RFID counts a rail of stock in seconds; barcodes cost a fraction. Worked in Uganda shillings, RFID costs a boutique over 20 times what it saves, while reusable tags in a hire store just pay.
A POS runs the sale; an ERP runs the business. One credit sale of cement in Lagos traced through both, a decision table by trade, and five tests that show when an ERP earns its cost.
Every sale on the buyer's record, and every record at the till. What data should flow, a Lusaka shop's capture rate worked out, when a separate CRM is worth it, and the steps in ArmPOS.
A till-only POS sees two of the eight things that happen to a carton of stock. Follow one carton of soap, then answer five questions to see if one system is enough.
A link that sends only sales can make a day's profit look six times too high. Here is the entry each POS event should post, and a worked day in UGX.
Six POS reports show the sales you are losing now. Here is the action for each, a worked Nairobi example, and why a 10% discount can halve your profit.
A one-week plan to train shop staff on a new till: credit, split payments, returns, the cash register and the offline drill, with a sign-off sheet to copy.
US rankings pick systems that don't take cards in Africa. Here are ten tests to run in a free trial, built for African shops, with a scoring sheet you can copy.
