1. Easy Retail Checkout: Enhancing the In-Store Experience
Selling in person should be as easy as selling online. New features for POS allow:
Merchants can now offer one-tap digital receipts, simplifying the checkout process for in-store customers. If a customer is a Shop Pay user, their email is automatically displayed at checkout, allowing them to quickly receive digital receipts.
Makes the return process smoother for both customers and staff.
If you want to understand how the Easy Receipts, Return Rules, and Sales Data system works, click on it.
2. Require customer & staff info at checkout
Customer Information:
Email Requirement: Collect customer emails during checkout for communication and marketing purposes.
Staff Information:
Employee Name: Record the name of the staff member who completed the sale, supporting tracking and accountability.
The “Rebuilt Shipping Orders” feature allows retail staff to edit shipping orders directly within the Point of Sale (POS) system. This means that staff can change shipping orders—such as modifying shipping addresses, or updating shipping methods—without losing critical information or sales data.
4. Reliable Rules for Returns in Shopify Summer Edition
Shopify’s Summer Edition introduces reliable rules for returns, making the return process smoother for both staff and customers.
The POS system automatically checks if a product is eligible for return based on pre-set policies.
Example: If a product is outside the return window, the system will notify the staff and provide reasons for the ineligibility.
Return Rules Settings in Shopify
The return window specifies the period during which a customer can return a purchased item.
This setting determines who bears the cost of shipping when an item is returned.Offering free return shipping has the potential to improve sales and customer happiness.
Examples of final sale items might be products that can’t be returned, and custom, or personal care items with large discounts.
You can include multiple products or collections to the final sale item exceptions.
The return rules must be turned on by clicking the “Turn on” button at the top of the page.
Once activated, these rules will apply to all items purchased after the rules are turned on or updated.
5.  Retail customers can Buy X Get Y
One of the exciting new features in Shopify’s Summer Edition 2024 is the enhanced “Buy X Get Y” discount capability. This feature allows retailers to create compelling discount offers to attract their customers directly from the Shopify POS (Point of Sale) system. discount codes into the POS smart grid, merchants can easily implement and manage, providing a seamless and efficient shopping experience.
Create popular offers where consumers receive a free or discounted item (Y) when they purchase a specified item(X).
Special offers, such as Buy 2 Get 1 Free or Buy 1 Get 50% Off the Second Item, can be implemented with flexible combinations.
POS Smart Grid Integration:
Add these discount codes directly to the POS smart grid for quick access and application.
6. A new design for POS details
Staff can more easily view details and workflows from the products, orders, and customers’ screens when completing in-store tasks.
The POS interface has been redesigned to provide a clearer view of product details, order information, and customer data.
Benefit: Enhances usability and efficiency for staff during in-store operations.
7. Android Support for POS Terminal
Shopify’s Summer Edition introduces a significant update that allows retailers to pair any Android tablet with their POS Terminal and Countertop Kit. This integration provides a fully connected countertop setup, enhancing the functionality and flexibility of Shopify POS systems.
Retailers purchase the item by clicking on here and purchasing the Fully-hardwired Android POS setup item.
8. Best-in-class POS Hardware in More Countries
POS Terminal and POS Go are now available in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, and the UK.
Shopify’s POS hardware solutions, including POS Terminal and POS Go, are now available in additional countries.
Benefit: Expand the availability of advanced POS hardware to more international markets.
9. Fully-hardwired Android POS setup
A fully hardwired Android POS setup means connecting all your devices, like your tablet, POS terminal, and barcode scanner, with cables instead of using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. This makes your system more reliable because wired connections are less likely to have problems. It helps ensure that your POS system always works smoothly, even if the internet or wireless signal isn’t strong.
10. Unique catalogs for each retail store
With Markets for Retail, you can create unique product catalogs for each retail store location. This means you can set different prices and choose which products to offer in each store. Additionally, you can customize the checkout process based on the region, including translating product information into the local language.
This would allow you, for example, to run all your POS locations in different countries, all from a single Shopify store. You could also have all your locations in your US retail market mapped to your US business entity and Shopify Payments account with a customized catalog and smart grid, while your Australian retail market can remain connected to your Australian entity and Shopify Payments account.
