In a business world where everything moves quickly, adapting and getting more out of your management and your operations is essential, particularly for SMEs competing on both time and cost. A POS terminal cuts out unnecessary work and is a technology that helps you run the shop better. But there is one more capability, easy for anyone to start using, that makes a POS more effective still, and that is adding product images on the POS — and believe it or not, simply adding a picture to represent each item on the list can deliver results that lift the way you run the shop. Here are three standout benefits of adding product images to your Qashier POS.
The benefits of adding product images to your Qashier POS
Pictures make things easier to remember
Research shows that people remember detail better when a picture is involved. Simply adding images to the menu means you or your staff can find a dish or an item far more easily, without having to read the text or the name of every item each time you go looking.
On top of that, if your shop carries a lot of lines, adding product images can make a considerable difference to how efficiently you work, because a picture helps you pick out the small details, particularly on items that are similar to one another or that differ only in the detail. Which brings us to the next benefit.Using pictures when the menu is long
If you run a restaurant with a long and varied menu, or with dishes whose names or descriptions are close to one another, dark chocolate cake and chocolate cake for instance, it is easy to get them confused, because they look the same when in fact they are not. A POS for cafés and restaurants that lets you add images to the menu reduces those mistakes and makes serving customers easier.Making products and services easier to understand
There are plenty of situations where reading the text alone leads to mistakes. Adding images to the POS lets you tell one item from another more easily and more quickly. That small effort in adding pictures heads off an enormous number of potential errors, and it does not only make things easier to remember, it also cuts the time spent hunting for an item. And do not forget that this is not only about how efficiently your staff work: fewer mistakes also means customers always get exactly what they should.
Simply using pictures in your selling and service raises the standard of both the service and the way you run the shop. New staff get to grips with the menu faster, training time comes down, sales take less time, and daily mistakes drop, and the result is a shop that runs far more efficiently.
Adding product images to the terminal is easy with Qashier POS.
Qashier POS is known for being easy to use, designed so that anyone can work it without needing any technical knowledge. Unlike traditional POS terminals, Qashier POS lets merchants add images and edit menu items themselves, either on the terminal itself or in QashierHQ, the online back office, so shops and business owners can adjust details or update pictures anywhere, at any time.
5 easy steps to add product images on the POS
1. Log in to QashierHQ in your web browser.
2. Go to the Product Management menu.
3. Choose the Product Category for the item or dish you want to add, then select ADD PRODUCT.
4. Add the product details and the product image on the POS , then press confirm.
5. Go to your POS terminal and tap back to the POS home screen to refresh it. When you return to the menu, the product information will have updated automatically.
Note: when you update products, remember to connect to Wi-Fi so the data syncs online from QashierHQ.
Managing the shop this easily and this seamlessly helps you keep everything accurate, saves time and is simply more convenient, and you get attractive pictures on the POS screen, which suits the shop and the customer alike.
Start raising your game with Qashier today
If you would like Qashier to be the assistant to your restaurant business, get in touch for more information. We at Qashier are ready to support you, with everything from POS terminals for restaurants to retail shops and a POS system that performs, plus support from our team 7 days a week.
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