Ideal for point of sale, mail order, wholesale and light manufacturing environments, POS/OE4 Mac gives you up-to-the-minute access to critical business data at all times. Features include inventory control, accounting, service and repair, web order and credit card processing, gift registry, flexible reporting, multi-user and multi-location support and more.
ProBe
How many keystrokes does it take to do a sale or take an order? That’s how ProBe compares the functionality of their POS software to others. Point of sale and inventory management for Retail, Restaurant, Bar, Cafeteria or Clubs, with advanced Touch screen option. Features include: scalability for multi-terminal, multi-lane; real-time inventory; frequent buyers (with card printing); component and ingredient control; in-house barcode printing; employee logging and performance; kitchen/warehouse order display or print using the latest technology. Distributed and supported in the USA, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
Parallel AuthPayX
Verify credit cards and complete EDI payment services with AuthPayX, the authorization application designed to reduce your transaction fees while maximizing your flexibility. Built to leverage the power of Mac OS X, AuthPayX is ideal for web-based transactions, point of sale, telesales and more.
Sixth Sense Software
Sixth Sense Software Company offers retail, wholesale and restaurant businesses easy-to-use and very powerful POS software. Currently they offer Sixth Sense POS (for Retail and Wholesale) and Sixth Sense Cafe (POS for Restaurants).
PayGo POS
Change your approach to point-of-sale business systems. With the PayGo easy-to-implement barcoding system, your inventory will have a barcode from the time it comes in to the time you scan it out. Inventory control lets you know what you have on hand, what it costs, and an item’s performance history. Plus customer information is always at your fingertips.
XpertMart
Created specifically for shoes, clothing and sporting good stores since it uses a Style/Size/Color Matrix to input and display stock quantities throughout the system. All the tools the small retailer needs to run a store are included: Purchase Orders, Receipts, Point of Sale, Layaways, Store Credits, Lost Sales, Physical Inventory, Customer Relationship Management, Prices Manager, Automatic Restocking, Sales Analysis and Style/Color/Size Matrix to input quantities.
