How to leverage your business with Android POS
Smart mobile devices aren’t just a hit with consumers, their transforming lives for retailers too, creating new opportunities to maximise their sales potential.
But there’s more to their power than simply freeing sales assistants to take sales anywhere, mobile POS devices are also at the heart of an expanding ecosystem of connected payments and services.
Secure, flexible and easy to integrate with intuitive interfaces that staff and shoppers love, mobile POS devices are also upgradeable in the field and can be enhanced using cloud software and apps.
Android is coming out on top
Just like consumer smartphones mobile POS can run on Windows, iOS or Android systems. Currently Android is the world’s leading mobile operating system. Why? As well as being secure and user-friendly, it’s also customizable and open, making it ideal for Mobile POS applications.
In 2022, the Android POS market size was valued at US $7320.17 million. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Unprecedented demand is expected to fuel a CAGR of 38% taking the market to US$ 50719.23 million by 2028.
Everything you need in the palm of your hand
Android POS devices are effectively wireless, portable cash registers that do everything you need the checkout to do and more. They can provide wireless connection for other devices e.g. receipt printers, barcode scanners, customer displays, and card readers, even acash drawer. And can also be integrated into unattended devices.
And many do more than transactions – they also act as smart cloud-based system that can be connected to back office or central systems to provide data, access and control of general business operations. For example real-time inventory and stock control, employee management (schedules, shifts, time management, etc), CRM, and discounts and vouchers.
Simplifying and streamlining operations, they enable merchants to boost efficiency without requiring a huge technical investment.
How can you leverage them for retail success?
Unlike traditional EPOS systems, Android POS does not have to be part of a fixed system. They can be used to:
provide mobile acceptance in-store, at table, kerbside or in-the-field remote payments.
streamline checkouts, making them more attractive and freeing valuable counter space
queue-bust by taking sales points to high-footfall areas
empower every member of staff to take a sale
free staff to move around the store to boost interaction and customer service
provide a gateway to exciting new cloud-based content and services
accept all types of payment from contactless and digital wallets and in some cases even crypto
Benefits to retailers
Android POS provide a compelling proposition for retailers to reduce walkaways, boost throughput and increase service-based revenue. Complete with customizable software and downloadable apps Android POS are easy to update at scale. This means they can also act as a springboard for new business models, new relationships and new personalized services to disrupt and transform the payment chain and reshape the future of payments.
Here are just some of the advantages they can bring:
Castles are the leaders in Android POS
Whether you’re looking for a next generation PCI PTS 6 certified solution, a tablet format or super-small smartphone style device, we have a model to suit every application. All run on Android 9+ and provide users with access to marketplace, apps, transactional management systems and a wide range of accessories.
You can explore our Android range here www.castlestechemea.com/products.Or see all our latest Android POS innovations at the Retail Technology Show, London Olympia, 26-27 April, on Stand 6C70. Register here : https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com