New Mac-based PoS platform launched that is designed to enable retailers to engage with customers from anywhere in the store

New Mac-based PoS platform launched that is designed to enable retailers to engage with customers from anywhere in the store

Xsilva Systems, the Canadian-based retail software maker, has released LightSpeed Mobile, for use with the now available LightSpeed 3.2, for retailers to engage more flexibly with their customers and make the sales process more efficient.

LightSpeed Mobile is a mobile retail extension of LightSpeed, Xsilva’s point-of-sale (PoS) platform for Mac. LightSpeed Mobile transforms the way retailers sell to their customers, providing a sharp competitive advantage over traditional retail systems and long queues at the register, according to the developer.

System builds on Apple functionality

Retail sales staff can use LightSpeed Mobile to connect to a LightSpeed database and process sales from anywhere in the store with an iPod Touch and a Linea Pro “sled” – the same mobile hardware employed by Apple in its retail stores – which adds the ability to scan barcodes and swipe credit cards. Once the payment is approved, customers can sign on-screen and receive their receipt by email.

“Before LightSpeed Mobile, integration between mobile retail and the PoS and inventory systems was limited to big-box players with high-priced custom systems,” said Dax Dasilva, founder and chief executive of Xsilva Systems. “LightSpeed Mobile brings personal retailing to all retailers at a price that’s affordable. Store staff can capture the moment when interest in the purchase is at its peak with one-to-one service that builds customer rapport and loyalty.”