55 Top 5 Qualities to Look for in Enterprise Restaurant POS Software

Restaurant executives

make high-level

decisions every day

that affect the health

and growth of their

business.

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Like any service business,

restaurants survive or

thrive based on their

understanding of

customers.

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Implementing tools that maximize an enterprise’s understanding of its customers is critical to growing revenue & reducing costs.

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For restaurant CMOs, the secret weapon is the Point of Sale (POS) software.

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Restaurant POS soft-

ware is the beginning

and end of customer

interaction.

It’s the critical channel through which

success or failure can be predicted.

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Impacts of POS Software

• Staff training & tenure

• Management’s efficiency

• Cost control

• Marketing strategy and

implementation

• Customer experience at large

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Restaurant POS softwares are challenged by: Demands of the industry

• Rapidly changing technical

environments

• Changing competitive

environments

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Must-Have

Qualities in

POS Software

For Restaurants:

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The Best Quality for the Best Price

What does “best quality” in a POS system mean to you? Specifics depend on the needs of the business.

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Consider the following:

Ease of Use

Ability to Scale and Grow

Adapt to the needs of your:

Restaurant units

Staff

Menus

Evolving architecture & technology in POS software

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Enterprise-wide Integration

The restaurant POS software system you choose needs to integrate as seamlessly as possible into your enter-

prise’s other technologies and overall operations.

The end result needs to work across the full spectrum of your restaurants and fully address their combined needs.

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Will the system mesh with financial, inventory management, staffing and other needs?

Will it work with all your devices—tablets, phones, printers and desktops?

Is there a customizable middle ground between in-house development and an out-of-the-box solu-tion?

A User-friendly Interface

The look and feel of the POS software impacts cus-tomer experience and training costs.

Focus on the following:

You want even part-time employees to feel com-fortable with the system in an hour or two.

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Accessible

Intuitive

Easy to use

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Robust Reporting

Offerings that should all be accessible from in-store, remote and via mobile devices with real-time

updates are:

Reporting for inventory

Purchasing

Pricing

Logged time

Promotions

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Cost Control

All restaurant POS software systems should have tools for widening your enterprise’s margins:

Built-in sales forecasting Inventory planning

Labor planning

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Whatever your decision, the restaurant POS system must have

both today and tomorrow in mind.

WHAT’S NEXT?

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XPIENT is a North Carolina-based POS company that offers the most advanced restaurant POS software and local transaction management solutions in the restaurant industry.

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