Why retail POS in the cloud?

Elasticity

During periods of high demand and peak trading, such as sales or seasonal periods (for example Christmas), having more POS lanes available – or even extra stores – minimizes customer wait times, converting demand into sales.

To guarantee a superior customer experience, many retailers dedicate sufficient POS lanes to cater for their maximum peak demand. Using locally-installed POS software, these lanes lie unused outside peak periods – for most of the year in some cases.

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Software on demand

Infinity Cloud’s online point of sale software lets you access a variable number of lanes according to demand:

• Infinity RMS licences are applied locally and are available at all times in order to meet the constant demand, cost effectively.
• During peak periods, Infinity Cloud may used to increase sales capacity for a set period.  Because Infinity Cloud is on demand and subscription based, it saves fixed upfront licence and maintenance fees - you only pay for the months you use the additional lanes.

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Seasonal solutions

For retailers with seasonally-driven stores, Infinity Cloud offers an on-demand subscription service to reduce cost. For example, Christmas concept stores and retailers resident within ski resorts only require the ability to trade during set times during the year.

Traditionally, these retailers would purchase licences upfront sufficient to meet peak demand. Infinity Cloud’s online point of sale functionality may be utilized only during the required period.

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Mobility in the field

Pop-up stores, kiosks, trade shows or field days. Retailers who require point of sale software that is available on the move benefit from using Infinity Cloud.

Mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads, smartphones and tablets with wireless internet connectivity are ideal for Infinity Cloud.  They provide the same easy to use point of sale software online no matter where you are.

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In-store mobility

Infinity Cloud is ideal for high-touch retailers who want to offer a more personalized shopping experience for their customers.  With Infinity Cloud sales assistants can process sales on a mobile device; they are not tied to the counter and instead can walk the floor alongside customers, maximizing up-selling opportunities and the customer experience.

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Standardization and multi entity-level reporting

Infinity Cloud standardizes systems across channels and facilitates entity-level reporting.  For managing retailers whose retail network includes non-owned operations such as concession stores, franchisees, dealers or consignment stock retailers, Infinity Cloud offers an easily accessible and cost effective method for capturing sales and other pertinent transactions centrally and outside of any existing POS software environment.

Often in these structures multi-entity reporting is an onerous in-store task and some non-owned entities may not comply.  This results in incorrect data, making decision-making difficult.

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Multiple brand management

Where non-owned entities stock and sell multiple brands, the ability to access Infinity Cloud through any web-enabled device streamlines both the sales and reporting process.  Infinity Cloud can be accessed from the same hardware set as any installed POS software entities already operate internally, reducing infrastructure cost and de-cluttering the counter.  It also means a sale can be processed in one physical location, rather than moving between two or more terminals, resulting in a much smoother customer experience.

For managing retailers, the result is significantly improved data capture and the ability to analyze it for action within Infinity CPM.

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