An effective back office plays an enormous part in running a retail business, because it is the centre where everything is managed and every record is kept. But not every shop can build an office to act as its back office, whether for want of space or of budget. An online back office is therefore an option well worth considering.
It is effective, and it suits small and medium-sized SMEs. It does not only save you the cost of premises, since there is no office to set up and no staff to hire for each part of the work — you can also be entirely confident that everything will be managed properly.
Here are five things that stand out about an online back office
1. Access to your data — your shop's records at your fingertips, anywhere, any time
An online back office is a remarkably convenient solution for an SME: you can reach your back-office records and follow how the business is doing wherever you are and whenever you like. Any device with a web browser will get you to your data — from a hotel while you are away, while you are waiting in the car, even from another country. That is the real strength of it: you can keep an eye on how the business is performing, from sales to revenue to profit, and update the menu or a promotion without having to be in the shop.
2. Managing your data — everything under control
Get on with what you have to do with an easy mind. An online back office keeps everything in the cloud, so your records are gathered and organised properly, and you can search, edit or pull data back out whenever you need it.
3. Lower costs — savings down to the last satang
If you have a back office of your own, you are of course paying for the premises, the staff, the equipment and a good deal of necessary software. With an online back office all of that goes away, and it cuts your maintenance costs and the hidden expenses that come with it too.
4. Real-time data — so you can decide with more confidence
Because it is an online back office, the data coming in is in real time: anything added is updated in the database immediately. When the records are always current, you can be confident you are running the shop and planning more effectively. And it is not only sales data — stock levels and staff rotas are kept just as current.
5. Security — confidence that your data is safe
You can be confident that your transactions and all your shop's records are secure, because reaching the online back office requires an account and a password. Only people you have authorised can get into it. And if records are changed in the shop itself, only staff with the right permissions can make those changes before they pass through to the back office.
Introducing QashierHQ, an online back office
When your shop joins the ranks of Qashier POS users, you can use QashierHQ, an online back office with every one of the advantages described above. Better still, using Qashier POS together with QashierHQ helps you run the shop more smoothly and more efficiently — and gives your customers a better experience of your service.
A checklist of what QashierHQ does for you
- See sales and data in real time from anywhere
- Create sales promotions easily
- Manage your stock
- Save money
- Keep your records safe
Importantly, QashierHQ has been designed to be easy to use, to answer what small and medium-sized SMEs actually need. Better still, you can start with Qashier POS at a friendly price, which leaves you free to put your money towards other things. You can choose to use it with the hardware for a complete setup, or save more still by buying only the software and running it on your own Android device.
Start raising the standard of your store management with Qashier today
If you would like Qashier to be your retail business's partner, get in touch and we will happily tell you more. Qashier is ready to support shops and restaurants alike, with POS terminals and a POS system that genuinely performs, and support from our team seven days a week.
For more details, contact us on LINE Official: @qashier.th or call 02 544 0267