Point of sale
In Arabic نقطة البيع
A point of sale (POS) is the place and the system where a retail customer’s purchase is rung up, paid for and given a receipt.
In plain words
For a distributor with a showroom or cash-and-carry counter, the POS is where walk-in customers buy. The cashier scans or searches the items, takes payment and prints the receipt, and the sale reduces stock and records the cash.
A POS runs in shifts: a cashier opens the drawer with a float, sells, then counts the cash at the close. Discounts are usually limited per cashier, and receipts must meet the same invoicing rules as any other sale, including e-invoicing where it applies.
The common mistake is running the till as a separate system from the warehouse and the books. Prices drift, stock sold at the counter still shows as available to the field, and the day’s takings have to be keyed into accounting by hand.
- Items, VAT included
- SAR 115.00
- VAT included at 15%
- SAR 15.00
- Paid in cash
- SAR 120.00
- Change
- SAR 5.00
In Axon Suite
How Axon Suite handles it
The Axon Suite POS is a retail till that runs in the browser on an enrolled terminal, sells from the same items, stock and prices, and posts each sale and its payment to the ledger.
Feature
Cashier shifts with counted cash
A cashier opens the register with a counted float and closes it by counting the drawer. Axon Suite works out what should be there, fixes the difference, and waits for a manager before the cash moves in the books.
Open: Cashier shifts with counted cash