What are some current Point of Sale trends?
Point of sale trends like cashless POS have only become more popular since the start of the pandemic. Other trends including contactless POS have always been an industry standard, but now we see that these solutions have been expedited to the frontlines. Contactless POS solutions are any point-of-sale solution that mitigates the amount of face-to-face contact between customers and staff members. Solutions such as self-service kiosks and online ordering are dominating the point-of-sale industry because fewer people want to risk face-to-face contact in cafeterias and restaurants.
Here’s a quick list of point of sale trends since the pandemic:
- Cashless POS
- ID Badge Scanning
- Online Ordering
- Self-service Kiosks
Cashless POS is a dominating trend.
Talk about one of the most underrated solutions that serve business cafeterias of any size. Cashless POS is a largely overlooked solution in hospital and corporate cafeterias. Many people do not consider cashless POS as an option for their cafeteria because they don’t know it exists. Businesses typically want to outsource a cafeteria system to a food service management company, although they should be looking to bring a cashless POS in-house.
A cashless POS system offers many great benefits that include:
- Employee Payroll Deductions
- Employee Drawdown Accounts
- Badge ID purchasing
Businesses that integrate cashless payment solutions in their cafeteria operations tend to see a large increase in transactions at their cafeteria point-of-sale. This has a direct relationship with the convenience that it brings employees when all they do is scan their badge ID at the point-of-sale system.
Contactless Point-of-Sale Systems are more relevant than ever.
In restaurants, we saw major changes in the way that items were being purchased. Businesses started to invest in contactless solutions like online ordering to keep their business operations up and running. We even saw trends with curbside pickup at food and retail stores. The same is true with hospital and corporate cafeterias. Since revenue numbers were reportedly down at the height of the pandemic, even hospital and corporate cafeterias were unable to recover unless they implemented contactless measures in their cafeteria environment.
The most notable contactless POS solutions since the pandemic:
- Online Ordering
- Self-Service Kiosks
Author: Blake Bell
