• Bar code scanning, touch screen and/or “Speed” programmable keyboards

Look-up Screens

• Pop up screen for quick customer information lookup and maintenance by phone number, name or partial name.
• Pop up screen for item lookup by keyword, description, subcategory or item/stock number.
• Password protected customer transaction and sales history lookup
• Password protected Items sales and cost history lookup
• Stock level look-up for other locations (Requires Host control module)

Discounts

• Discount an item or complete invoice by dollar value or percentage.
• Up to 15 different discount types, individually password protected

Payment

• 15 user-definable methods of payment
• Multiple foreign currencies, with easy to reset exchange rates displayed on screen
• Handles deposits, layaways and payments on account
• Accepted payment types are adjustable for each customer
• Alternate currency selection for foreign customers.

Optional Integrated CCA Module (US AND Canada)

• Provides high speed integrated credit card transaction processing directly from within Profitek to Global Payments or Moneris in Canada.
• PC Charge interface for processing with US credit card companies
• Canadian debit card processing.
• Handles Refunds and Voids.

Park and recall

• Park and Recall feature for partially completed transactions.

Order tracking

• Drop off and pick up for photo finishiers, framers etc.
• Order tracking by due date/time and customer,
• Automatic tracking label printing

Customer Tracking and Customer Relationships

• Keeps customer notes, prints address labels for direct mail, creates form letters, email
• Customizable customer preference matrix for targeted direct marketing efforts
• Selectable customer price and tax groups for VIP members, teams, contractors, resellers, etc.
• Membership Expiry with selectable warning

Points and Awards

• Tracks and rewards regular or VIP customers.
• Set-up items with bonus points
• Set-up items exempt from awards or redemption

Gift Card Module

• Issue and redeem gift cards for a singe store or across a chain.
• Cards may be refilled
• Delete lost or stolen cards
• Re-issue returned cards

Daily Closing

• Cashier and/or daily closing
• Cash distribution count and reconciliation screens.
• Customizable daily reports list.

Basic Management Features

• Easy to use, Menu Driven Back Office setup, activities, and maintenance screens.
• Crystal reports for clear, accurate and exportable report functions.
• Critical daily management features accessible from the Cash Register screens (password protected) such as Item Sales Report, Hourly Sales Report, Intermediate Sales Summary (X Report)

Item Management

• Real time on-hand quantity
• Unlimited categories and sub-categories
• Definable tax status for each item
• Size and color breakout (Matrix)
• Serial numbers on hand
• Up to 10 price groups; assignable by individual customer
• User definable item attribute fields
• Sales and specials: set by date range
• Mix and match combos
• Link items, services to items and build kits
• Average, last and total cost by item, in local and foreign currency, with sales and profit history, all on one screen

Inventory management

• Selectable Minimum and maximum stock levels by month, size and color. Works with optional PO module for automatic PO generation (by vendor or by stock level) and quantities expected.
• Inventory adjustments with full audit trail
• Receiving cost history, in detail, with supplier and invoice number
• Post receiving cost adjustment capability with audit trail
• Compatible with portable barcode scanning devices to make inventory counts and receiving easy.
• Supports full counts, cycle counts and batch counts.
• Creates inventory image for inventory reconciliation. Full variance reporting

Detailed Reports

• What products and sales people are performing or not, and when? Make purchasing and pricing decisions based on item performance.
• Daily sales report with cash reconciliation by individual salesperson, category, sub-category and item, plus detailed sales register and hourly report options
• Track profitability by category/sub-category/item/vendor
• Compare product performance week-to-week, month-to-month, or year-to-year
• Inventory audit reports for receiving, returns, transfers and adjustments
• Stock movement analysis by category/sub-category/item/vendor
• Re-order report for items below minimum levels which can be turned into a purchase order
• User-definable item attributes let you create selective reporting specific to your business
• System keeps all sales activities on file until removed by management
• Who bought what and when?
• Who are your most profitable customers?
• Who has NOT been in for some time?
• Sales by customer who bought a particular product, and when

Accounts Receivable

• Set individual customer AR status including credit limit and credit terms
• Print AR statements with definable aging and cut off date
• Same Group capability for consolidated AR statements for customers with multiple departments.

Commissions

• Calculate and report commissions by percentage of sales or profit
• Commission rates definable by subcategory
• Split commission between two salespersons

Security

• Password protected POS terminal sign-on if desired
• Nine levels of sales access to control discounting, returns, on account sales etc.
• Ninety nine levels of back office access, to control price item maintenance, ordering, receiving, reporting etc.

Multi-Store Chains Supported

• Optional Host Control module collects data from all locations sales and accounting sections
• Inter-store transfers
• Allows central control of items and prices
• Individual and consolidated store reporting

Accounting

• Optional Accounting Interface exports sales information to the G/L of QuickBooks, ACCPAC, Simply Accounting or Great Plains
• Optional Profitek G/L, A/P and Canadian Payroll modules integrate seamlessly with Profitek Retail Management

Distribution

• Optional Order entry Module for distributors or retailers with a distribution arm.
• Tracks current orders, back orders and repeat orders
• Prints picking slips and packing slips
• Generates invoices individually or by batch

Multilingual POS & Back Office

• Prints (with appropriate printer) any language supported by Windows
• All screen interfaces from the POS to the Back Office could display in any of the supported languages.