Shopify POS
Shopify POS (point of sale) runs as an app on an iPad or smartphone and pairs with hardware such as card terminals, receipt printers and barcode scanners. The decisive advantage over traditional POS systems: POS and online store share one product catalog, inventory, customers and discount logic in a single system with no interfaces to maintain.
That makes omnichannel processes genuinely practical: click and collect, ordering in-store with home delivery, returning online purchases in the store, cross-channel gift cards and one unified customer profile across every touchpoint.
Local fiscal requirements deserve early attention in any retail rollout: in Germany, for example, POS systems must be paired with a certified technical security device (TSE) under the cash register security regulation. Requirements like these should be planned in from the start, not retrofitted.
Shopify POS
Related terms
Multichannel
Multichannel means selling through several channels in parallel: your own online store, marketplaces like Amazon, social commerce and brick-and-mortar retail.
View termShopify
Shopify is a cloud-based e-commerce platform that businesses use to run online stores, from small brands to international enterprise setups.
View termFulfillment
Fulfillment covers everything that happens after the purchase: warehousing, picking, packing, shipping and returns handling.
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