Guides
Practical guides for running a shop.
Plain-English guides to the everyday jobs of retail: choosing a till, counting stock, cashing up, pricing for profit and opening a new shop.
In short
These guides cover the practical side of running a small shop: choosing and switching a POS system, managing stock, doing a stock take, cashing up the till, working out margins and the numbers worth tracking each week. Each one is written to be used, with steps you can follow today.
Guides
- What is a POS system?What a POS system does and what it should include.
- What is EPOS?EPOS explained, and how it differs from POS.
- How to choose a POS systemA checklist for choosing the right POS.
- How much does a POS system cost?Where POS costs come from and how to compare them.
- Cash register vs POS systemWhen a till is enough and when it is not.
- How to do a stock takeA step-by-step stock take for small shops.
- How to manage inventoryInventory basics for small retailers.
- How to calculate profit marginMargin, markup and gross profit, worked through.
- How to cash up a tillAn end-of-day cash-up routine that balances.
- How to start a convenience storeOpening a corner shop or convenience store.
- How to open a grocery storePlanning, stocking and running a grocery shop.
- How to switch POS systemsMove to a new POS without losing a day of trade.
- Retail KPIs to trackThe numbers that tell you how the shop is doing.
- How to reduce shrinkageFind and cut stock loss in a small shop.
Put the guides into practice.
POS2026 keeps the records these guides rely on: sales, stock, costs and profit.
