Aralco Point of sale ( POS ) Software System information blog - A word of advise..

Aralco Order Management System (OMS) Launch

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:04:00 -0400

We will be launching our new OMS system on Aug. 11th 2010. This system has been in development for over two years and will be tested at a furniture retail client with multiple locations in British Columbia and Alberta. Once the initial tests for two locations are completed successfully, the system will be turned on for all locations and the product will be available as an additional feature to all Aralco clients. For inquiries, please email

email: info@aralco.com

or call 604.980.4199 ext 4 (Sales)

Guide to buying POS software

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:05:00 -0400

Today, there are many stores that have established their businesses in different parts of the country. The system they follow is, each and every customer are free to pick whatever they are interested in and at the end they have to get their goods checked, priced and packed. The system of checking, pricing and packing at the end of purchase is called POS (Point Of Sale). Point Of Sale has been adopted in stores recently to bill the goods. This system comprises of many gadgets to facilitate the point of sale program. Gadgets like a bar code reader, POS software, and a POS machine. It is advisable that a business which incurs large transactions should make use of a POS system to help with the function of billing and tracking of their goods. Before purchasing a POS system, one has to go through the "Guide to buying POS software". It is tough to shift from the cash register to electronic cash register i.e. a POS system. Anyone who wants to buy a POS system should ask the the following questions. " Does the POS software have a user definable screen?
" Does it have any Customer Relationship Management options?
" Does it have any Excel/word interface?
" How easy is it to update retail prices and taxes.
" Does the feature of credit card processing work with your current business account?
" What kind of reports is the POS system capable of creating?
" Does this POS software support the feature of transacting a gift card?
" What inventory management features does this POS software have?
So by asking these questions one can be sure that this product will be a perfect match for your business.

Webinars

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:11:00 -0400

In my recent visits with some of our clients, I was asked about certain features and their availability as well as mention of certain requirements to run reports at preset times or having them emailed etc. I was very happy to inform our clients that all those features plus a lot more useful business tools had recently been completed and included in our recent version 8.400. They were all pleased to hear the good news but asked how come they don't know about those great new products?? Well here is when I got disappointed. We have been using our "Mass email" system to let everyone know about all of the recent developments at Aralco and invited them to view the list of new features on our websites as well as notifying them of the upcoming "Product Webinars". We have even emailed them after the webinars to let them know where to go to watch the "Recorded" webinars in case they missed the live sessions. It's surprising to find out how many people actually read their emails and the information they receive from us. I guess a lot of us, including myself, are guilty of pressing "Delete" on some of these emails. With the "bombardment" of masses of emails we all receive every day, you can "go out of business" trying to keep up with other people's business! But then I thought, Aralco is not just emailing their clients to "promote" the sale of any new features. We are mostly letting them know how to make use of "What they have already paid for" and it's a great disservice to their business if they don't take advantage of this free service. After all, a business such as Aralco, is running some "mission critical" processes in the clients businesses and the more aware they all are about its strengths and capabilities, the more efficiently they can run their businesses while reducing their operating costs. In conclusion, I would like to plead with any of you who have thoughts about improving the system, its existing processes and methods, to watch the webinars, view the "New Feature List" or call us to share their ideas or their individual needs. The questions I have asked people recently to get the answers I want is "tell us what keeps you up at night" and we WILL address those right away! Aralco President