The S4 Way
We believe that no matter what type of POS hardware our customers have, they should always be able to leverage their investment with quality software and service they can truly depend on. At the checkout counter, scanning a customer’s purchases. In the aisle, verifying their shelf prices. Or perhaps, receiving new products from a distributor, S4 will be greeting them like an old friend. Our focus to the future is to continue to serve our customers with improved products. Our goal is to make our best better, so our customers can be absolutely sure S4 will always be there for them.
The S4 Response
We know there are many places retailers could go to for grocery applications. That is why at S4, we put forth an extraordinary effort to ensure that the solutions we provide our customers are only the very best. S4 solutions are state-of-the-art, flexible, and have connectivity to a variety of POS platforms. The quality of our products begins with our customers. We start by making sure we understand their needs by embarking on a one-on-one relationship. We work between S4, our dealers and the customer, striving for constant communication in order to deliver comprehensive solutions, tailored to real business needs. From initial contact, to training, to installation, implementation and support, S4 is there with committed people, quality software and professional service. S4 has been serving some of the best back office software to the independent grocery and general retail industry for many years. We have written software for...
» ScanMaster
» NCR ACS-IR
» IBM SA / ACE
» S4 EzScan
Today, S4 delivers management software tools that retailers have been asking for since the advent of scanning. We take pride in our next generation line of software products, which unleash the power of POS to address critical retail management tasks.
During the past 30 years, S4 and Retail Data Systems have been developing software for the food and drug industry, retail and wholesale markets. Today, we are highly recognized for our reliable, comprehensive backoffice software and professional support service. At S4, we follow a tradition of excellence by introducing a next-generation line of software products, which unleash the power of POS to address critical retail management tasks. We deliver management software tools that retailers have been asking for since the advent of scanning.
We feature Software 4 Retail Solutions (S4) software for the best back office software on the planet!
» One-click index changes
» UPC Keep Feature
» View all cost & price info, including active & pending batch info for an item on main entry screen
» Customizable grid view screen
» Color code for ID of data field changes
» Like item link significantly reduces key entry effort
» Category and report code links facilitates reporting on item groups
» Easy build location links
» Multiple vendors for items
» Mass change capability either direct or by batch
» Maintenance of normal, current, last cost, and layered allowances
» Supports all POS statuses, bottle links & mix match tables
» Supports complex promotional schemes unique to each POS system
» Supports frequent shopper pricing and electronic couponing
» Auto price and rounding calculators off of cost
» Allowance pass-through formulas
» Supports major wholesaler import/export formats.
» Data mapping tool is provided for building import/export formats
» Rule-based activation/deactivation of cost & retail batches that handles the most complicated nested & overlapping pricing schedules
» View batch header, batch items, and all batch activity on one screen
» Easy to read summary of all batch statuses
» Customizable batch screens by batch type
» Ability to handle price increases & decreases in a single batch separately
» Build & verify ads in the aisle
» Integrated shelf tag & sale sign printing
» Interfaces to deli/meat scale systems