The Art of an Antique Shop and ipad POS2 min read
The market is a fickle thing. One day a certain piece of technology will by the highest selling thing in the world and the next nobody will remember what it was. A Deli on the corner might fail miserably but a hamburger stand in the same spot might flourish. It is a constantly shifting and changing system that is hard to comprehend. However there are always a few things that stay constant. One of those is the timeless antique shop, no matter where you live, no matter what year it is, there will always be antique shops. They may come and go but there will always be a desire for them because there are simply no equivalents to them. Plenty of business deal in the future, even more deal in the present but no other business deals in the past. But just because your store sells antiques doesn’t mean that it has to be one. With modern technology and a classic library of merchandise, you could have a thriving, truly modern business while still the antiques you love. The ipad Point of Sale System is the lynchpin in this decision. If you are going to bring the management of your antique store into the modern age this piece of technology is absolutely required.
Think about how much people use credit cards as opposed to cash in other businesses, now think about how often they use credit cards when shopping for antiques. The odds are they will use credit or debit cards more often when shopping for antiques because antiques have such a large and varied price range and nobody is ever sure of what they are going to walk out of an antique store with. So having a POS on hand to swipe their cards for those big transactions is an absolute must. It will make shopping easier for them, which they will most certainly remember and inform their friends when asked about that wonderful antique they now have sitting in their living room, and it will make management easier for you. And without a cash register to slow you down you can redesign your entire store, showcasing your treasures in the way you want, not in the way traditional store management dictates that you should. You are now free to explore the space and use it in a way that will catch your customer’s eye. The ipad Point of Sale System can truly make your antique shop something unique and wonderful that people all over town will keep coming back to.
