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POS software for grocery shops
POS software for grocery shops and mini-markets: scan what has a barcode, key in what goes by weight, and keep on top of dates.
No credit card. No lock-in.
Grocery shops and mini-markets already running Catinfog
From corner shops to mini-markets with several tills. An average rating of 4.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot.
Knowing what’s about to go out of date before it does has paid for the whole thing.
Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez
La Despensa
I’m sticking with Catinfog for how simple and effective it is. It’s saved me a great deal of time.
Luna Quintana
El mundo de Luna
The best part for me is being able to check how the day’s sales are going from anywhere, on my phone.
Miguel Álvarez
Hombre de Etiqueta
For grocery shops
A point of sale built for food retail
Packaged goods with a barcode, cold cuts by weight, fresh produce that has to move: a grocery shop sells three different ways at the same counter, and the POS has to handle all three without slowing down.
By weight
Some things scan, some things you key in
A tin of tomatoes scans and it is done. Two hundred grams of ham you key in as 0.200 and the price works itself out from the price per kilo, with that same amount coming off the stock.
Touchscreen
Sell by tapping the screen
A touchscreen keeps hands off the keyboard, which matters when you’re handling food. Two taps to finish a sale.
Your phone
Your shop in your pocket
See what you’ve taken today, what sold most and what you’re running low on, without being behind the counter.
Online shop
Orders and home delivery
The online shop that comes with the POS lets your regulars put in their weekly order and collect it, or have it delivered.
Waste
Keep on top of dates and waste
Record the batch and the use-by date on what needs it, so you know what to move first, and set a minimum on each product so you order before the shelf is empty.
Setting up the shelves
Two thousand products, and you didn’t type any of them
A grocery shop carries thousands of lines and nobody is going to enter them one at a time. Scan an item that isn’t in the system yet and it asks you for the name and the price there and then, so the shelves fill up as you sell rather than in a week of evenings.
The same barcode always brings up the same product, so the second delivery of that brand is already done.
Half past seven
The hour that pays the rent
People on their way home buy small and buy fast, and they will not queue for a shop that has a supermarket two streets away. Bread, milk and the daily paper sit on the first screen, so the ones you sell fifty times a day are one tap rather than a search.
Look at your takings by hour afterwards and you can see exactly when you need a second person on the till and when you are paying someone to stand still.
Prices
When the supplier puts his prices up
A distributor raises everything by four per cent and you have two hundred lines from him. Change them as a category in one go rather than one product at a time, and the new price applies at the counter and in the online shop straight away.
The old price stays in the history, so you can see what a tin was costing you in March when you are arguing about it in October.
Stocktaking
Count the shop with your phone, aisle by aisle
You don’t have to shut for a day to do a stock count. Go down one aisle with your phone, scan and count, and leave the rest for tomorrow — the figures update as you go.
What you find is the difference between what the system thought you had and what is on the shelf, which is usually where the money has been going.
Getting started
Up and running in 5 minutes
Watch the video and you’ll have the POS running in five minutes flat.
Or give us a call: we’ll connect remotely and leave it ready for you to sell.
Everything it does
More of what the POS does
Every feature we’ve built is there to make your shop more productive.
Give your staff different permissions
If you’d rather your staff didn’t get into certain parts of the POS, you can stop them. Keep the dashboard — with everything about the shop and the stock — for managers and owners only.
Bring the data across from your old POS
Import your old system’s products and customers in bulk from a spreadsheet. It’s as simple as putting the columns in order and importing. The move is done in seconds.
Send your accountant the figures in one click
Forget sending hundreds of PDFs every quarter. Download your sales and refunds to a spreadsheet in one click and send it over. Easier for you, and a relief for them.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can I sell things by weight as well as by the unit?
Yes, both at the same counter. Anything with a barcode scans; anything by weight you key in — 0.200, for instance — and the price works itself out from the price per kilo, with that amount coming off the stock.
Can I keep track of use-by dates?
Yes. You can record the batch and the date on the products that need it, so you know what to move first and nothing sits past its date.
Can customers order for delivery?
Yes, through the online shop that comes with the POS. It shares the same catalogue and the same stock, so your regulars can put in their order and collect it or have it delivered.
What do I need to get started?
A computer, a receipt printer, a cash drawer, a barcode scanner and an internet connection. If you weigh cold cuts or cheese on your own scales, you carry on using them exactly as you do now.
Do I have to enter all my products before I start?
No. Scan an item that is not in the system yet and it asks you for the name and the price there and then, so the shelves fill up as you sell. The same barcode always brings up the same product afterwards.
My supplier has put his prices up. Do I change them one by one?
No. You can change a whole category in one go rather than one product at a time, and the new price applies at the counter and in the online shop straight away. The old price stays in the history.
Can I see which hours are actually busy?
Yes. Your takings broken down by hour show you when you need a second person on the till and when you are paying someone to stand still.
Do I have to close the shop to do a stock count?
No. You can count one aisle at a time with your phone, scanning as you go, and leave the rest for another day. The figures update as you count.
Try it for 14 days, no strings attached
If you’ve read this far, something here has struck a chord. So try Catinfog free for 14 days and find out for yourself.
No credit card. No lock-in.