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Whether you’re opening up a food service business for the first time or are a seasoned restaurant owner, selecting the right point-of-sale system for your restaurant can be a time-consuming and confusing task. With so many solutions available on the market, it seems like the options are endless, especially when considering how companies charge for services, processing providers, and POS hardware.
Here are the top 5 things to consider when purchasing a new point-of-sale solution:
Here are the top 5 things to consider when purchasing a new point-of-sale solution:
5. What are some advantages of your current system?
When reviewing alternative POS solutions, identify the non-negotiables in your current system, and ensure that the features and capabilities of your existing solution that are required to operate the business are available in a new system, either natively or through third-party solutions.
4. What are the weaknesses of your current system?
Merchants looking for a new point-of-sale are usually dissatisfied with some aspect of their current system. When looking for a new solution, ensure that it eliminates the weaknesses of your current solution and also provides a forward path by offering scalable solutions and features that the business will require as it grows and expands.
3. What are your recurring operational costs?
The best point-of-sale solutions allow merchants to leverage the latest point-of-sale technology with non-proprietary options and select flexible hardware options that are most conducive to their restaurant applications and processes.
When reviewing alternative POS solutions, identify the non-negotiables in your current system, and ensure that the features and capabilities of your existing solution that are required to operate the business are available in a new system, either natively or through third-party solutions.
4. What are the weaknesses of your current system?
Merchants looking for a new point-of-sale are usually dissatisfied with some aspect of their current system. When looking for a new solution, ensure that it eliminates the weaknesses of your current solution and also provides a forward path by offering scalable solutions and features that the business will require as it grows and expands.
3. What are your recurring operational costs?
The best point-of-sale solutions allow merchants to leverage the latest point-of-sale technology with non-proprietary options and select flexible hardware options that are most conducive to their restaurant applications and processes.
The best point-of-sale solutions allow merchants to leverage the latest point-of-sale technology with non-proprietary options and select flexible hardware options
2. What is your system’s total cost of ownership?
Ensure you get the most long-term value out of a new point-of-sale system by acquiring a solution that offers features you need today and provides future updates and enhancements that are capable of supporting and adapting to the market’s ever-changing demands. By doing so, merchants achieve a clear return on their investment and maximize the value of a new point-of-sale now and in the future.
1. How does your system compare to Aldelo Express’s modernized point-of-sale?
Aldelo Express POS is an iPad and Android-based restaurant technology platform that supports:
- Native Online Ordering
- Order and Pay at the Table
- Physical and Digital Gift Card Programs
- Native Loyalty and Rewards Programs
- Contactless Digital Payments In-Store and Online
- Digital Labor Schedule and Employee Communication
As well as several native POS solutions, namely:
- Native Inventory Management
- Digital Kitchen Display Systems (KDS)
- Self-Service Kiosks
- Multimedia Customer Displays
- Remote Cloud Back-Office Management
- QR Code-Based Digital Payments
Call us today for a free assessment, or to request a free demo: [email protected] or 877-639-8767
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