New to POS. Need Suggestions!!

[howche]

Hi all

I currently own a grocery store which needs to upgrade its POS systems. We are currently using Samsung ER 650s which are no longer able to take the amount of PLUs we have. After a bit of researching I am suprised to see the amount of choices that are now available. I seem to hvae understood the hardware bit with the components and what not, but what I'm having real problems are with the software programs since there are so many to choose from. I wanted to know if anyone on the forums have any suggestions with their experience and expertise on the matter (even on what brand or model of the hardware to use aswell).
My criteria for choosing these are:
* Need to be easily serviced and maintaned. ie There is no point if the system will break down every 6months.
* Incase something does happen, technician or parts can be easily obtained
* For the software, efficiency and ease to use is the number one factor.

Please post any other additional questions that you think may be helpful

Thank You

 

[DTSMAN]

The grocery industry is cornered by:
NCR
IBM
Fujitsu
SMS (new to the market out of Canada)

Most other softwares are retail systems that have a add on modules to be profeceint in grocery stores. If you are a small grocery store then products like Catapult and MS Retail package can be integrated, but the big ones listed above already work best with WIC systems, and ease of interface from grocery suppliers for automated sales updates when fliers are generated from the suppliers.

Bo

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[posflorida]

As you realized there are many choices. If you are looking for a pos system along the lines of ER-650 than go with datasym 6000 series or cash register express with ncr or ibm pos units would be sufficient.

http://www.posflorida.net

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