Upgrading to a new version of POS helps retailers manage their business better. Here are some reasons why you should upgrade your POS system.

1. 6 Reasons Why You
Should Upgrade Your
POS System

2. The retail industry has been flourishing from the
past few years, and with it, the use of POS
software.
The latest Point-of-Sale systems are much more
than just making sales, accepting payments, and
managing inventory in retail businesses.
They not only make the transactions easier but
also help in making informed business decisions
by smart alerts and report generation features.

3. Here are the reasons why you need to upgrade
the POS system for your retail business.

4. Slow and Bulky
Software
The foremost reason to upgrade your POS system
is that the current software is old, bulky, and slow,
which makes the whole process of retail
complicated and cumbersome.
The new versions of POS systems have a fast and
user-friendly interface with advanced features,
which help in faster check-outs and enhance the
overall customer experience.

5. The old hardware is not compatible with the latest
POS software, which limits its functionalities.
Traditional hardware leads to frequent hardware
failures, glitches in the software, and slows down
the payment process.
The latest POS hardware devices such as barcode
scanner and Microsoft Surface Pro are portable
and come with advanced built-in features to
perform all the retail operations. They also allow
printing of digital receipts, wire-less scanning,
and more.
Out-Of-Date
Hardware

6. The old versions of POS systems don't support
real-time and remote access to data.
Flexible solutions like hosting a POS system on
the cloud adds great functionalities to the existing
version. It provides you with remote access to a
centralized database, connecting multiple stores.
You can also access, edit and share sales,
inventory, and employee progress from anywhere
at any time.
Lack Of Remote
Access

7. Traditional POS software doesn't support mobile
phones or tablets, which restricts retail
businesses to work from the stores only. This lack
of portability hampers their productivity.
Upgrading the Point-of-Sale systems allows you to
access the data on your mobile phones and
tablets. With this, you can keep track of your retail
operations, enabling you to to make instant
business decisions anytime.
No Portability

8. Limited Data
Analytics
The old Point-of-Sale systems lack several
features and filters for creating reports or the
insights needed for a business.
Upgrading to a new POS system allows you to
customize your sales reports and use a wide
range of filters to analyze the data. It helps you to
manage the stocks and inventory better while
making more strategic business decisions.

9. No Threat
Protection
One of the significant reasons to upgrade your
POS system is data security. For any retail
business, critical data like payment or customer
information when compromised can cause
damage to the company's reputation.
Point-of-Sale systems such as QuickBooks POS
come with latest technologies like EMV and NFC
to make the transactions more secure.
Multi-level authentication, role-based access, and
pro-active virus removal security are used to
protect your critical business data.

10. E-mail
Marketing
Real-Time
Reports
Social Media
Integration
Customer
Solutions
Here are 4 additional features
you should look into a POS while
upgrading to a new system:
You can send custom
bulk emails, discounts,
and promotional offers to
customers via emails
You can create a sales
graph, employee
progress graph, and stock
reports
You can process new
services like refunds,
returns, credit limit, &
customer feedback
You can integrate social
media accounts and promote
your products

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