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POS systems

A point of sale (POS) system is a tool that allows your customers to pay for products or services while your restaurant, bar or hotel reception can accept payments. Every time they pay, they complete a POS transaction. Let's look at three of the main components:

• There is a hardware component, the 'cash registries', complete computers by now, or handhelds communicating with the system. Other hardware elements like scanners, keyboards, terminal displays, touchscreens e.g.
• The software linked to the payments themselves
• The software linked to other operations in the hotel, the hotelPMS, the bookings engine. And, or things like stock taking, ordering, staff, commissions e.g.

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