There is no denying that Christmas is the busiest time of the year for retailers, with people flocking to the shops to stock up on food, gift wrapping, presents and decorations in the weeks leading up to December 25th. Therefore, it is vital you have a good-quality EPOS system to deal with the increase in demand in your retail stores. 

Monitor stock 
Running out of popular stock is one thing you will not want to happen over the next few weeks, so having software that monitors stock shortage comes in handy. 



The Samtouch Office enables users to see if there are gaps, what the most popular products are, and offers different price levels for each item, so staff can easily flick between promotions.

Analyse promotions

Equally, EPOS systems provide excellent analysis tools, enabling retailers to closely monitor promotional campaigns and alter them for the maximum profit. For instance, by informing what products are flying off the shelf, this gives managers key information about what to drop in price or what to increase. 

Remote sales

The Christmas shopping period will see salesclerks run off their feet, so make their life easier by enabling remote sales. This function is already used a lot by hospitality staff, enabling them to charge customers at their table. However, it can also be utilised by retailers if there are long queues and more cashiers need to be opened up. This streamlines the sales process, encouraging more people to buy. 

This will be particularly useful in the coming weeks, as Statista has predicted £82.2 billion will be spent in retail during the Christmas period.