POS in Multiple Locations

Some point of sale software offers an "Internet data board." This is essentially a snapshot of the day's business that you can access from anywhere with a web connection. For franchises or other businesses with multiple locations, this can provide significant peace of mind. Other systems can be set to download daily totals to a central server.

For businesses with branches in different regions, "multimanagement" can be particularly useful. Multimanagement allows you to share some settings but vary others between sites - for example, offering the same menu but with different prices in different locations. Frequent diner programs POS systems can make frequent diner programs available to small restaurants, which until now have primarily been in the domain of large chains. These programs, which reward return visitors with incentives or discounts, are rapidly growing in popularity. Examples include point systems that work much like frequent flyer miles - each item on the menu has a point value associated with it. Diners accumulate points that can be later exchanged for a free desert, half price special, or dollars off their meal. By assigning higher point values, you can give a boost to high-profit or low-performing items. You can also market to customers based on their typical purchase or time of visit.