this advantages can various types of businesses.
1. POS can enter promotion codes in easier and more convenient manner .This is very important for entering the customer discounts. so, this can even provide you an important feedback whether having a promotion has indeed improved your revenues or not. You can also use the system to track the said promotions.
2. It is easy to look up past transactions. If you need to know how much you sold last Tuesday a point of sale system can give you that information in a snap. It would take many hours of laborious work to find the same answer using a cash register.
3. Point of sale devices provide faster service. Every part of the process, from authorizing a credit card transaction to printing a customer receipt, is faster on a point of sale device.
4. Customers receive more informative itemized receipts with a point of sale devices. Point of sale devices are tied into the inventory control system they can provide much more detailed information, including a description of the item, the list price and the sale price.
5. You can see real time inventory with a point of sale device. In fact, many companies have found that implementing a point of sale system virtually eliminates the need for a costly hand count.