Running a physical pop-up merch store at a major event or managing a brick-and-mortar storefront is a fantastic way to engage clients and drive immediate revenue. But behind the scenes, adding physical sales to your business model often creates a massive headache for your operations and accounting teams.

Why? Because traditional Point-of-Sale systems are disconnected from the back-office software you use to manage your company. At the end of the day, your team is stuck doing double data entry just to reconcile inventory, log revenue, and update customer records from your physical sales efforts.

At Antera Software, we believe you shouldn’t have to sacrifice operational efficiency to make an in-person sale. That is why we built Point-of-Sale Mode directly into Advance’s order management flow. Here is a look at how you can capture in-person transactions while keeping your inventory and automations perfectly synced.

Stop Doing Double Data Entry

Advance Point-of-Sale Mode is your back office system, so every single transaction is automatically tied to your existing processes. Your inventory is updated in real-time, your revenue is tracked, and your accounting data is pristine.

Whether you are running a temporary pop-up shop for a corporate client or a permanent retail storefront, it is time to stop settling for disconnected systems and manual workarounds.

Seamless Barcode Scanning & Checkout – Speed is Everything

When you have a line of customers waiting, speed is everything. Advance Point-of-Sale Mode is engineered for multiple orders and continuous scanning.

• Product & Decoration Scanning: Simply scan a product barcode to instantly add a line item to the order. Selling decorated apparel? You can even scan an Artwork Barcode to immediately add specific decorations to that exact line item (with built-in protections against duplicate scans).
• Effortless Adjustments: Easily manually adjust quantities on the fly, and the moment you scan the next product barcode, a new line item is automatically created.
• Integrated Payments & Receipts: Once the order is complete, you can seamlessly check the customer out using a physical credit card terminal. Need to provide proof of purchase? Hit the “Print Sales Receipt” button to instantly print a basic, clean receipt of all charges.

Keep the Line Moving and Merchandise Flowing

In a fast-paced retail environment, you don’t have time to click through a dozen menus to start the next transaction.

When your team switches to Point-of-Sale Mode and toggles on the Customer View, Advance is ready to run. The system automatically opens a new order assigned to a default “Walk-In” customer. The moment you close out a transaction, the next barcode scan instantly triggers a brand-new order. There is no need to toggle between Standard Mode and Point-of-Sale Mode between customers—Advance stays locked in throughout the active session, even if the user accidentally refreshes their screen.

We even streamlined complex in-person transactions, like gift cards. You can easily add a gift card to an order via Point-of-Sale Mode by scanning its barcode.

Enterprise Control for Multi-Location Retail – Easy Reconciliation

Do you own multiple retail storefronts or manage different corporate brands? Advance Point-of-Sale Mode scales with you.

Using our Corporate Identity settings, you can dictate exactly how the Point-of-Sale system behaves based on the identity the user is assigned. For each Corporate Identity, you can set defaults for Customers (e.g., “Dallas Store Walk-In” vs. “Chicago Store Walk-In”), Order Identity, Salesperson, and Pricing Method.

This ensures that no matter which location your team is operating from, the revenue, commissions, and pricing are perfectly categorized in your solution without any manual intervention.

Ready to see how seamless in-person sales can be? Schedule a Demo with our Business Analysts today to see Advance ERP and our Point-of-Sale capabilities in action.