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At the heart of any retail or hospitality business is its Point of Sale (POS) System, its main hub for transactions, inventory management, accounting, and so much more. But while many previously paper-based processes have been integrated and digitised within your POS system, many more still rely on paper-based POS consumables. Businesses use POS consumables for anything from printing receipts to marking products as on sale in a supermarket or recording a customer’s order for its kitchen staff. These are often vital processes for ensuring the business meets the needs of its customers. What Are POS Consumables? POS Consumables are the regularly used and replaced items consumed during the operation of a POS system. These items are often essential to the functioning of a business’s POS system and generally include items such as receipt paper, label paper, printer ribbons and ink cassettes or rollers. In a broader context, this could include items such as tickets or paper wristbands used as proof of purchase at many events or festivals. They remain essential to how these businesses operate and are involved in the transaction process. Types of POS Consumables While there are a variety of different POS consumables available, the most common

Whether operating a food truck, staffing a stall at the Fremantle Markets, or running a public exhibition for your product or service, pop-up shops need a reliable, portable point of sale (POS) system, such as a mobile POS system, to ensure they can accept and track payments on the go. Mobile POS (mPOS) systems can differ in implementation in a variety of ways, but at their core, utilise a dedicated wireless device, such as a smartphone or tablet, to facilitate many of the functions of a traditional POS terminal, including but not limited to processing transactions. Why Might Pop-up Shops Need a Mobile POS System Many of the problems faced by pop-up shops stem from their lack of a fixed location and haphazard access to amenities. Not only do operators need to be able to set up and quickly take down their temporary space at the open and close of business, but they can never be 100% sure of the state of the amenities they’ll have access to. Traditional POS Systems and terminals can often be cumbersome and require an external power source to operate, which increases the amount of equipment a pop-up shop may need to transport and their

Whether you’re a restaurant, retailer, or hotel, POS integrations can help you tailor your Point of Sale system to your business and industry for a more streamlined experience, with a variety of industry-agnostic or highly-specific integrations available. What Are POS Integrations Point of Sale (POS) integrations refer to the many varied software systems, applications and devices that may connect to your POS system to enhance its functions and capabilities. Your POS system will likely already contain different modules of POS software for different elements of your ‘Front of House’ and ‘Back of House’ operations. POS integrations work to enhance these elements. Many of the more well-known integrations, such as Tyro, MYOB and Uber Eats, already have inbuilt compatibility with popular POS Systems such as the Ordermate POS systems 21st Century Business Equipment provides. More niche integrations that don’t have inbuilt compatibilities can often be connected through custom-built code that bridges the gap between your POS Software and the integration through its application programming interface (API), which may require the services of a software engineer. Types of POS Integrations There are multiple ways to break down the types of POS integrations available, either based technically on how they interact with your