Point of sale software that’s easy to use
Checking out should be simple — no manual required
Payments
Accept credit cards
Use your free Shopify card reader to accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. You’ll get a low credit card rate, and no hidden fees.
Use your own credit or debit terminal
Track credit or debit card payments made using the external card terminal you already own.
Split tenders
You can accept two or more payment types in a single transaction, for example, credit card and cash, or multiple credit cards.
Gift cards
Sell gift cards that can be redeemed in store or online. Gift cards can be emailed to customers or printed by your receipt printer.
Store credit
With Shopify POS, you can offer store credit instead of refunding the payment method used.
Custom payment types
Create custom payment options to accept cheques, IOUs, gold coins, or payments made with an external device.
Partial payments
Accept as much or as little payment as you choose. You have the flexibility to allow deposits or layaways for any order.
Checkout
Discounts
Offer discounts by percentage or dollar amount on one product or your customer’s full order.
Order notes
Keep track of special requests and details by attaching notes to orders.
Shipping
Record a customer’s shipping address and contact details for an order, so you can ship orders at a later date.
Bring the register to your customer
Take your iPad or iPhone to your customer, and accept orders anywhere. No need for a checkout counter!
Custom email or printed receipts
Customize your email and printed receipts with your online store URL, store hours, promotions, or store policies.
Custom sale
Create custom line items, and set the price to anything you want.
Taxes
Taxes are automatically calculated based on your store’s location. If needed, you can set custom taxes for a specific product or order.
Store management
Refunds
Refund past orders to store credit, gift cards, or back to the customer using the original payment method.
Order history
View all past orders made in store and online, search by customer, product, or date.
Cash float
Easily monitor all cash register adjustments and staff changes throughout the day. (Retail Package only)
Daily totals
Keep track of all daily totals for every payment type.
Staff PINs
Create multiple staff PINs, each with a secure pin code. All orders and register activity is tracked by staff account. (Retail Package only)
Accounting integration
Save time and money on bookkeeping by integrating Shopify with QuickBooks, Xero, and more.
Customer management
Customer profiles
Customer profiles are automatically created with new orders. Learn more about your customers and their shopping habits. Find their contact info and order history at a glance.
Synchronize your online and retail customers
Your customers’ information is synced with Shopify, so their order history can be referenced or tracked – no matter where the order was placed.
Email marketing
Collect email addresses at checkout to notify your customers of upcoming sales or new products with the MailChimp email marketing app.
Products
Product organization
Organize products by category, type, season, sale, and more. Use smart collections to automatically sort products based on vendor, price, and inventory level.
Inventory management
Manage your entire inventory with Shopify. Track stock counts, and automatically stop selling products when inventory runs out.
Product variations
Offer different versions of your products, such as multiple sizes, colors, materials, and more. Each variation can have its own price, SKU, weight, and inventory.
Barcode support
Assign existing barcodes to products or create new ones. Quickly scan in your customers order using your wireless barcode scanner.
Product apps and plugins
With Shopify apps, you can set up inventory reminders, sell on multiple channels, request product reviews after a customer has made a purchase, and more.
Unlimited products
There’s no limit to the number or type of products you can sell with your point of sale system.
Hardware
Works with your Apple iPad or iPhone
Shopify POS is an app for your iPad or iPhone, support for iOS 8 and iOS 9.
Point of sale kits
All the best hardware for your point of sale, conveniently bundled. Choose from pop-up kits to a complete retail solution.
Free credit card reader
Plug the Shopify card reader into the iPad or iPhone, and start swiping credit cards. Rates start as low as 2.4%+0¢ on all credit card transactions.
Receipt printer
Connect your point of sale system to the wireless Star Micronics printer, and print beautiful custom receipts. (Retail Package only)
Free hardware shipping and returns
Shopify POS hardware includes free shipping and 30-day returns.
Barcode scanner and printer
Connect Shopify POS to a wireless barcode scanner. Barcodes can be created and printed using a thermal barcode printer. (Retail Package only)
Analytics
Dashboard
An actionable dashboard of your sales, orders, and traffic helps you make the right choices for your business.
Product reports
Analyze and gain insight into your store’s growth. See which products are selling — and which ones aren’t.
Retail reports
View and analyze sales by staff members, location, time period, or customers.
Export reports
Reports can be exported for further analysis in your favourite spreadsheet tool, or can be sent to your bookkeeper or accountant.
Mobile App
Mobile dashboard
Quickly see items that need your attention, and track trends in your business.
Manage inventory
Add products, take a product photo, change a price, or add inventory – all from your phone.
Email or call customers
Look up customer profiles and instantly reach out through email or phone.
All your data synced with Shopify
Your products, inventory, orders, and customers are automatically synced between the Shopify app and your online store.
24/7 support
Dedicated support team
The Shopify support team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by email, live chat and phone.
Contact our support team.
Shopify Help Center
Find commonly asked questions, user guides, and tutorials in the Shopify Help Center.
Browse the Shopify Help Center.
Shopify Experts
Work with a Shopify-approved point of sale consultant who can help set up Shopify POS.
Find a Shopify Expert.
Discussion forums
Get involved in our community discussion forums and take part in discussions on marketing, accounting, and more.
Visit the discussion forums.
Ecommerce University
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