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Case study · Business software

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.

Client
Confidential
Industry
Electronics & mobile retail
Location
Southern Africa
What we did
Retail POS Software

In short

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. Sales made while the line is down are sent to head office when it is back, and opening in a new country is a set-up step rather than a rebuild.

What was the problem?

Shops sell in more than one currency, connections drop, and each country has its own tax rules, including fiscal devices that have to sign every receipt. Opening in a new country should not mean building a new system.

What did Helmsman build?

A till that keeps selling when the line is down and syncs with a web head office when it is back, as one software for every country: tax and fiscal rules come in a country pack. Head office manages the master data, stock moves shop by shop at weighted-average cost, and each till checks that head office has everything it sent.

Key capabilities

  • Offline tills
  • Head office sync
  • Fiscal device integration
  • Multi-currency drawers
  • Shop-wise stock
  • Weighted-average costing
  • Country packs
  • Till self-check

What changed for the business?

Sales made while the line is down are sent to head office when it is back, and opening in a new country is a set-up step rather than a rebuild.