Guides
Short, practical guides on choosing and running a POS in an Australian independent store.
How to choose a POS for an independent supermarket in Australia
Choose a POS that keeps selling offline, loads your buying group's host files, reads scale barcodes, prints compliant shelf labels, cuts invoice typing, tracks stock and expiry, gives you a clear all-inclusive price, lets you export your data, and lets you run it beside your current system before you switch.
Read the guide4 min readWhat is a host file?
A host file is a regular (usually weekly) file from your buying group listing products, barcodes, costs, recommended retail prices and promotions. Your POS loads it to keep your product file and prices up to date without typing them in.
Read the guide4 min readDoes a POS need the internet to keep selling?
An offline-first POS keeps a full copy of your products, prices and staff on each till, so it keeps scanning and taking payments with no internet and uploads the sales when the connection returns. Card payments depend on your EFTPOS terminal's own connection.
Read the guideSee it on your own products
Bring a host file or a Futurenet export. We'll load it and show you your store running on BetterRetailer, next to your current POS.