Point Of Sale system in

Organised Retail Stores

A Business Systems And Procedures PresentationBy

Gazala Ghadiyali

Ritwik GuptePriyanka JainSachin Garud

Suraj Garud

What is Point Of Sale ?

▪ It is the point at which a customer makes payment to merchant in exchange for goods/services

▪ Retailer calculates amount owed by the customer and provides options for the customer to make payment

Point Of Sale ▪ Point of sale (also called as POS or checkout) is

the place where a retail transaction is completed.

PoS System Devices

▪ Barcode Scanner

▪ Barcode Printer

▪ Cash Drawer

▪ Data Collection

▪ Magnetic Stripe Reader

▪ Programmable Keyboard

▪ Pole Display

▪ Receipt Printer

▪ Touchscreen Monitor

Peripheral Devices Used In PoS

▪ Kitchen displays (Large-scale fast food chains)

▪ GPS terminals (Delivery vans, golf carts..)

▪ Radio Frequency ID tags (Hospitals)

▪ Badge scanners (Corporate Offices)

▪ Ticket printers (Cinema Halls)

Technologies Utilised In PoS

▪ Hardware

–Computer Hardware

–POS Hardware

–Communications

Hardware

▪ Software

–Computer Software

–POS Software

–Communications

Software

–Accounting Software

Functions of PoS in retail stores :

▪ Handling sales to customers

▪ Back-office data sharing

▪ Customer Information records

▪ Sales data records

▪ Mobile connectivity in recent times

History of PoS system

▪ 1878 - The cash register was invented by James

Ritty

▪ 1970 - The first POS terminal (NCR)

▪ 1971 - The first electronic cash register (NCR)

▪ 1979 - A POS scanning system was developed

▪ 1981 - First Restaurant POS

Example – McDonald’s

Thank You !

Any Questions ?