6 Best Retail Management Software 2020

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Lightspeed

People who use Lightspeed Retail overwhelmingly approve of its toolset and performance. Lightspeed Retail reviews often cite how easy it is to integrate into their retail store and how simple it is to train employees to use it. Users also heap on the praise for its comprehensive nature from inventory to customer service to shipping—they love that everything is covered. The most common complaint about Lightspeed Retail is that it can get quite expensive if you have a lot of POS terminals.

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Vend

Vend is not an all-in-one solution like Lightspeed. It’s a POS system with the rest of the retail management tools built on top of it. Vend lacks an online storefront and native accounting tools, however, these are available through integrations with third-party providers. Although it includes a loyalty program, Vend’s Lite plan is pricey ($99 per month) considering it has a $20,000 monthly turnover limit and no access to ecommerce integrations.

#POS #eCommerce #Payments Processing

3

ShopKeep

ShopKeep Tiered Features BasicEssentialAdvancedMonthly fee$69per register$99per register$199 for unlimited registersUnlimited Transactions & Employee Accounts✔✔✔Customer Support24/724/7Priority 24/7 phone supportReportingBasicAdvancedAdvancedMobile Reporting AppN/A✔✔QuickBooks AccountingN/A✔✔EcommerceN/A✔✔InvoicesN/A✔✔Email MarketingN/A✔✔Gift CardsN/A✔✔Customer LoyaltyN/AN/A✔Online Business ListingsN/AN/A✔ ShopKeep has a pretty exhaustive feature list that covers your whole store from the cash register to the backroom and breakroom. ShopKeep allows you to buy, sell, manage inventory and employees, generate useful reports, and market your brand. Below is a breakdown of the most essential features of each plan. ShopKeep Inventory Management

#Payments Processing #Payment Platform #Credit Card Payments

4

Square for Retail

Square is an app-based program and while you can access management and back-end features through a browser, the POS is only accessible through an iPad. Many of the back-end features, like inventory management, are only accessible through the dashboard, not the app. So you will need to use both the app and the browser-based dashboard to access all of Square for Retail’s features. Although Square for Retail has more sophisticated inventory tools than the free Square app, they are still pared down when compared to a system like Lightspeed or Vend.

#POS #Payments Processing #eCommerce

5

Brightpearl

It’s not just ecommerce services that Brightpearl integrates with. At the time of this writing, there are 53 services on Brightpearl’s integration list. They run the gamut including online sales, accounting, payment processing, POS, marketing, and reporting. Big names on the list include Walmart, QuickBooks, Xero, ShipStation, DHL, UPS, FedEx, PayPal, Mailchimp, Stripe, and Authorize.net. These are great options for established trusted brands that give Brightpearl the necessary dexterity to be a truly useful retail management solution.

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6

Stitch Labs

Like most of the other retail management software we looked at, Stitch Labs is well-liked among its user base. Many Stitch Labs user reviews pointed to Stitch Labs’ user-friendly interface and intuitive inventory management. People also loved its reporting and forecasting capabilities. Criticisms included minor quirks with the software and the inability to generate detailed reports with multiple currencies involved.

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