Key Enhancements and Benefits in the Latest Release

We’re excited to share a host of powerful updates designed to improve usability, speed, and functionality across your POS and merchandising operations.  This is only the highlights, get in touch for a detailed document on all the changes included in the latest releases.

Point of Sale (POS) Improvements

• Smarter Item Search
  All reference number fields now support fuzzy search, making it quicker and easier to find items—even with partial or inaccurate entries.
• Promotions Based on Total Spend
  Run promotions based on the customer’s total basket spend, enabling more impactful and flexible marketing campaigns.
• Enhanced Customer Ordering
  Major improvements to the customer order process with the ability to add multiple attributes to both orders and items—perfect for handling complex or specialised sales.
• QR Codes on Receipts
  Direct customers to your website or campaigns by printing QR codes in the receipt footer.
• Streamlined Receipt Returns
  • A new return screen simplifies the process, letting cashiers select which items to return, speeding up transactions.
  • Option to capture return reasons, with the ability to make this mandatory.
  • Original payment method is automatically used for refunds, reducing errors and delays.
• Charity Donations at POS
  Easily enable Pennies integration to accept charitable donations as part of a sale – supporting good causes while enhancing your brand.
• Receipt-Based Vouchers
  Automatically print promotional vouchers on receipts (e.g., spend £20, get £5 off), including expiry dates and custom messages to explain the offer.
• Mix & Match Promotion Logic
  Choose between best price for customer or lowest priced item discounted logic for promotions like “3 for 2”, offering greater flexibility in your promotional strategy.
• Expanded Payment Options
  Now support AliPay, Global Blue, Zip Pay, and China Union Pay, making your store accessible to more customers.
• Custom Prompts at Payment
  Trigger configurable message prompts (e.g., “Would you like a carrier bag?”) when pressing the payment button—perfect for upselling or reminders.
• Discount Authorisation Levels
  Discount reasons can now be tied to different authorisation levels, giving better control over pricing decisions at the till.
• Customer-Facing Touchscreen Input
  Easily capture email addresses at checkout using a customer-facing screen.
• Peak Engage Integration
  Integrate with Peak Engage to offer digital store cards in Apple and Google Wallets, enable geo-fencing, and run CRM campaigns and push notifications.

 

Merchandising Enhancements

• Item-Level VAT Control
  VAT can now be set at the individual item level, not just at product group level, offering greater flexibility and more precision.
• View Available Stock Only
  A new “Available Stock” button shows only physically present stock, excluding items in transit.
• Backdated Stock Corrections
  Stock corrections can now be backdated, with the correction source captured for traceability.
• Improved IBT Handling
  New logic enables accurate delivery booking and automatically sends discrepancies for investigation.
• Continuity Product Replenishment
  Link continuity SKUs so that if one runs out, the system auto-replenishes with its replacement.
• Item Merge Function
  Combine two item lines for unified sales history and barcode management.
• Cost Price Corrections
  Apply cost price updates from any chosen date—not just historically or from the current date.

 

Reporting Upgrades

• Excel Export for All Reports
  Easily export any report or list to Excel for further analysis and sharing.
• Granular STPS Reporting
  On-screen STPS Analysis reports now drill down to unit and variant levels.
• New Reports Generator Module
  A powerful tool for custom report building, with filterable, sortable grids and instant Excel export. A set of pre-built reports is included.

 

General System Enhancements

• Table-Level Logging
  Enable logging and tracking for any data table. All events are recorded in Windows Event Logs to support easier troubleshooting and diagnostics.

Get in touch if you’d like to schedule and upgrade or want more information on any of these features.