Shopify POS

#1

Post by remi » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:06 PM UTC

Re: Shopify POS

#2

Post by solaris152000 » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:35 PM UTC

Shopify constantly seem to be pushing new ground, although I find it hard to imagine a store on that platform turning over $1,000,000+ just seems to limited unlike Magento.

Re: Shopify POS

#3

Post by bhouston » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:38 PM UTC

Two years ago (October 2011) I submitted this idea to the first Shopify Fund (http://www.shopify.com/fund):

"The second idea is to create a POS system that integrates fully into Shopify. Thus one can use Shopify to manage sales for all the store's inventory both those that one sells through the web and also those that one sells from the physical store. The POS front end for Shopify will allow for Shopify to expand into those with both an online presence and those who also have a storefront. This is perfect for small businesses. I believe it could be very disruptive to the POS market because it would be very easy to adopt for customers."

Back when I applied to the Shopify Fund there were little requirements it just asked for ideas: http://web.archive.org/web/20111018133854/http://www.shopify...

I never heard back from them.

Re: Shopify POS

#4

Post by adammcnamara » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:41 PM UTC

solaris152000 wrote: post #2

Shopify constantly seem to be pushing new ground, although I find it hard to imagine a store on that platform turning over $1,000,000+ just seems to limited unlike Magento.

A good number of our stores sell > $1M/month. And, now that Shopify 2 has shipped, any feature gaps that were around are closing very quickly.

Re: Shopify POS

#5

Post by scott_o » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:43 PM UTC

Am I missing something or is there no barcode scanner? It seems like a no-brainer to me. You wouldn't even need additional hardware, just use the camera as a scanner.

Re: Shopify POS

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Post by adammcnamara » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:44 PM UTC

scott_o wrote: post #5

Am I missing something or is there no barcode scanner? It seems like a no-brainer to me. You wouldn't even need additional hardware, just use the camera as a scanner.

We don't package one in the Hardware Kit, but there is bluetooth barcode scanning integration. http://docs.shopify.com/pos/about-pos/hardware/barcode-scann...

Re: Shopify POS

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:45 PM UTC

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Re: Shopify POS

#8

Post by speg » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:45 PM UTC

scott_o wrote: post #5

Am I missing something or is there no barcode scanner? It seems like a no-brainer to me. You wouldn't even need additional hardware, just use the camera as a scanner.

There was one in the video, but I don't see it on the hardware page. Also, why is the stand $130?

Edit: I see that is the retail price from http://hecklerdesign.com/product/windfall-for-ipad/

Re: Shopify POS

#9

Post by revisionzero » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:52 PM UTC

bhouston wrote: post #3

Two years ago (October 2011) I submitted this idea to the first Shopify Fund ( http://www.shopify.com/fund ): "The second idea is to create a POS system that integrates fully into Shopify. Thus one can use Shopify to manage sales for all the store's inventory both those that one sells through the web and also those that one sells from the physical store. The POS front end for Shopify will allow for Shopify to expand…

I'm not entirely sure what your alluding to. My guess is that your claiming they took your idea and ran with it, which irks me.

All I will say is that its a bit unreasonable to assume that Shopify didn't have this in the game plan since going public. With Square slowly moving into Shopify's territory this is a fairly expected movement for Shopify.

Re: Shopify POS

#10

Post by svmegatron » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 1:52 PM UTC

I've sung the praises of Shopify on multiple occasions, here and in real life and to various clients. Their products and services just continue to get better and better, across the board.

Excellent work, Shopify!