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* Microsoft Internet Explorer:
All aspects of the system will function including your point of sale hardware such as: Pole Displays, Signature Capture Pads, Receipt Printers and Cash Drawers
* Firefox, Google Chrome & Apple Safari (for Windows or Mac):
For all other non-register stations you can use either of these browsers or others. Firefox is our perfered non-register based browser.
Since Lightning Online Point of Sale runs through an internet connection, what happens if you lose your internet connection?
LIGHTNING HAS ANSWERED THIS MAJOR CONCERN.
Lightning Online Point of Sale offers a small application which is installed on your local computer that will continue to run your store if your internet connection is lost.
Emergency Mode requires setup prior to an emergency and is available to Lightning Silver and Gold users. This feature is not available to Bronze users.
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A few quick facts on this feature:
* Notations:
Only sales can be performed in stand alone mode. No back office functions such as receiving inventory, sales reports, altering security settings and more is available. Emergency Mode will only be used in true emergencies and its focus is to keep your registers generating sales.
* Credit Card Processing:
If Lightning Online Point of Sale servers are experiencing connectivity issues then your store can run in Emergency Mode and continue to ring sales including processing credit cards.
* Merging of Data:
Sales that were performed in Emergency Mode are stored in the local hard drive and will be merged back to the Lightning Online Point of Sale web servers when the connectivity issues are resolved. Inventory quantities, each invoice and more will be merged so no lose of business data will occur.
* Test your Hardware:
All of your point of sale hardware will work in Emergency Mode such as cash drawers, receipt printers, digital signature pads and pole displays. We highly recommended you do the required configurations/testing prior to an emergency. The better prepared your organization is for an internet outage the smoother this crises will play out.
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The Lightning Online Point of Sale app for the iPad is the easiest way to manage your store on the go. You may use it to handle all of your back-office tasks from anywhere. You will have the ability to manage inventory, run sales reports, and more, no matter where you are.
Available on the Apple App Store. Search for Lightning Onine Point of Sale.
Please visit our Lightning for the iPad page for more information and a direct link to download the app.
Our company was founded in 1989 and we have always provided technical support on virtually the second ring. This is not a call back service..simply a live technician when you need it.
Review our simple table of the features to determine which plan is right for your store. Each plan affords you the ability to upgrade/downgrade at any time.
A brief summary of the key differences between each plan:
The Gold plan allows more than one register.
All plans allow multiple, non-register, log-ins. (Back office, home, etc)
The Bronze plan does not include the loyalty rewards program.
The Bronze plan does not include Lightning Online Stand Alone Emergency mode.
Advanced features not included in any plans:
The following are additional features at an extra cost.
a) Club Membership feature.
b) The storage of customer's credit card numbers.
These two key, specilized items require an additional $ 25.00 per month.
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Yes, and we do so perfectly. This all depends if you have a single location or run a larger chain. A few options are available.
Our signature capture pad option allows customers to sign for their credit card purchases digitally. The system will produce a receipt for the customer and the store will no longer have to collect years of receipts.
If an issue occurs, such as a charge back, no longer will the store have to sort through boxes of receipts. Simply re-print the invoice which has the signature on file.
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Process your customers' transactions with fast, secure handling of their cards. Simply swipe and watch how the system does all the work.
Plus, MC/Visa transactions under $ 25.00 don't require a signature which ensures your line moves even faster*
* Requires authorization which is based on region and industry.
Of course. Not only from home, but from anywhere an internet connection is available. On the road at a trade show? Easy. On vacation or need to check today's sales? Simple! Need to post a message on the company message board? No problem.
This is an excellent snapshot of your business data for the current day. Take a look at the picture below for the wealth of information that is readily available.
Seven tabs are available as shown below.
From number of invoices, number of items, average invoice, gift card sales/redemption's, rewards points given/redeemed (if applicable) expenses, returns and much more.
The system handles four tax rates per item....from percentage based to flat taxes.
Example:
Wine could have the primary sales tax rate of 5.25%, then an additional 1.25% alcohol surcharge. Then throw on top of that an additional 0.75% school tax.
If your local municipality has an odd taxation structure, we probably handle it.
This is where we really excel! We are more than point of sale, we are a series marketing machine.
Capabilities such as, but not limited to:
Outlook Merge – Flawlessly transfer your customers, based on a few filters you set. Manipulate the data and see what works for you.
Integration with Constant Contact for strong email marketing campaigns.
Data merges with your local mailing house
Printing of mailing labels
Robust customer tracking reports where the results of your queries can be sent to Lightnings marketing center.
- In active customers
- New Customers
- Top Customers within any time period
- Who purchased 'x' between $ x.xx - $ x.xx
- Your favorite product has arrived
Yes, we all know you would hate to key in New Rochelle, NY 10801 all day long. Type in 10801 and the system will instantly populate the city and state fields. Canadian customers, we have you covered...We have a large postal code database also.
We all know its not a fun day when the time comes to count your inventory. We can assure you that Lightning Online Point of Sale is well equipped to work with hand held portable inventory data collectors.
Key inventory discrepancies reports are produced and automatically archived. We have been doing this since 1989 and our sheer experience helped us make a beautiful interface.
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Computer Perfect
Lightning's straight forward, but very detailed security sub-system allows a user to be granted access or not on various system options.
We realize that all users have different requirements so we have placed a large emphasis on the customization of the vital inventory data entry screen.
The system has a few fields that might apply to all users...Example:
Department: (this field is mandatory)
Style: This field can simply be thought of as a sub-department. If you feel it is not required, simply disable it. Example of it's possible use:
Department – Wine, then it's possible Styles associated with it:
> Style: Domestic – California
> Style: Domestic – Oregon
> Style: Imported – Portuguese
Size:
Disable this field if it does not apply to your business model
Qty Per Case:
If your business don't receive/sell units by the case, then disable this feature.
Case Pricing:
If your company sells by the case with a preset discount then enable this feature.
Re-Ordering:
Two key fields make up the automatic reordering. If your business plans on using the advanced reordering aspects of the system, then enable this.
Deposits:
If your state requires you to attach a bottle deposit to some items then please enable this feature.
For stores that sell spirits (Liquor). An extensive drink recipe database consisting of over ten thousand drinks is included. Provide printed recipes for your customers which they will love.
Sample Screen:
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For our wine and spirit customers that require a website we have a streamlined interface to Bottlenose or Beverage Media. (See our third party interface page)
Lightning Online Point of Sale can push your inventory items and levels to their server based on a few factors:
Days and time intervals-- This will enable your on-line customers to know exactly what you have available for sale.
Or, you can select not to show your quantities and simply take all the orders you want and worry about filling those orders after that fact. We adjust to your business logic.
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Computer Perfect
Since the browser needs to communicate with your point of sale hardware (receipt printer, cash drawer, signature capture pad, pole display, bar-code label printer and more) an Internet Explorer Active-X must be installed. When the user first enters into the Ring Sales screen a typical yellow warning box will be displayed on the top of your screen. This is a one time almost automatic procedure and takes less than three seconds.
The Ring Sales screen requires Internet Explorer. All other non-register based systems can use a variety of browsers.
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For an extra layer of security, the system logs the previous twenty password resets.....Either failed or successful and by who the request was made by. Only that user or the system administrator can reset a password.
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Computer Perfect
When you perform your 'Close the Day,' key business data is produced. A few significant items are displayed, but sometimes bypassed by the store owner. The following critical information should always be monitored.
Plus your 'Close the Day' reports can be re-printed at any time.
The system administrator can even be setup to receive the daily 'close the day' report via email. Plus other email alerts can be setup so the administrator is always in the know.
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When a clerk adds a customer, the system checks for a possible duplicate. If a duplicate is found a warning box appears prompting the clerk to take action.
The duplication check is based on the following criteria:
Last name match
Street address match (on the number only)
ZIP code match
If a possible match is found, the system will prompt the clerk with the screen sceen below:
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Computer Perfect
Lightning email alerts is our most sought after feature. This employee, for example, John Adams, will trigger an email alert to the stores system administrator when one of the following events take place.
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Computer Perfect
Lightning Online Point of Sale has multiple inventory reports built in.
Example: Produce a list of items you purchase from: Vendor = 'Charmer Distributing' within a department of 'Wine' but only the items you have zero and below in stock.
Plus you can tell the system what fields you want to print on your report.
For this example I'm going to select SKU, Description, Size, Cost, Price, Margin, Markup & Qty on Hand.
Lightning has the flexibility you are looking for and the ease of use you demand.
You can even produce an inventory report to further narrow down your data to items below / above / equal to a certain margin. You will be impressed with the array of filtering options built into Lightning Online Point of Sale.
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Developers of Lighting Online Point of Sale
Lightning Online Point of Sale has various reports that focus specifically on your sales. We can't imagine a report you want that we don't have, but if you do, just ask and we might add it.
The image below is from our 'Popularity Report' which affords you an array of options.
Example:
What are the most popular items in your store in a given time frame?
What are the least popular items in your store also in a given time frame?
What were the most popular wines, under $ 25.00, last November?
What are the most popular Merlot wines year-to-date over $ 49.99
What are the least popular items below $ 10.00
This key business data will help you purchase better and help you make better business decisions to get rid of dead stock.
Our various sales reports accurately represent your business so you can make smarter decisions.
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Computer Perfect
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