Field guides — geo, migration, how-to, hardware.
Hand-written for shop owners making real buying decisions. Real prices, real model numbers, no sponsored placements. The library grows — new guides land here incrementally.
Geo + vertical
Vertical buyer guides tailored to specific markets — what changes about the workflow when you operate in the UAE, the UK, the US.
A practical POS buyer guide for independent UAE coffee shops. AED pricing, 5% VAT handling, Tap + Stripe payment routing, common hardware su…
A practical POS buyer guide for restaurants in Saudi Arabia. ZATCA e-invoicing (Fatoorah Phase 2) integration, Mada payment routing, SAR pri…
A practical POS buyer guide for UAE jewellers — gold-souk-aware per-piece tracking, AED + 5% VAT, weight + karat + certificate metadata, cus…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent UK hardware stores and builders' merchants. GBP pricing, 20% VAT + MTD, trade-account workflows,…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent US grocers and ethnic markets. PLU codes, sold-by-weight scale integration, EBT/SNAP split tende…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent London bakeries. GBP + 20% VAT with eat-in vs takeaway nuance, recipe BOM in a high-rent market,…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent UAE electronics retailers. Per-unit IMEI tracking with UAE TRA registration, AED + 5% VAT, custo…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent US pet retailers + grooming shops. USD pricing, FDA/AAFCO pet food labelling, grooming commissio…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent EU toy retailers. VAT variance across member states + OSS, CE marking + EN 71 safety standards, …
A practical POS buyer guide for independent Dubai salons + spas + barbershops. Tip routing in AED, per-stylist commission across multi-natio…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent UAE furniture retailers. AED + 5% VAT, Tabby/Tamara instalments, layaway, custom upholstery + su…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent UK fashion boutiques. GBP + 20% VAT + MTD, UK size conventions, post-Brexit EU customs, Klarna +…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent retailers in Pakistan. PKR pricing, provincial GST variance, FBR e-invoicing for tier-1 retailer…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent Indian jewellers. INR + GST 3% on gold + 18% on making charge, BIS hallmark + HUID per piece, UP…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent Indian restaurants + cloud kitchens. GST tiers, e-invoicing above INR 5 crore turnover, UPI domi…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent South African retailers. ZAR + 15% VAT, SARS-compliant invoicing, QR-payment growth (Zapper/Snap…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent Kenyan retailers + dukas. KES + 16% VAT, KRA eTIMS compliance, M-Pesa-dominant payments (~95% of…
A practical POS buyer guide for independent Nigerian retailers. NGN + 7.5% VAT, dominant payment mix (card, bank transfer, USSD), Lagos reta…
Migration
Step-by-step migration guides from the major competitors. Honest about what carries over and what stays behind.
A step-by-step migration guide from Square to RetailPOS. CSV item + customer imports, Stripe processor handoff, hardware reuse, what carries…
A step-by-step migration guide from Clover to RetailPOS. Hardware-lease unwind, First Data / Fiserv processor handoff, App Marketplace depen…
A migration guide from Lightspeed (R-Series Retail or K-Series Food) to RetailPOS. Tier-bundling unwind, Lightspeed Payments handoff, e-comm…
How-to
Cross-cut decision frameworks — POS cost breakdown, multi-store buying considerations, the operational questions every shop owner faces.
A vertical-by-vertical cost breakdown of independent-shop POS systems in 2026. Monthly subscription + per-transaction fees + hardware + proc…
A decision framework for owner-operators going from 1 shop to 2+. Sync model, transfer flow, per-shop role management, aggregate reporting, …
Hardware
Hardware reference — tills, printers, scanners, card terminals. Real model numbers, real prices, vendor-neutral.
A practical 2026 hardware guide for independent shops. Real model numbers + prices + tradeoffs for tills, printers, scanners, card terminals…
A practical guide for indie coffee chains (2-8 shops). Register-shift sync, recipe propagation, inter-shop stock transfers, per-shop manager…
A practical 2026 guide to barcode scanners for POS. Honeywell Voyager 1450G (the default), Zebra DS-series alternatives, Datalogic Magellan …