Market stall and pop-up POS

A market stall POS that runs on the phone in your pocket.

POS2026 works in the web browser on the phone or tablet you already carry, so market traders, craft fair makers and pop-up shops can record every sale, keep stock straight and see the day's totals before the van is packed.

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Phone or tablet till
Internet connection
Stock for the stall
End-of-day totals
Questions

A mobile payment being completed with a phone — Sales recorded on the device you already carry.

In short

A market stall POS is a till app on a phone or tablet that records sales at a stall, fair or pop-up. POS2026 runs in the browser at my.pos2026.com: it records cash and card sales, reduces stock as you sell and shows end-of-day totals. It needs an internet connection, so bring a mobile hotspot to fields and halls with weak signal.

Market days start early. The gazebo goes up, the float goes in the cash tin and the card reader is charged. Then the rush comes and the notebook tally falls behind. By packing-up time you know roughly what you took, but not exactly what sold or what to make before next weekend.

POS2026 gives traders a proper till without a counter. Open it in the browser on a phone or tablet, tap the product, record how the customer paid and the sale is saved with its stock and payment details. The phone and tablet store apps are coming soon; today it runs in any modern browser. There is one honest catch, covered below: it needs a live internet connection.

Life on the stall

What goes wrong between setting up and packing away.

Selling in a borrowed space brings its own problems, and most show up at the end of the day.

Tallies scribbled between customers

When three people are waiting, nobody writes the sale down properly. The notebook and the cash tin rarely agree by close.
Card takings in a separate app

The card reader knows the card total and the tin holds the cash, but neither tells you which products sold.
Packing for the next event blind

Bring too much and you carry it home. Bring too little and it is sold out by lunchtime. Without sales per product, the next load is a guess.
Signal that comes and goes

Fields, church halls and covered markets often have weak mobile coverage, which matters for any app that works online.

A customer paying with a smartphone at a contactless terminal near groceries — The card reader takes the payment; POS2026 records how it was paid.

01 · Phone or tablet till

A market trader till app, straight from the browser.

Sign in at my.pos2026.com on your phone or tablet and your products are there, each with its photo and price. Tap what the customer is buying, change the quantity, give a discount for two or more if that is your deal, and complete the sale.

Card payments are taken on your own card reader, because POS2026 does not process cards. At the till you simply mark the sale as cash or card, so the two totals can be checked separately at the end of the day.

Tap to sell

Pick products quickly, even on a small screen.

Product photos

Find the right candle, print or jar of chutney by its picture.

Cash or card, recorded

Each sale carries its payment method for an easy cash-up.

How POS Sales works

A street decorated with British flags for a celebration — Busy event days can strain mobile networks, so test before you trade.

02 · Internet connection

Plan for signal before market day.

POS2026 has no offline mode. Every sale is saved to your account online, so the device needs a connection while you trade. Most traders use their phone's personal hotspot or a small mobile Wi-Fi router with a data SIM. Indoor fairs sometimes offer venue Wi-Fi, but do not rely on it at a busy event.

Check coverage at a new pitch before you book, and keep a paper tally sheet in the cash tin. If the connection drops, note sales by hand and enter them once it returns. Because records are held in your account rather than on the phone, a flat battery does not lose the morning's sales.

Hotspot from your phone

One phone shares its data with the tablet you sell from.

A paper fallback

Jot sales down if signal drops, then enter them later.

Held in your account

Open the same records on a laptop when you get home.

How Sales works

Mugs and souvenirs with Union Jack designs on display — A small range, counted properly, makes packing simple.

03 · Stock for the stall

Know what to pack for the next pop-up shop.

Enter how many of each item you are taking, and stock falls with every sale. At the end of the day the remaining quantities tell you what to unload and what to restock. Over a season, sales by product show which lines earn their space on the table.

Each event has its own date, so filtering reports by date lets you compare a Saturday market with a Sunday craft fair. If you also run a farm shop or another fixed shop, the same catalogue serves the counter and the stall.

Stock that travels with you

Quantities fall as you sell, wherever you are pitched.

Sales by product

See what sold out and what came home again.

Compare events by date

Filter reports to set one fair against another.

How Stock works

A pile of British coins on a table — The cash figure to count the tin against, ready at close.

04 · End-of-day totals

Cash up before you fold the gazebo.

Open the day's sales history, then check the totals by payment method. Count the tin against the cash figure and compare the card figure with your card reader app, while the day is still fresh in your mind.

Record the pitch fee, fuel and packaging in Expense, and Loss/Profit tells you whether the event was worth the early start once costs are taken off.

The day's sales history

Every transaction from the event, in order.

Cash and card split

Totals by payment method to check the tin and the reader.

Pitch fees as expenses

Event costs counted against the takings.

How Report works

The modules you will use

The POS2026 modules a market trader actually opens.

A stall needs fewer screens than a shop. These are the ones that matter on event days.

Getting started

Ready for your next market in one evening.

Set up at home, then test everything before the first event.

Start the free trial on your phone or laptop.
Add the products you take to market, with a photo and price for each.
Enter the quantity of each item you are packing.
Save the sign-in page to your phone's home screen so it opens in one tap.
Turn on your hotspot, connect the tablet and make a test sale.
After the event, check the totals and record the pitch fee as an expense.

Questions

Common questions.

Straight answers for shop owners, based on what POS2026 actually does.

Does POS2026 work offline at a market?

No. POS2026 needs an internet connection to record sales. Use your phone's hotspot or a mobile Wi-Fi router, check coverage at new venues, and keep a paper tally as a backup for the odd moment the signal drops.

Can I use it on my phone?

Yes. It runs in the web browser on phones and tablets, as well as computers. Dedicated phone and tablet apps are coming soon, but you do not need them to start.

Does it take card payments?

No. Card payments go through your own card reader and its provider. In POS2026 you record each sale as cash or card, so your end-of-day totals can be matched against both.

What is the best POS system for craft fairs?

For most makers, the best one is quick on a small screen, shows product photos, tracks stock and gives clear totals at close. POS2026 does all of that. If your venues have no signal at all, choose an app that works offline.

Can I see what sold at each event?

Yes. Filter sales reports by date to see what sold at a particular market or fair, product by product, and compare it with other events.

How do I start a market stall?

Contact the council or market operator about a pitch and ask what they require. Many ask for public liability insurance. In the UK, food businesses must also register with their local council before trading, as GOV.UK explains under Register a food business. Then sort your stock, float and card reader.

Take a proper till to your next market.

Start your free trial, add the products you sell and make a test sale from your phone tonight.

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