Happytoes Steps Forward with AccuPOS EPoS Solution
Introduction
With over twenty-five years experience in the children’s shoe industry, there is very little about children’s feet and footwear that Maria Sunich does not know. It therefore comes as no surprise that she decided to open the doors to Happytoes with her husband Paul in March 2007, a specialist children’s shoe shop in Balham, London.
Growing Pains
Offering a unique mixture of a personalised fitting service with an exclusive range of footwear, Happytoes were quickly selling over 100 pairs of shoes a week, ranging from first-walking shoes to Wellington boots. Originally using MS Excel to record transactions and perform book-keeping functions, Happytoes quickly found the need for a more accurate and easy-to-use system that would take away the headaches of day-to-day admin tasks.
One such example was stock control, as like for many new businesses each sale was important. It was therefore imperative that top selling lines and out-of-stock items were easily identified and reordered. Aware that as the business continued to grow so would the need for more accurate and in-depth reports, Paul and Maria made the decision to invest in an EPoS solution.
The Right Fit
Based on her experience in the retail industry, Maria suggested that AccuPOS Retail software might be the answer.
“Having used AccuPOS in a previous role I was familiar with the product and knew it was easy to use and had a lot of the functions I would be looking for. Upon speaking to the sales team I also found that we could purchase everything we needed, including the accounting software and touch-screen till, from a single supplier and therefore solve a lot of the headaches that come from dealing with lots of suppliers.”
Having no previous experience of setting up an EPoS system, Happytoes took full advantage of the AccuPOS support team. “We originally experienced a couple of teething problems, however the support team were fantastic and were able to walk us through how to solve the problem. They even rang us on a number of occasions to see how we were getting on.”
Paul, who looks after the company accounts in addition to his full-time job, quickly found he was able to perform a variety of tasks, including the creation of POS receipts, detailed sales records, stock values and best selling brands and sizes at the touch of a button.
Before long the AccuPOS solution was increasing productivity by providing a direct link with an easy-to-use accounting programme, Quickbooks, and letting Paul and Maria enjoy their evenings together and not working.
Next Step Forward
AccuPOS will continue to serve Happytoes throughout the company’s growth: once the business grows and additional staffs are hired, the payroll feature will provide the easy handling of salaries, calculating hours worked and potentially sales bonuses.
Paul says he would definitely recommend using AccuPOS Retail to anyone looking for an EPoS system.
“Combined with Quickbooks, AccuPOS Retail provides us with the ability to perform every day tasks easily and without any headaches. By providing the reports that we need, such as stock levels, we are able to concentrate on the most important element of our business – delivering great products and service to our growing customer base.”
