### Contents - [**Articles**](#resources-articles) - [**Glossary Terms**](#resources-glossary_terms) - [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions) - [**Reports**](#resources-reports) # Retail POS Systems Resources ##### Articles, Glossary Terms, Discussions, and Reports to expand your knowledge on Retail POS Systems Resource pages are designed to give you a cross-section of information we have on specific categories. You'll find [articles](#resources-articles) from our experts, [feature definitions](#resources-glossary_terms), [discussions](#resources-discussions) from users like you, and [reports](#resources-reports) from industry data. [ContentsExpand/Collapse Contents](#) - [**Articles**](#resources-articles) - [**Glossary Terms**](#resources-glossary_terms) - [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions) - [**Reports**](#resources-reports) ## Retail POS Systems Articles [![How Retail POS Benefits You and Your Buyers](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_FI009_Learn_Article_Images-%5BRetail_POS_systems%5D_V1b.png "How Retail POS Benefits You and Your Buyers")](https://www.g2.com/articles/retail-point-of-sale) [ ### How Retail POS Benefits You and Your Buyers ](https://www.g2.com/articles/retail-point-of-sale) It’s easy to feel crowd fatigue at busy retail stores.  [ ![Brittany K. King](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brittany K. King") BKK ](https://learn.g2.com/author/brittany-king) by Brittany K. King [![The Evolving Retail Space and Ways to Optimize Retail Stores in 2022](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/retail%20space-SS.jpg "The Evolving Retail Space and Ways to Optimize Retail Stores in 2022")](https://www.g2.com/articles/optimize-retail-stores-in-2022) [ ### The Evolving Retail Space and Ways to Optimize Retail Stores in 2022 ](https://www.g2.com/articles/optimize-retail-stores-in-2022) Retail sales occur when a business sells finished goods or services to consumers in exchange for money. Though the history of retail spans a long timeline, the development of retail as an organized industry began in the post-industrial revolution era with the rise of urban markets. [ ![Subhransu Sahu](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Subhransu Sahu") SS ](https://learn.g2.com/author/subhransu-sahu) by Subhransu Sahu [![AI in Retail: How It’s Being Used (+ 4 Brand Examples)](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_BI104_Backlog_Images_%5BAI_in_etail%5D_V1b.png "AI in Retail: How It’s Being Used (+ 4 Brand Examples)")](https://www.g2.com/articles/ai-in-retail) [ ### AI in Retail: How It’s Being Used (+ 4 Brand Examples) ](https://www.g2.com/articles/ai-in-retail) The news has been inundated with stories about brick and mortar stores closing at an astounding rate.  [ ![Rebecca Reynoso](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Rebecca Reynoso") RR ](https://learn.g2.com/author/rebecca-reynoso) by Rebecca Reynoso ## Retail POS Systems Glossary Terms [![Digital Experience](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI715_Glossary_Article_Images-%5Bdigital_experience%5D_V1b.png "Digital Experience")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/digital-experience-definition) [Digital Experience](https://www.g2.com/glossary/digital-experience-definition) A digital experience is any digital touchpoint a customer has with a business. Learn more about these digital interactions with customers and the benefits. by Holly Landis [![2D Payment Gateway](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI684_Glossary_Article_Images_%5B2d_payment_gateway%5D_V1a.png "2D Payment Gateway")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/2d-payment-gateway-definition) [2D Payment Gateway](https://www.g2.com/glossary/2d-payment-gateway-definition) 2D payment gateways process card transactions with minimal information required. Learn more about the benefits to 2D payment gateways. by Holly Landis ## Retail POS Systems Discussions 0 Question on: Square Point of Sale [What is Square Appointments app?](/discussions/what-is-square-appointments-app) What is Square Appointments app? An app that literally does anything and everything for your business all without having to open several apps that do individual tasks for your business. One app, toggle within the app, view your clients, your income, payroll, time clock and all tax info. The BEST APP FOR EVERY BUSINESS OWNER. Talk about making things simpler and more efficient and far more productive. You’d be a little on the “lame” side if you didn’t already have it, use it or perfected it. Get it. Watch how you business increases from it as well, just another awesome feature it brings you :) Answered: Jenn w/A Cleaner You on July 1, 2022 [Your answer](/discussions/what-is-square-appointments-app/comments/new?remote=true) 0 Question on: Lightspeed Retail [What does the company Lightspeed do?](/discussions/what-does-the-company-lightspeed-do) What does the company Lightspeed do? Manage inventory on a physical store, manage the Sales and the reporting for OnSite orders as the Retail Store Management System Answered: Jose Andres Garcia Quintero on August 26, 2022 Point Of Sale Software Answered: David N. Cleary on April 8, 2022 Provides a cloud based retail platform for customers in multiple industries. Retail, restaurant, golf, etail. User friendly complete with inventory management employee management and real time reports. Answered: Brian Boedo on April 8, 2022 Lightspeed implements, hosts and supports cloud-based Lightspeed Retail (in-store) and Lightspeed eCommerce (online) software that a small business can use to sell products in-store, design a web site, offer products for sale on the web site - while managing all Inventory centrally and universally between the two platforms. Lightspeed Payments represents a credit card processing engine for both platforms and serves as a 1-2 business day clearing house for credit payments to be paid-out to the merchant's bank account. Answered: Tom DeMerit on April 8, 2022 Lightspeed is a software and hardware solution for Retail POS systems and ecommerce sites. It is similar to Shopify or Magento but with a totally integrated POS so the retail half can do inventory in store with connected scanner devices, and to sell using iPads, cash drawers and registers, While web development can be developed externally from the store, but developers can simultaneously build out the products information in POS. It is extremely efficient as opposed to an inventory integration on top of an e-commerce platform because POS and eCom are so well integrated. This example is for their Retail POS but they also have a restaurant specific solution. Answered: Brad DiBaggio on April 8, 2022 [See more answers (4)](javascript:void(0);) [Your answer](/discussions/what-does-the-company-lightspeed-do/comments/new?remote=true) 0 Question on: Rain Retail [Does rain POS integrate with QuickBooks?](/discussions/does-rain-pos-integrate-with-quickbooks) Does rain POS integrate with QuickBooks? yes but I have not had to. 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