How to connect your POS System, Web Store and Loyalty Program

by Keegan Edwards | Apr 11, 2018 | Ecommerce, Tech

Is your business struggling to connect all your information in one place? There are so many customer loyalty programs, POS Systems, Ecommerce Platforms and integration software that it can be tough to know which platforms are right for your business, let alone how to connect them all together. This article will give you a breakdown of which systems can connect to each other and how it works!

If your POS system is…

Lightspeed– Lightspeed is an industry leader in POS software for brick and mortar retailers.

Ecommerce Options with Lightspeed Retail

Lightspeed Omnichannel– Attach Lightspeed’s eCom platform to your Lightspeed Retail POS system for $59/month +

Or…

Connect Lightspeed Retail to Shopify using one of these solutions:

Stitch Labs… $199/month- $499/month

SkuIQ… $99/month – $299/month

Accumula… $59/month- $199/month

Each of these companies represent a “middleware” or a software designed to integrate two other types of software. These solutions all differ, but their main objective is to help keep track of inventory and orders between your in-store POS system and your web store.

Estimated Monthly Cost for Shopify, Lightspeed & Connector…. $187/month- $887/month

Loyalty Program Options with Lightspeed Retail

Lightspeed is built on partnerships. This means that instead of building everything themselves, Lightspeed has partners for various enhancements that can be added to your Lightspeed POS system for an additional fee payable to each vendor depending on your service level selection.

A few of the loyalty programs that integrate with Lightspeed Retail POS:

Pet Store Marketer

Third Shelf

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If your POS System is Square…

Square– A simple easy to use POS system designed to be implemented for retail businesses of many different types and sizes.

Ecommerce Options with Square

Square- Use the square up portal to start selling online with square. The tool will provide you with a way to set up an ecommerce website as well as link to some popular platforms including Big Commerce & Weebly. Using the Square Up Ecommerce option will cost you in the transaction fees. These fees are 2.9% plus $.30 per transaction.

Or…

Use one of the integration options below…

Stitch Labs… $199/month- $499/month

SkuIQ… $99/month – $299/month

…To connect to WooCommerce, Shopify or Magento ecommerce website.

Estimated Total Cost for Square POS + Integrated Ecommerce Website- $128/month- $678/month. Depending on how robust of an ecommerce website you desire.

Loyalty Program Options with Square

Square has its own loyalty program within the system that retailers can use to enhance customer relationships. This loyalty program costs $25/location/month.

If your POS system is Vend…

Vend– A scalable, easy to use POS system with quality business intelligence reporting.

$69/month- $249/month

Ecommerce Options with Vend

Vend Ecommerce– Vend has its own ecommerce option. Depending on your POS package level with Vend, you may need to pay an extra $79/month or it may be included in your current package. This is an easy to use ecommerce option that will allow you to launch an ecommerce store that is tied in to your Vend POS.

Or…

Use one of the integration options below…

Stitch Labs… $199/month- $499/month

SkuIQ… $99/month – $299/month

…To link your Vend POS to a more advanced ecommerce platform such as Shopify, Magento or WooCommerce.

Loyalty Program Options with Vend

Vend, like Square, has its own customer loyalty program software that can be deployed to your Vend POS system.

Collect– A loyalty program app that integrates with your Vend system.

Perkville– Loyalty program app that works with your Vend POS.

If your POS system is Clover…