4 Reasons Your Business Should Use a Mobile POS System

June 10, 2015

The POS systems we’re used to have been around since the 1970s. If you’ve ever worked in a restaurant, you probably remember waiting anxiously in a line of food servers to use the POS system to input a kitchen order or print a check. Fortunately, this will just be a memory. Today, POS systems have the ability to go mobile – that is, you can use your phone or tablet to scan items, complete a transaction, or send a food order to the kitchen right from the customer’s table. The systems aren’t just great for restaurants, either. What type of business couldn’t benefit from using mobile POS systems?

Eliminate Long Lines

Mobile POS systems have card readers enabled, so your employees can take payments anywhere. This, of course, is a great benefit to both your business and your customer. Customers will no longer have to wait in line to pay at a stationary terminal.

Make It Easy to Up-sell

Your sales associates will be able to up-sell while chatting with the customer. For example, imagine your customer is asking one of your floor associates about a certain product. Your associate then has the ability to look up the item on the mobile POS and see related purchases and promotions so they can recommend additional products right then and there.

Get Flexible with Sales

Mobile POS systems allow your business to sell products anywhere at any time. You can use this to your advantage to attend trade shows, deploy mobile sales representatives, or set up a sidewalk sale. Bring your business with you wherever you go. The possibilities are endless!