Retail POS for every shop, and one head office.
A multi-branch retail POS bills at the counter, keeps selling when the connection drops, and sends every sale to one head office that runs prices, stock and reports for all your shops. Helmsman builds it as one software for every shop, with tax and currency rules added country by country.
- A single module
- from $3,000
- First part live
- in 6 to 10 weeks
- The code
- yours, once paid
Sound familiar?
What we hear most from retailers:
- A dropped internet connection stops the counter.
- Each shop keeps its own items and prices, so reports do not compare.
- Head office builds the daily picture by hand.
- Shops take more than one currency or payment mode, and drawers don't balance.
- Opening a new shop, or a new country, means setting everything up again.
What we build
- 01
Counter billing
Fast at the till
Sales, returns and reprints, with tax worked out on every bill.
- 02
Offline tills
Selling when the line is down
The till keeps selling without a connection and sends everything to head office when it is back.
- 03
Central item list
One item list, every shop
Items and prices are set once at head office and reach every shop.
- 04
Shop-wise stock
Stock you can trust
Stock moves shop by shop at weighted-average cost, so margins are real.
- 05
Multi-currency drawers
Every currency, balanced
Drawers take more than one currency and payment mode, and balance at the end of the day.
- 06
Reports
Every shop, compared
Sales by shop, item and payment mode, without waiting for a consolidation.
- 07
Country packs
A new country is a setting
Tax rules come in a country pack, so opening in a new country is a set-up step, not a rebuild.
- One till software runs four retail companies, each with its own shops.
- Tills keep selling offline and check that head office has everything they sent.
- Drawers take more than one currency, and a multi-store retailer in the UAE runs on the same approach.
One till system, country by country
A retail point of sale for shops in Southern Africa: tills that keep selling offline, a head office that sees every shop, and fiscal tax compliance.
Retail billing, and the numbers behind it
A multi-store electronics retailer in the UAE, with a point of sale built to run the counter and answer head office.
What is a multi-branch POS?
A multi-branch POS is a till system in every shop, connected to one head office. Head office sets items and prices once, every shop sells from them, and every sale comes back, so stock and reports cover the whole business.
Does the till work without internet?
Ours does. The till sells, prints and records as normal while the connection is down, then sends every sale to head office when it is back, and checks that nothing was missed.
Can one POS run shops in different countries?
Yes. It is one software for every country: currency and tax rules come in a country pack, so a new country is a set-up step rather than a new system.
How long does it take?
The first part is live in 6 to 10 weeks; the rest follows in stages, each with a date agreed in writing. We usually start with the till and head office, because that is where the time and money are lost.
What does a retail POS cost?
A single module starts at $3,000. Bigger systems are built in parts: you agree the price of each part before it starts and pay for one working part at a time. Adding users is free.
After go-live, support is optional, at a fixed 15 to 20% of the build a year.
- A single module
- From $3,000
- Bigger systems
- Built and paid one working part at a time
- Adding users
- Free
- Support after go-live, if you want it
- 15 to 20% of the build a year
Every price is agreed in writing after we have studied how your business runs.
Software for retailers, answered.
What is the best POS for a retail chain?
One that keeps selling when the connection drops and gives head office one view of every shop. For a single shop a ready-made POS can be enough; for a chain across branches or countries, one built around your shops fits better.
Can the POS work offline?
Yes. The till keeps selling without internet and sends every sale to head office when the connection returns.
Can head office set prices for all shops?
Yes. Items and prices are set once at head office and reach every shop.
Do we own the POS you build?
Yes. Once the build is paid in full, the source code is yours, with the database and the documents. There are no fees per till or per user.