# Merlin 8 Reviews
**Vendor:** Merlinsoft Ltd  
**Category:** [Retail POS Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/retail-pos)
## About Merlin 8
Designed to fit with every aspect of your business, Merlin's easy to use point of sale (EPOS) module and powerful back office suite make it perfect for every level of user, and our 7 day support service offers you complete peace of mind. By utilising Merlin you can now have the option to sell tickets, products or BOTH at the same time, allowing you to piggyback product sales on the back of event tickets (and vice-versa), improving your add-on sales, increasing your profit margin and broadening your customer base. POWERFUL VENUE MANAGEMENT TOOLS 🔹Unify accounts and reporting, or split them between business areas 🔹Reward your members with discounts, auto-send letters to retain 🔹Sell tickets, products and memberships online with integrated sales 🔹Mitigate risk & staffing needs with access control solutions 🔹Barcoded wristbands for entry and cashless payments 🔹Print branded souvenir tickets & membership cards 🔹Easily setup tour bookings and complex ticket types






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## Merlin 8 Features
**POS**
- Credit Card Payments
- Barcode Scanning
- Hardware Integration
- Price Adjustments
- Receipts

**Payments**
- Credit Card Payments
- Discounts
- Voided/Refunded Payments
- Store Credit Allocation
- Offline Payments
- Multidevice Payment Acceptance
- Next Day Deposits

**Marketing**
- Loyalty Programs

**Employee Management**
- Employee Accounts
- Permissions
- Commission Tracking
- Tab Allocation
- Log/Shift Notes
- Floor Plans

**Administration**
- Inventory Management
- Reporting
- E-commerce Integration

**Customer Management**
- Loyalty Membership
- Customer Profiles
- Credit Card Filing

**Inventory Management**
- Track Inventory
- Inventory Notifications
- Product Organization
- Multilocation Inventory Tracking

**Integrations**
- Accounting Integrations
- Inventory Management Integrations
- E-Commerce Integrations

**Analytics**
- Sales Tracking
- Guest Counts
- End of Day Reports

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